Emmanuel Lewis

Actor

Birthday March 9, 1971

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

Age 53 years old

Nationality United States

Height 1.3 m

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1971

Emmanuel Lewis (born March 9, 1971) is a retired American actor, best known for playing the title character in the 1980s television sitcom Webster.

Lewis is a practitioner of taekwondo.

He is also a Prince Hall Freemason and a member of W.C. Thomas Lodge #112 F&AM, PHA under the jurisdiction of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia.

Lewis is a three-time winner of the People's Choice Award and twice won a Clio Award.

For his role on the television series Webster, Lewis was nominated for four Young Artist Awards.

1981

"City Connection", a song performed by Lewis, was very popular in Japan in 1981, reaching number 2 on the Oricon chart.

1984

In 1984, he was nominated for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series for Webster and lost to Rick Schroder of Silver Spoons.

1985

In 1985, he was nominated for the same award, but it went to Billy Jayne of It's Not Easy.

1986

In 1986, he was nominated for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series, but was bested by Marc Price who won for his performance in Family Ties.

1987

In 1987, he was nominated for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Television Comedy or Drama Series, which Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains won.

Lewis was the child spokesperson for the Burger King Whopper.

2001

Lewis appeared as himself on a TV child stars episode of The Weakest Link in 2001.

He was voted-off in the third round.

2007

He had cameo appearances in the 2007 film Kickin' It Old Skool and a 2013 episode of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis.

In Japan, he is known as a singer and has released two singles; his debut single, "City Connection," reached Number 2 on the Oricon chart.

2014

On November 9, 2014, Lewis appeared on Ken Reid's "TV Guidance Counselor" podcast.

The episode was recorded live at the Davis Square Theater in Somerville, Massachusetts, as part of the 2014 Boston Comedy Festival.

He was in Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz's "I Don't Give A F" video, at the 30-second mark.