Damon Evans (actor)
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| Damon Evans | |
| Birth name | Damon Evans |
| Born | November 24, 1949 (age 57) Baltimore, Maryland,  United States |
| Notable roles | Lionel Jefferson in The Jeffersons (1975 - 1978) Alex Haley (age 17-25) in Roots: The Next Generations |
Damon Evans (born November 24, 1949, Baltimore, Maryland), best known as one of two actors to have portrayed Lionel Jefferson on the American situation comedy The Jeffersons (which he played the character from the 1975-76 season until Early 1978). He also portrayed the young Alex Haley (ages 17-25) in the television miniseries Roots: The Next Generations.
Evans attended the Interlochen Academy on a Reader's Digest Scholarship. After graduation, he attended the Boston Conservatory of Music. While in Boston he appeared in productions of "Two if by Sea", "Hair (play)", and "The Corner (play)" at the Theatre Company of Boston.
His off-Broadway credits include performances in "A Day in the Life of Just About Everyone", "Bury the Dead" (for the Urban Arts Corp), and "Love Me, Love My Children". He made his Broadway debut in "The Me Nobody Knows". Other Broadway credits include "Via Galactica" and a portrayal of Matthew in "Lost in the Stars". Evans also toured as Judas and Jesus Christ in the authorized concert version of the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar". He appeared in the Tony-, Obie-, and Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway musical "Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope."
Although currently less visible in film and television, Evans continues to delight theatre-going audiences throughout the country with a wide range of theatrical and musical performances.
