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Amen

1986-09-27 · 30 min / episode · ★ 6.7

Comedy · Family

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.

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Creators
Ed. Weinberger
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United States of America
Status
Ended

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Sherman HemsleySherman HemsleyDeacon Ernest Frye
Clifton DavisClifton DavisReverend Reuben Gregory
Anna Maria HorsfordAnna Maria HorsfordThelma Frye
Roz RyanRoz RyanAmelia Hetabrink
Jester HairstonJester HairstonRolly Forbes
Tony T. JohnsonTony T. JohnsonChris
Bumper RobinsonBumper RobinsonClarence

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