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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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

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.