So extremely sad.

Actor Sherman Hemsley passed away a couple of weeks ago, reportedly of “natural causes”.

However, TMZ has gotten their hands on the postmortem report and it was revealed that The Jeffersons star was battling lung cancer in his final years.

From TMZ:

According to the report, Sherman had been advised to get chemo and radiation therapy before he succumbed to his illness. It’s unclear if Sherman was a smoker.

The medical examiner of El Paso County in Texas, where he resided, said Sherman had a “a cancerous mass on his lung” which caused his death at the age of 74.

May he rest always.

It’s so sad to report this.

Actor Sherman Hemsley, who rose to prominence as loud mouth George Jefferson on the hit series, The Jeffersons passed away today. He was 74-years-old.

Originally a spin-off of All In The Family, The Jeffersons became a massive hit and ran for 11 seasons. The series followed the lives of George Jefferson and his wife, Louise; George owned a chain of dry cleaning stores with his rude, but lovable nature.

Hemsley also starred in the 80′s NBC series Amen.

He was unmarried and had no children. He was found in his El Paso home by his maid, who initially believed he was sleeping.

Here’s hoping he truly did get to that deluxe apartment in the sky. He will be missed.

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