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Haywood Nelson

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Actor

The Resume

    (March 25, 1960- )
    Born in New York City, New York
    Birth name is Haywood Knowles Nelson Jr.
    Portrayed Dwayne Nelson on 'What's Happening!!' (1976-79) and ‘What's Happening Now!!’ (1985-88)
    Acted in ‘This Property is Condemned’ and ‘Evilspeak’

Why he might be annoying:

    He was replaced as Michael on 'Good Times' due to his inexperience in front of a live audience.
    His film debut was as an adopted kid in the well-meaning but unintentionally racist ‘Mixed Company.’
    He ripped off Bill Cosby’s catchphrase from 'Fat Albert' on 'What’s Happening' (only instead of ‘Hey, hey, HEY!’ it’s ‘Hay HAY hay!’).
    He sang an off-key cover of ‘Handy Man’ on an episode of 'What’s Happening!!'
    He filmed a nude shower scene at the beginning of 'Evilspeak'.
    A meme went viral claiming that he was half-brother to Prince (they're not related).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a skilled drummer.
    He was the only member of the 'What’s Happening' cast to appear in every episode of the show.
    He was also the only member of the three 'What’s Happening' stars to actually be of high school age (where Ernest Thomas and Fred Berry were in their late twenties).
    His popularity on the show made him one of the first Black teen idols on TV.
    He was already an experienced veteran by the time he did the show, including a stint as Whitman Mayo’s grandson on his ‘Sanford and Son’ spinoff 'Grady'.
    /He didn’t let success go to his head and went to college to study architectural design and engineering after his show ended.
    After his show’s reboot was canceled, he shifted into digital media and started a company at the start of the Internet boom.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying