Sherman Hemsley “Eyes In The Dark” [VIDEO]
Sherman Hemsley has died, but we have his body of work to look back at.
Here is Sherman Hemsley performing “Eyes in the Dark” on Soul Train in 1992 from his “Dance” album.
Let’s always remember the joy he gave us.
Sherman had an interesting career. He had dual roles as one half of a bumbling police duo (along with original “Electric Company” player Luis Avalos) and as the ghost of his slave grandfather assisting him throughout the movie. You see, these two cops have been sent to serve an eviction notice to two beautiful sisters living in an old Atlanta antebellum home haunted by the ghost of its original crazy, slave-owning, racist owner. Hijinks ensure!
That Ghost Fever’s style of comedy felt like a very bad attempt to do 1930’s “Laurel & Hardy” style shtick in 1987 might have something to do with the screenwriter (Oscar Brodney) having been around 80 years old at the time and not having had a single writing credit to his name since 1971.
In the years following he has success with All In the Family which Norman Lear spun off into The Jeffersons. After the Jefferson he played the surly conniving Pastor in Amen. He will be missed.
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