FRANÇOIS CLEMMONS - 1st African American Actor on Children’s TV - Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood - Highlights

FRANÇOIS CLEMMONS - 1st African American Actor on Children’s TV - Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood - Highlights

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Singer · Author
1st African American Actor on Children’s TV · Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

I always find it an ironic thing to think about the fact that Fred Rogers was colour-blind. He could barely tell a blue from a grey. I was young and to him I was a child and I certainly played the role of a child and he played the role of parent… He was profoundly patient.

Grammy Award Winner FRANÇOIS CLEMMONS on Pioneering African American Representation on Children's TV

Grammy Award Winner FRANÇOIS CLEMMONS on Pioneering African American Representation on Children's TV

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Singer · Author
1st African American Actor on Children’s TV · Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

I always find it an ironic thing to think about the fact that Fred Rogers was colour-blind. He could barely tell a blue from a grey. I was young and to him I was a child and I certainly played the role of a child and he played the role of parent… He was profoundly patient.

Behind the Curtain: JULIAN FLEISHER - Jazz Singer, Writer, Radio Host & Producer - Highlights

Behind the Curtain: JULIAN FLEISHER - Jazz Singer, Writer, Radio Host & Producer - Highlights

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Jazz Singer, Writer, Radio Host & Producer

Over the years I’ve had a career as an actor, as a writer. I wrote books for many years. I’ve been singer, singer, songwriter, radio host… When I look at the whole drawing on the napkin, and I tried to ask myself–What unifies all of these things? And it came down to songs. Songs really are at the heart of all of these pursuits. Something about songs really matters to me. In the same people believe in Jesus Christ, and they can’t really get through the day without connecting with that figure. That’s how I am about songs. They are the fuel for me.

JULIAN FLEISHER - Jazz Singer, Writer, Radio Host & Producer

JULIAN FLEISHER - Jazz Singer, Writer, Radio Host & Producer

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Jazz Singer, Writer, Radio Host & Producer

Over the years I’ve had a career as an actor, as a writer. I wrote books for many years. I’ve been singer, singer, songwriter, radio host… When I look at the whole drawing on the napkin, and I tried to ask myself–What unifies all of these things? And it came down to songs. Songs really are at the heart of all of these pursuits. Something about songs really matters to me. In the same people believe in Jesus Christ, and they can’t really get through the day without connecting with that figure. That’s how I am about songs. They are the fuel for me.