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Hemsley then cut back on his acting career, although Isabel Sanford and he occasionally appeared together in the mid to late 1990s and in the early 2000s, reprising their popular roles in guest appearances on such television series as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in commercials for The Gap, Old Navy, and Denny's and at dry cleaning conventions.
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In 1996, he had the lead role in the TV comedy series Goode Behavior, which lasted for one season. In 1995, Hemsley made four appearances in the sitcom Sister, Sister as Tia and Tamera Mowry's grandfather. The series ran four seasons, ending in 1994. Richfield, the boss of the main character, Earl. Hemsley then was a voice actor in the ABC live-action puppet series Dinosaurs, where he played Bradley P. The sitcom enjoyed a run of five seasons, ending in 1991. Hemsley later joined the cast of NBC's Amen in 1986 as Deacon Ernest Frye, a church deacon. He teamed with the sitcom's original cast members when The Jeffersons moved to Broadway for a brief run. Hemsley continued to work steadily after the show's cancellation, largely typecast in George Jefferson-like roles. The Jeffersons proved to be one of Lear's most successful series, enjoying a run of eleven seasons through 1985. The characters of Hemsley and co-star Isabel Sanford were occasional supporting roles in All in the Family, then were given their own spin-off, The Jeffersons, in 1975. Hemsley was reluctant to leave his theatre role, at which Lear told him he would hold the role open for him (another actor, Mel Stewart, played his brother for two episodes during this time).
While Hemsley was on Broadway with Purlie, Norman Lear called him in 1971 to play the recurring role of George Jefferson in his new sitcom, All in the Family. Hemsley with The Jeffersons co-stars Isabel Sanford and Mike Evans, 1974. He starred as Gitlow in the early 1970s Broadway musical Purlie. He then moved to New York, continuing to work for the post office during the day while working as an actor at night. On leaving the Air Force, Hemsley returned to Philadelphia, where he worked for the United States Postal Service during the day while attending the Academy of Dramatic Arts at night. Hemsley dropped out of school after the tenth grade and joined the United States Air Force, where he served for four years. For high school, Hemsley attended Central High School for ninth grade and Bok Technical High School for tenth. Hemsley graduated from Barrat Middle School. Hemsley did not meet his father until he was 14. Hemsley was born and raised in South Philadelphia by his mother, who worked in a lamp factory. Biography Early life, education and service
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