"The actor died from complications related to cancer Friday at his home in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. He was 79. Wilson's publicist, Mark Goldman, confirmed the death in an email to NPR. "I had the privilege of working with Demond for 15 years, and his loss is profoundly felt," said Goldman. "He was an unbelievable man, and his impact will never be forgotten.""
"Sanford and Son was groundbreaking in offering a glimpse into Black family life rarely seen on network television at the time. "The character between the son and the father was very interesting to me and to Norman in the sense that, despite the fact that they lived together and complained and so forth, they couldn't live without each other," said Yorkin in a 2008 interview with NPR."
Demond Wilson, the actor who played Lamont Sanford on Sanford and Son, died Friday at age 79 from cancer-related complications at his home in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. Publicist Mark Goldman confirmed the death and described Wilson as an "unbelievable man" whose impact will never be forgotten. Wilson rose to fame in his 20s as the put-upon son opposite Redd Foxx's Fred Sanford. Sanford and Son, adapted from Steptoe and Son, provided a rare network-era portrayal of Black family life. Wilson later appeared in sitcoms and films including Cotton Comes to Harlem and The Organization. He was born in Valdosta, Georgia, in 1946 and grew up in Harlem.
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