In a tribute the the iconic TV writer & producer Norman Lear, the much beloved 70’s sitcoms, ‘The Jeffersons’ and ‘All in the Family” are coming back to TV for a special LIVE one-night #reboot special! Lear, who created the original shows will be joined by Jimmy Kimmel to host the ABC prime-time special airing next month.
Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes will star in re-creations of episodes from the influential sitcoms born in the 1970s.
ABC announced Thursday that Harrelson and Tomei will play Archie and Edith Bunker, with Foxx and Sykes as George and Louise Jefferson.
It’s going to be a real hoot!
(Sources: ABC, AJC)
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