Trivia

The name "Weezy" came about due to a girl he had a crush on in real-life, named Louise. He would call her "Weezy", and one day asked Isabel Sanford if he could call her character "Weezy" and she said yes.

On leaving the Air Force, he returned to Philadelphia where he worked for the Post Office during the day while attending acting school at night.

Was 20 years younger than his The Jeffersons (1975) co-star Isabel Sanford, who played his wife on the series.

He is also a professional singer, having released a single in 1989 called "Ain't That A Kick In The Head", on Sutra Records.

George Jefferson, his character on The Jeffersons (1975), was ranked #44 in "TV Guide"'s list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [6/20/04 issue].

He was only 11 years older than his fictional TV son, Mike Evans, on The Jeffersons (1975).

Never married or had any children. He lived with his girlfriend, Flora Enchinton, and signed the house over to her prior to his death. However, he left no will. His estranged brother claimed the remainder of his estate as his next of kin. Without the extra income, she was unable to afford the house and was forced to sell it.

Dropped out of school and joined the US Air Force, where he served for four years.

He and Isabel Sanford also made a cameo appearance in Sprung (1997).

Made his television debut playing George Jefferson on All in the family (1971) and made his final television on House of Payne (2006) playing George Jefferson as well.

Was also a musician, releasing an album called "Dance" in 1992, though his own taste ran more toward 1970s rock bands, like Genesis and Yes.

Played the same character, "George Jefferson", on four different TV series and in a film: the TV series All in the family (1971), The Jeffersons (1975), E/R (1984) and Le prince de Bel-Air (1990), and the film, Le prince de Sicile (1998).

In 2006 he was cast in VH1's reality show, The Surreal Life (2003), Season 6.

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 211-212. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

Performed with local groups in Philadelphia before moving to New York to study with Lloyd Richards at the Negro Ensemble Company.

Played a pastor twice, in his first and final films: Le vampire de ces dames (1979) and American Pie présente: Les sex commandements (2009). Both films had the word "love" in the title.

Mentioned in Are You There God? It's Me, Peter (2018),.

His agent and friend of 30 years died on 7/14/13 in El Paso, TX. During this time he starred in the stage play "Norman Is That You?", which won an award in Las Vegas, NV, for Best Produced Show with the "Sherman Hemsley Show". In addition, he starred in the NBC-TV shows Amen (1986) and Goode Behavior (1996), which Ken Johnston served as producer.