He has the ability to say what God lays on his heart. Clearly, Wilson is still a crowd pleaser. Until three years ago, however, his roles had been limited to stage and screen. Family life now revolves around picnics at the shore, bicycle riding, sailing and deep sea fishing. And it was emotionally exhausting because I had to make it appear that I was excited about what I was doing.
But the more I made, the more my life came apart. I was depressed; Cicely was depressed. She even left me. Not Wilson. My grandmother was very religious, and she was always taking me to Pentecostal services. When a month tour of duty in Vietnam ended in , Wilson brought home a heroin habit. It took him four years to give up snorting the drug.
Though walking the road of a successful career as an actor, Wilson was driven to serve as a religious minister. When he was young, he vowed to somehow serve God. When he appears at large auditoriums, his entourage includes a secretary, two bodyguards, another evangelist, a five-piece band, and as many as eight singers. These days, he has preached to as many as 6, people.
Wilson sai d :. He has been married to Cicely Loise Johnston since May 3, They have six children together and three grandchildren. Wilson grew up in New York City, where he studied tap dance and ballet. The former actor was raised as a Catholic as an altar boy. These classes incited his curiosity in the entertainment world. At the age of 4, he made his Broadway debut as a dancer.
When he was 13, his appendix ruptured and placed him in a critical condition. He thought he would die. When he recovered from this scary ordeal, Demond Wilson swore to serve God in his adulthood. Demond Wilson height is 1. As of , his weight was 87 kg His weight today is unknown. Neither are details of his shoes size and size of clothes known by the public.
He has, however, maintained a healthy-looking body over the years. The fascinating story of John Krasinski: what is "The Office" star up to? He had served in the 4th Infantry Division until when he was injured in Vietnam. After the wounding, he returned home where he was welcomed as a bejewelled veteran.
Soon after recovering, he returned to the Broadway where he did several stage productions. He also featured in off-stage productions for a while. Afterwards, he made the big move to Hollywood where he was able to get different roles in the film and entertainment world. He made guest appearances in All in the Family and Mission: Impossible. In the Hollywood scene, Wilson became famous after he landed the lead role of Lamont Sanford in the sitcom Sanford and Son.
The sitcom ran from to Initially, Johnny Brown has been considered to take up the role due to his impressive performance in the show Laugh-In.
Things changed when Wilson bagged the position, and Brown went ahead to star in a different role. In , the popular show was cancelled. Sanford and Son allowed Wilson to establish close relationships with different cast members. He was particularly close to Foxx, and the pair maintained a good relationship even after Wilson refused to star as Lamont when Foxx tried to revive the sitcom.
Foxx later died in , and Wilson admitted that they had lost touch after the sitcom was cancelled in He jumped on this opportunity because the contract would earn him a huge chunk of money. In this new show, he starred as Raymond Ellis. The show had not lasted long before it was cancelled.
This was a remake of the original show that aired between and and starred Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. Cameron Monaghan bio: Top details about his career, net worth and relationships. Wilson shocked the world when he, a seemingly top-notch performer in the entertainment world, called it quits to become a preacher. Preaching was his childhood dream that he had set aside for many years. As an author, his name has on several occasions been misspelt as Desmond.
This has since been corrected.
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