Editing Demond Wilson (section)

{{Short description|American actor and author (born 1946)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Demond Wilson
| image              = Demond Wilson Sanford and Son 1972 (cropped).JPG
| image_size         = 230
| caption            = Wilson as Lamont Sanford in 1972
| birth_name         = Grady Demond Wilson
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1946|10|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Valdosta, Georgia]], U.S.<ref name=people>{{cite magazine|last=Moses|first=Gavin|title=Sanford's Son, Demond Wilson, Leaves His Demons Behind to Become a Full-Time Evangelist|date=15 April 1985|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=https://people.com/archive/sanfords-son-demond-wilson-leaves-his-demons-behind-to-become-a-full-time-evangelist-vol-23-no-15/|access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = Actor, author
| years_active       = 1968–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Cicely Johnston|May 3, 1974}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ident.familysearch.org/cis-web/oauth2/v3/authorization?client_secret=djs5YnQQ89OLsn9VdgOVukw6X0Yr5N92PCj9PnIaEQI4xRZjpQHfLi%2Bk%2FB%2F0rCToopheryARfO16vNceqTsp8gtBgS0KBZpLZVTtMc5%2BMbqzJlp3dgV6EWryJc%2B%2B7J%2FI0OQGixorplpeawelvCSWwIiNa%2FCqAoZjFhdk8ulco1%2B6yPyMEfQGykIleaqfTBhHpG8gFgUQlnwhZeIpQqNfQIZshwOV218PDtQCA2QCck6y6%2Bciuju5dlfvBDhyVMbKG%2FNcDsL7aajqNK5qSA8ihUex8p%2BV%2FlhNyu4A4UFE6D%2FzQjwb7I7tnfg0KQeSFkXXjEaEBnf4JTG5uKG7UzXhJQ%3D%3D&icid=hr-signin&response_type=code&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Fauth%2Ffamilysearch%2Fcallback&state=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Fsearch%2Fcollection%2Fresults%3Fcount%3D20%26query%3D%2Bgivenname%3Agrady~%2B%2Bsurname%3Awilson~%2B%2Bmarriage_year%3A1974-1974~%2B%2Bgender%3AM%26collection_id%3D1949339&client_id=3Z3L-Z4GK-J7ZS-YT3Z-Q4KY-YN66-ZX5K-176R|title=FamilySearch: Sign In|website=Ident.familysearch.org|access-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref>
| children           = 6
{{Infobox military person
| embed      = yes
| allegiance    = United States
| branch        = [[United States Army]]
| serviceyears  = 1966-1968
| rank          = 
| commands      =
| unit          = [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]]
| battles       = {{Tree list}}
*[[Vietnam War]]
{{Tree list/end}}
| awards        = [[Purple Heart]]
}}
}}

'''Grady Demond Wilson'''<ref>{{cite news|last=Todd|first=Dana|title=Demond Wilson gives up Hollywood for preaching|date=20 April 1985|newspaper=[[Star-News]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19850420&id=bEhOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ohMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6946,5761407&hl=en|access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref> (born October 13, 1946) is an American actor and author. He played [[Sanford and Son#Lamont Sanford|Lamont Sanford]], the son of [[Fred G. Sanford|Fred Sanford]] (played by [[Redd Foxx]]) on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' (1972–1977). He also portrayed Oscar Madison on ''[[The New Odd Couple]]'' (1982–1983)<ref name=plpt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o9wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6773%2C4412617 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' |title=Actor's stage now a pulpit |date=October 18, 1986 |page=13C}}</ref> and appeared in the film ''[[Me and the Kid]]'' (1993).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.triviatribute.com/demondwilson.html |title=Demond Wilson |website=Triviatribute.com |access-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebritynooz.com/watn/demond_wilson.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817055336/http://www.celebritynooz.com/watn/demond_wilson.html|url-status=dead|title=Demond Wilson bio at Celebrity Nooz.com|archive-date=August 17, 2008|access-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref>