Damon Evans (actor)
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Damon Evans | |
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 Damon Evans in 1977 | |
| Born | November 24, 1949 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–2000 |
Damon Evans (born November 24, 1949) is an American actor and singer best known as the second of two actors who portrayed Lionel Jefferson on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons.[1][2][3] He also portrayed the young Alex Haley (ages 17–25) in the ABC television miniseries Roots: The Next Generations.
Born in Baltimore, Evans attended the on a . After graduation, he attended the Boston Conservatory of Music. While in Boston he appeared in productions of , Hair, and at the Theatre Company of Boston.
His Off-Broadway credits include performances in A Day in the Life of Just About Everyone, Bury the Dead (for the Urban Arts Corp), and Love Me, Love My Children. He made his Broadway debut in The Me Nobody Knows. Other Broadway credits include Via Galactica and Lost in the Stars. He also toured as Judas and Jesus Christ in the authorized concert version of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. He appeared in the Broadway musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope.
In the late 1980s, Evans appeared in Trevor Nunn's Glyndebourne Festival production of the George Gershwin opera, Porgy and Bess, and again in the 1993 television adaptation of that production. In addition to Evans and other noted performers, this British production of Gershwin's 'American folk opera' featured the Glyndebourne Chorus and the London Philharmonic, both conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Evans played Sportin' Life, a role originated by John W. Bubbles and originally written for famed 1920s and 1930s jazz bandleader and singer Cab Calloway.
References[]
- ^ "Mike Evans, 57, 'Jeffersons' Actor and a Creator of 'Good Times,' Dies". The New York Times. New York, U.S. Associated Press. 2006-12-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "Sherman Hemsley, Chad Everett have died;". The Washington Post. Washington, U.S. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "ABC's 'All in the Family'-'Jeffersons' Live Event Adds to Star-Packed Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. U.S.: The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
External links[]
- Damon Evans at IMDb
- Damon Evans at the Internet Broadway Database
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