George Jefferson

Character Fictional character George JeffersonGeorge (front) with wife Louise and son Lionel.First appearance“Henry’s Farewell"(on All in the Family)Last appearance"Red Robins"(on The Jeffersons)Created byEric MontePortrayed bySherman Hemsley (All in the Family and The Jeffersons)Jamie Foxx (Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons)In-universe informationOccupationDry-cleaning business ownerFamilyWilliam T. Jefferson (father)Olivia Jefferson (mother)Henry Jefferson (brother)SpouseLouise Mills (m.1952)ChildrenLionel JeffersonRelatives Emma (aunt) Jessica Jefferson (granddaughter) Raymond Jefferson (nephew) Jenny Jefferson (daughter-in-law) George Jefferson is a character played by Sherman Hemsley on the American television sitcoms All in the Family (1973–1975, 1978) and its spin-off The Jeffersons (1975–1985), in which he serves as the program's protagonist. He appeared in all 253 episodes of The Jeffersons. Character overview George Jefferson was born in Harlem in 1929, an ambitious African-American entrepreneur who started and managed a successful chain of seven dry cleaning stores in New York City. The only background on the J