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Emmanuel Lewis | Biography

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  • Full Name Emmanuel Lewis
  • Occupation Actor, Singer, Businessman
  • Nationality American
  • Birthplace New York, USA
  • Birth Date Mar 09, 1971
  • Age 53 Years, 9 Months
Cast of the TV series 'Webster'

Emmanuel Lewis | Biography

Emmanuel Lewis owns the record label, Flex Floss Entertainment, in Georgia

Lewis made his first television appearance in the series 'Webster.' It was his first major role. The role helped him become one of the biggest stars in America and Japan. For this role, Lewis earned four ‘Young Artist of the Year’ awards and three ‘People’s Choice Awards.’ 


Emmanuel Lewis is an American actor, best known for playing the title role in the 1980s sitcom Webster.

Who is Emmanuel Lewis?

Emmanuel Lewis has played in different commercials from an early age. He has been seen on commercials for many brands such as Burger King, Campbell’s Soul, Life Cereal, and Colgate. 

Lewis made his first television appearance in the series Webster. It was his first major role. The role helped him become one of the biggest stars in America and Japan. For this role, Lewis earned four ‘Young Artist of the Year’ awards and three ‘People’s Choice Awards.’ 

He began to play the role when he was 12, but Lewis looked tiny for his age. The series focused on the story of a newly married couple who found that the husband’s best friend had died and was left as the caregiver of his son, Webster.

Besides Webster, Lewis also appeared in different shows such as Family Matters, Moesha, and Malcolm & Eddie. He received another big break in the 2003 series The Surreal Life. Lewis can also be seen in the 1985 TV movie Lost in London alongside Ben Vareen and the 1995 TV movie The New Adventures of Mother Goose Special alongside Sally Struthers. 

Besides his career in acting, Emmanuel also pursued a career in singing which was mostly limited to Japan. He released two singles; ‘Love is DANDAN,’ and ‘City Connection.’ The song ‘City Connection’ made it to the second spot on the country’s Oricon chart.

Lewis was last seen in the 2007 movie Kickin’ It Old Skool, in which he played the role of Emmanuel Lewis himself. 

Age and Early Life 

Emmanuel Lewis was born on 9 March 1971 in Brooklyn, New York. He is 50 years as of 2021. Lewis was born as the youngest son in the family. He has two older brothers, Roscoe and Chris, and an older sister named Lizziebeth. His mother, Margaret Lewis, is a former computer-science professional. 

Lewis attended regular public schools in Brooklyn until his acting career required him to move to Hollywood. His career began when he was jogging with his actor-friend, who encouraged him to try the show business. 

Lewis followed his friend’s suggestion and was signed by the Schuller Talent Agency as soon as the agency members saw him. As a result, he started getting many opportunities to work in different commercials for products like coffee, toys, pudding, pizza, burger, and many more. From 1989 to 1997, he attended Clark Atlanta University to earn a degree in Theatre Arts. 

Today 

Lewis started his record label, Flex Floss Entertainment, in Fayetteville, Georgia. The label consumes most of his time now

Lewis’ recent work includes his work as a producer in the movie The American King- As told by an African priestess in 2019. 

How tall is Emmanuel Lewis?

According to IMDb, Emmanuel Lewis’s height is 4 feet and 3 inches or 1.3 meters. He stopped growing at 40 inches. 

Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Lewis has a net worth of $600 thousand.

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