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Haywood Nelsoon
Nelson in 2007.
Born	(1960-03-25) March 25, 1960 (age 64) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present
Spouse(s)	Khnadya Skye (2014) Diana Ramos (1987–1998) Sheryl Piland (1981–1984)

Haywood Nelson (born March 25, 1960 in New York City) is an American actor. He is best known for having portrayed Dwayne Nelson on the television series What's Happening!! from 1976–1979, and its spin-off series What's Happening Now!! 1985–1988.

Biography

Nelson, who grew up in Garden City Park, Long Island, New York, was a child star, appearing in many national commercials and in a movie, Mixed Company. From 1973 to 1974, he performed on Broadway alongside Marlo Thomas in Thieves. At the age of 14, he guest starred on Sanford and Son (1972) as Grady's grandson; at 15, he was in the cast of a spin-off of Sanford and Son called Grady (1975). The show was short-lived. The next year, in 1976, at the age of 16, he landed the role of Dwayne on What's Happening!!, the first African-American teen sitcom. As a "teenage heartthrob" on a popular television series, Nelson was one of the first African-American teen idols. In 1977, Nelson guest starred on Kojak in the episode "The Godson" as Bobby Moore.

Nelson still works in entertainment, although mainly behind the scenes; he has worked in talk shows, TV shows and interview programs.

Filmography

References

1. Byrd, Kenya N. (August 7, 2009). "Flashback Fridays: Haywood Nelson". Essence Magazine. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
2. Kennedy, James (October 23, 1998). "Haywood You Remember Garden City Park". Mineola American. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
3. Thomas, Marlo (2010). Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny. Hyperion. p. 223. ISBN 9781401323912. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
4. ^ "'What's Happening!!' Cast Reunion". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 29 December 2014. The former teen idols revealed what it was like to be a part of the first African American teen sitcom
5. "Haywood Nelson: Boy Crush". Essence. Retrieved 29 December 2014. New York native Haywood Nelson, who played Dwayne Nelson on the 70's sitcom favorite What's Happening!!, was the teenage heartthrob of the show.
6. Armstrong, Jenice (March 11, 2014). "On the go with Flo Anthony". Philly.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014. teen heartthrob Haywood Nelson
7. Pavan (December 19, 2012). "Seven Questions with Haywood Nelson of What's Happening!!". Sitcoms Online. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

External links

• Haywood Nelson at IMDb
• Haywood Nelson on the cover of Right On! magazine, February 1977.
• Ebony, Vol. Vol. 33, No. 8 (June 1978), p. 82.

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