Amen
1986 · 5 seasons · 110 eps · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Family
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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
Network: NBC
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Clifton Davis Reverend Reuben Gregory -
Anna Maria Horsford Thelma Frye -
Roz Ryan Amelia Hetabrink -
Jester Hairston Rolly Forbes -
Tony T. Johnson Chris -
Bumper Robinson Clarence
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