Damon Evans (born November 24, 1949, Baltimore, Maryland), best known as one of two actors to have portrayed Lionel Jefferson on the American situation comedy The Jeffersons (which he played the character from the 1975-76 season until early 1978). He also portrayed the young Alex Haley (ages 17-25) in the television miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: The Greatest City in America,[4] Get in on it. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Lionel Jefferson was the son of the fictional couple George and Louise Jefferson and was portrayed by actor Mike Evans. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alexander Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: The Greatest City in America,[4] Get in on it. ... Lionel Jefferson was the son of the fictional couple George and Louise Jefferson and was portrayed by actor Mike Evans. ... A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy programs which originated in radio. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This was the television schedule on all three networks for the fall season beginning in September 1975. ... The year 1978 in television involved some significant events. ... Alexander Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer. ...

Evans attended the Interlochen Academy on a Reader's Digest Scholarship. After graduation, he attended the Boston Conservatory of Music. While in Boston he appeared in productions of "Two if by Sea", "Hair (play)", and "The Corner (play)" at the Theatre Company of Boston. The Boston Conservatory is an arts conservatory located in the Fens region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ... For the film, see Hair (film). ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government  - Governor Deval Patrick (D) Area  - City  89. ...

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 a portrayal of Matthew in "Lost in the Stars". Evans also toured as Judas and Jesus Christ in the authorized concert version of the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar". He appeared in the Tony-, Obie-, and Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway musical "Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope." Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Judas (Greek: Ιούδας) is the anglicized Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Yehudah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה), also rendered in English as Judah. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the rock opera. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... The Obie Awards, short for Off-Broadway Theater Awards, are annual awards bestowed by the newspaper The Village Voice on theater artists performing in New York City. ... The Drama Desk Awards are awards given by the organization Drama Desk to honor New York City theater performers, both in Broadway shows but also off-Broadway as well. ...

Although currently less visible in film and television, Evans continues to delight theatre-going audiences throughout the country with a wide range of theatrical and musical performances.

External link

• IMDb entry