Demond Wilson

Demond Wilson is an American actor, author, and pastor. He is best known for his role as Lamont Sanford, in the 1970s NBC sitcom Sanford and Son.

Wilson was born in Valdosta, Georgia and grew up in New York City, where he studied tap dance and ballet. He made his Broadway debut atand danced at Harlems famed Apollo Theater at 12. Raised as a Catholic, Wilson was an altar boy and spent summers with a Pentecostal grandmother in Georgia. He considered the priesthood but took up acting instead. At the age of 13, Wilsons appendix ruptured, almost killing him. At that time the young Wilson vowed to somehow serve God as an adult in some ministry capacity. Wilson served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968 and was in the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam where he was wounded. Upon returning home as a decorated veteran in the late 1960s, Wilson was featured in several Broadway and Off Broadway stage productions before moving to Hollywood where he performed guest roles on several television series such as Mission Impossible and All in the Family and acted in films such as The Dealing and The Organization .

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