
He studied acting at Los Angeles City College before getting the role of Lionel Jefferson in the 1970s situation comedy "All in the Family. Mike Evans was a phenomenal celebrity influencer. His father, Theodore Evans Sr., was a dentist while his mother, Annie Sue Evans, was a school teacher. The North Carolina November 3, 1949-born actor (1949-2006) expert was arguably the world’s most influential Mike Evans (actor) was expert, with a wide-ranging social media outreach. He was survived by his two daughters (Carlena and Tammie), his mother (Annie Sue), a brother, a cousin, and a niece. (dentist) Mother: Annie Sue Evans (schoolteacher. Four years after her death, Evans died of throat cancer at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms, California, at the age of 57. Nationality: United States Executive summary: Lionel Jefferson on The Jeffersons.
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14 at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms, said his niece, Chrystal Evans.Įvans, along with Eric Monte, also created and wrote for "Good Times," one of the first TV comedy series that featured a primarily black cast. Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor. He was 57.Įvans died of throat cancer Dec. 22) - Actor Mike Evans, best known as Lionel Jefferson in the TV comedy series "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," has died. 'The Jeffersons' Actor Mike Evans Dies at 57 22 (UPI) - Actor Mike Evans, who played the affable Lionel on 'The Jeffersons,' has died at the age of 57 after a long battle with throat cancer in Los Angeles. In recent years he had invested in real estate in Southern California. Mike Evans, the actor who passed away recently of cancer at age 57, was best known for his portrayal of Lionel Jefferson, the young African-American. He also acted in the 1976 TV miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man" and made guest appearances on the TV series "Love, American Style" and "The Streets of San Francisco." His last role was in a 2000 episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger."
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The hit show was a spinoff featuring bigoted Archie Bunker's black neighbors in Queens who "move on up to the East Side" of Manhattan.Įvans was replaced by Damon Evans (no relation) for four years, then he returned to the series from 1979 to 1981.

He studied acting at Los Angeles City College before getting the role of Lionel Jefferson in 1970s situation comedy "All in the Family."Įvans kept the role of Lionel when "The Jeffersons" launched in 1975.

The family moved to Los Angeles when Evans was a child. His father, Theodore Evans Sr., was a dentist while his mother, Annie Sue Evans, was a school teacher. In that time Ive worked on a variety of computer games, commercial, corporate and educational. Michael Jonas Evans was born November 3, 1949, in Salisbury, North Carolina. I am an actor and I have worked in voiceover for 2 years now. , along with Eric Monte, also created and wrote for "Good Times," one of the first TV sitcoms that featured a primarily black cast.
