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Amen
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
Created by Ed. Weinberger
Seasons
Cast
Sherman HemsleyDeacon Ernest Frye · 110 ep.
Clifton DavisReverend Reuben Gregory · 110 ep.
Anna Maria HorsfordThelma Frye · 110 ep.
Barbara MontgomeryCasietta Hetebrink · 88 ep.
Roz RyanAmelia Hetabrink · 110 ep.
Jester HairstonRolly Forbes · 110 ep.
Elsa RavenInga · 45 ep.
Rosetta LeNoire · 8 ep.
Tony T. JohnsonChris · 67 ep.
Bumper RobinsonClarence · 22 ep.
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. · 2 ep.
Ta-Tanisha · 1 ep.
Moses Gunn · 1 ep.
Ron Glass · 1 ep.
Vonetta McGee · 1 ep.
Neva Patterson · 1 ep.
Tracy Reed · 1 ep.
Lee Weaver · 1 ep.
Nell Carter · 1 ep.
Richard Roundtree · 2 ep.
Paula Kelly · 1 ep.
Denise Nicholas · 1 ep.
Craig Bierko · 2 ep.
John Matuszak · 1 ep.
Franklyn Seales · 4 ep.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · 1 ep.JJane White · 1 ep.
James Brown · 1 ep.
Ji-Tu Cumbuka · 1 ep.SSam Scarber · 1 ep.
Darius McCrary · 1 ep.
Bennet Guillory · 1 ep.
Lynn HamiltonMrs. Phillips · 1 ep.
Montrose HaginsLeola Forbes · 4 ep.
Todd Hallowell · 1 ep.
Robert MacNaughtonMichael · 1 ep.
Tasha ScottConnie · 1 ep.
Shirley Jo FinneyMs. Rollins · 1 ep.Crew
Directing
Shelley Jensen (Director), Lee Shallat Chemel (Director), John Robins (Director), Gary Shimokawa (Director), Herbert Kenwith (Director), Michael Dimich (Director), Steve Zuckerman (Director), Bill Duke (Director)
Shelley Jensen (Director), Lee Shallat Chemel (Director), John Robins (Director), Gary Shimokawa (Director), Herbert Kenwith (Director), Michael Dimich (Director), Steve Zuckerman (Director), Bill Duke (Director)
Writing
Eric Cohen (Writer), David Lloyd (Writer), Peter Noah (Writer), Jace Richdale (Writer), James R. Stein (Writer), Marco Pennette (Writer), Maiya Williams (Writer), Robin J. Stein (Writer)
Eric Cohen (Writer), David Lloyd (Writer), Peter Noah (Writer), Jace Richdale (Writer), James R. Stein (Writer), Marco Pennette (Writer), Maiya Williams (Writer), Robin J. Stein (Writer)
Production
Robert Illes (Producer), Peter Noah (Producer), Ed. Weinberger (Producer), James R. Stein (Producer), Shelley Jensen (Supervising Producer)
Robert Illes (Producer), Peter Noah (Producer), Ed. Weinberger (Producer), James R. Stein (Producer), Shelley Jensen (Supervising Producer)
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