Cast All in the Family Live 2019 Tonight

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Two classic sitcoms are being revived for one night on Wednesday, equally ABC presents live re-creations of episodes of Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons.

The 90-minute special, hosted past legendary producer Lear and Jimmy Kimmel, has lined upwardly an all-star cast headed by Woody Harrelson, Jamie Foxx, Marisa Tomei and Wanda Sykes. They will exist joined onstage past Will Ferrell, Kerry Washington, Anthony Anderson, Justina Machado and several others.

The special, with the unwieldy title Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear'south All in the Family and The Jeffersons, stems from a first-look deal Lear signed with Sony terminal year that included an option to reimagine his past shows and potentially mountain reboots a la 1 Day at a Fourth dimension, which starred Machado (and which Netflix canceled earlier this year later on three seasons).

Lear, Kimmel, Lear's producing partner Brent Miller, Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux are executive producing the special. 10-time Emmy winner James Burrows volition direct both episodes.

Below is a rundown of who is playing whom on the live episodes, alongside the actors who originated the roles.

ALL IN THE Family

Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor): Woody Harrelson

Harrelson will play the bigoted, astern-looking Archie, embodied for more a decade on All in the Family and spinoff Archie Bunker'southward Place past O'Connor. Harrelson hasn't appeared on a Idiot box comedy since a recurring part on Will & Grace in 2001, but he won an Emmy and was nominated five more times for playing Woody Boyd on Cheers and in a guest advent on Frasier. Ane large question: Can he do Archie'southward Queens accent?

Edith Bunker (Jean Stapleton): Marisa Tomei

Stapleton earned three Emmys for playing Archie's long-suffering wife. Oscar winner Tomei is best known lately for playing Peter Parker's (Tom Holland) Aunt May in the Marvel universe; she began her career on Every bit the World Turns and starred in the first season of A Dissimilar Globe.

Mike 'Meathead' Stivic (Rob Reiner): Ike Barinholtz

Archie and Edith'due south son-in-law and Archie's polar reverse, the liberal Mike spoke for the younger generation (and, arguably, Lear himself) on All in the Family. Barinholtz has starred on The Mindy Projection and MadTV and in the motion picture Blockers .

Gloria Stivic (Emerge Struthers): Ellie Kemper

Archie and Edith's daughter was oft caught in between her dad and her husband, Mike. Kemper is coming off Netflix'southward Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and was a regular on The Role for several seasons.

Also: Anthony Anderson as Henry Jefferson, Sean Hayes as Mr. Lorenzo

Black-ish star Anderson plays George Jefferson's brother, a neighbor of Archie's. Mel Stewart recurred on All in the Family equally Henry and was mentioned but never appeared on The Jeffersons. Lorenzo (Volition & Grace's Hayes) is as well a neighbor of Archie's, a part-fourth dimension househusband who to Archie'southward bewilderment enjoys domestic work. Vincent Gardenia played the office originally.

THE JEFFERSONS

George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley): Jamie Foxx

Archie Bunker'south sometime neighbor who moved on upwards to the E Side earned Hemsley an Emmy nod in 1984 — seven years before Foxx fabricated his TV debut every bit part of In Living Color. The Oscar-winning Foxx too had a cocky-titled sitcom on The WB from 1996-2001.

Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford): Wanda Sykes

The down-to-earth Louise — "Weezie," as George chosen her — was often the voice of reason in the Jefferson family. Sanford earned seven Emmy nominations and ane win for the role. Sykes, who recurs on Black-ish and just had a stand-upward special debut on Netflix, is herself an 8-time Emmy nominee, winning one in 1999 every bit office of The Chris Rock Show'southward writing team.

Florence Johnston (Marla Gibbs): Justina Machado

Gibbs, the sole surviving fellow member of The Jeffersons' core adult cast, earned five consecutive Emmy nods for playing the family'southward tart-tongued maid. In improver to One Twenty-four hours at a Time, Machado was a regular on Six Feet Under and has recurred on Jane the Virgin and Queen of the Due south.

Tom Willis (Franklin Cover): Volition Ferrell

Cover was a graphic symbol actor who had by far his longest run on The Jeffersons, appearing in 191 of its 253 episodes. Ferrell, i of the exec producers of the live special, shot to fame doing live comedy on Sat Dark Alive and is a prolific producer as well as actor.

Helen Willis (Roxie Roker): Kerry Washington

Roker and Comprehend helped The Jeffersons break ground past playing the first interracial couple prominently featured on a primetime show. ABC favorite Washington starred on Scandal and also played contrary Foxx in the film Django Unchained.

Lionel Jefferson (Mike Evans): Jovan Adepo

Mike Evans originated the function of George and Louise's son Lionel just departed later the starting time season, to be replaced by Damon Evans (no relation) through the adjacent ii-plus seasons. Mike Evans returned subsequently in the evidence'due south eleven-flavor run. Adepo has appeared on Amazon'southward Jack Ryan and HBO's The Leftovers.

Jenny Willis (Belinda Torbert): Amber Stevens West

Torbert played Tom and Helen's daughter and Mike's girlfriend and eventual wife, which was a source of friction betwixt their respective parents. Stevens W is coming off CBS' multicamera one-act Happy Together and also starred on The Carmichael Show, which modeled itself in function on Lear'south socially conscious comedies.

Harry Bentley (Paul Benedict): Stephen Tobolowsky

Benedict played the Jeffersons' eccentric neighbor, a prototypical Kramer-esque grapheme — although instead of constantly entering the Jeffersons' flat unannounced, he often had the door close in his face. Veteran actor Tobolowsky was also a regular on Netflix'south 1 Day at a Time and recurs on The Goldbergs and Schooled.

As well: Jackée Harry as Diane Stockwell

Diane Stockwell, an old friend of Louise'due south, made a single appearance in the first episode of The Jeffersons in 1975, where she was played by Paulene Myers. Harry is best known for 227 (where she starred opposite Marla Gibbs) and Sister Sister.

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