Emmanuel Lewis
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| Emmanuel Lewis | |
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| Born | Emmanuel Lewis March 9, 1971 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | since 1976 |
Emmanuel Lewis (born March 9, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. He is best known for having played the title character in the 1980s’ television sitcom Webster. He is 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) tall. Lewis graduated from Midwood High School and then Clark Atlanta University in 1997. He is often compared with Gary Coleman, star of Diff'rent Strokes.
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[edit] Early life
When Diff'rent Strokes became a hit on NBC with Coleman in the starring role, ABC tried, with some success, to duplicate that show's formula of depicting a tiny African-American boy being raised in a white family. The resulting show, Webster, made Lewis a star.
Lewis was nominated for four Young Artist Awards. In 1984 he was nominated for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series for Webster and lost to Rick Schroder of Silver Spoons. In 1985 he was nominated for the same award but it went to Billy Jayne of It's Not Easy. In 1986 he was nominated for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series which Marc Price ended up winning for his performance in Family Ties. In 1987 he was nominated for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Television Comedy or Drama Series which Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains won. At the same time, Lewis also was the child spokesperson for the Burger King Whopper.
[edit] In Popular Culture
He has appeared in Kickin' It Old Skool, in which he had a cameo. He also was depicted in an episode of South Park entitled "The F Word", in which he was portrayed as the head editor of the dictionary. This was done as a play on words between his "Webster" character and the popular dictionary, Webster's Dictionary. He was also mentioned in a song by the Bloodhound Gang, "Fire Water Burn".
[edit] Filmography
- Webster (1983) TV Series
- A Christmas Dream (1984) TV Special
- Lost in London (1985) (TV)
- Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show (1987) (TV)
- The New Adventures of Mother Goose (1995) (TV)
- Family Matters (1997) episodes: Odd Man In and Beauty and the Beast
- Moesha (1998) (TV)
- Malcolm & Eddie (1999) (TV)
- The Surreal Life (2003) (TV)
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
- My Super Sweet Sixteen
- Kickin' It Old Skool (2006)
- One on One (2006)
- The Surreal Life: Fame Games (2007)
- The Lil Flex Show (2008)
[edit] Discography
"City Connection", a song performed by Lewis, was very popular in Japan in 1981 reaching number 2 on the Oricon chart.
- "City Connection" (シティコネクション, Shiti Konekushon) (1981 July 5)
- B side: City Connection (English Version)
- Lyrics: Sugar Mickey Composer: Long Danny (pseudonym of Nagato Yuki Hiroshi), Arranger: Michel SHIMIN, Sato Yuka
- "Love is DANDAN" (恋はダンダン) (1981 October 5)
- Lyrics: Junko Swan, composer: Nagato Yuki Hiroshi, Arranger: Masao Nakajimo
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