Emmanuel Lewis


Emmanuel Darnell Lewis is an American actor, best known for playing the eponymous title character in the 1980s television sitcom Webster.

Personal life

Lewis was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and graduated from Midwood High School in 1989. He earned a bachelor's degree from Clark Atlanta University in 1997.
Lewis is a practitioner of taekwondo. His height has only changed by since his childhood appearances in Webster, making him relatively short. He has no known condition that would explain his height.
Lewis is an active Freemason; he is a 33rd degree Prince Hall Scottish Rite Mason, and a former Commander-in-Chief of Atlanta Consistory No. 24A in the Orient of Georgia.

Career

For his role on the television series Webster, Lewis was nominated for four Young Artist Awards. In 1984, he was nominated for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series for Webster and lost to Rick Schroder of Silver Spoons. In 1985, he was nominated for the same award, but it went to Billy Jayne of It's Not Easy. In 1986, he was nominated for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series, which Marc Price ended up winning for his performance in Family Ties. 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.
Lewis appeared as himself on a TV child stars episode of The Weakest Link in 2001. He was voted off in the third round.
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.
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 's "I Don't Give A F" video, at the 30-second mark.

Filmography

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