Amen

Amen

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1986-09-27

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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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.

First Aired

1986-09-27

Last Aired

1991-05-11

Seasons

5

Episodes

110

Director

Ed. Weinberger

Status

Ended

Genres

Comedy

Family

Language

English

Network

NBC

Production

Casts

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    Sherman Hemsley

    Sherman Hemsley
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    Clifton Davis

    Clifton Davis
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    Anna Maria Horsford

    Anna Maria Horsford
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    Roz Ryan

    Roz Ryan
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    Jester Hairston

    Jester Hairston
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    Tony T. Johnson

    Tony T. Johnson
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    Bumper Robinson

    Bumper Robinson