Haywood Nelson

Haywood Nelson
Nelson in 2007.
Born (1960-03-25) March 25, 1960
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1974–present
Spouse(s) Sheryl Piland (1981–1984)
Diana Ramos (1987–1998)
Khnadya Skye, PhD. (2014)

Haywood Nelson (born March 25, 1960]) is an American actor. He is best known for having portrayed Dwayne Nelson on the television series What's Happening!! from 1976–1979,[1] and its spin-off series What's Happening Now!! 1985–1988.

Biography

Nelson, who grew up in Garden City Park, Long Island, New York, was a child star, appearing in many national commercials and in a movie, Mixed Company.[2] From 1973 to 1974, he performed on Broadway alongside Marlo Thomas in Thieves.[3] At the age of 14, he guest starred on Sanford and Son as Grady's grandson; at 15, he was in the cast of a spin-off of Sanford and Son called Grady (1975). The show was short-lived. The next year, in 1976, at the age of 16, he landed the role of Dwayne on What's Happening!!, the first African-American teen sitcom.[4] As a "teenage heartthrob" on a popular television series, Nelson was one of the first African-American teen idols.[4][5][6] In 1977, Nelson guest starred on Kojak in the episode "The Godson" as Bobby Moore.

Nelson is now a main point advisor in his wife's oil/petroleum technology corporation, Skyewood. His wife Khnadya Skye, who is Arabic Egyptian, is listed as Nelson's attorney at SAG-AFTRA and IMDb. She is directly related to the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia and Dubai. Nelson is rarely seen in the public sector and is extremely private. He has gone on record to state that he hasn't seen or spoken to his former What's Happening!! castmates since 2014.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971–74As the World TurnsJerry SmithUnknown episodes
1974Mixed CompanyFreddieFeature film
1975Sanford and SonHaywood MarshallEpisode: "The Family Man"
1975–76GradyHaywood MarshallMain cast (10 episodes)
1976–79What's Happening!!Dwayne NelsonMain cast (65 episodes)
1977KojakBobby MooreEpisode: "The Godson"
1977The Brady Bunch HourDwayne NelsonEpisode #1.8
1979The White ShadowRandy JuddEpisode: "Sudden Death"
1981EvilspeakKowalskiFeature film
1983-84That Teen ShowHaywood NelsonCo-host
1985–88What's Happening Now!!Dwayne NelsonMain cast (66 episodes)
1990DragnetLyle PetersEpisode: "The Book"
2003Dickie Roberts: Former Child StarHimself (cameo)Feature film

References

  1. ↑ Byrd, Kenya N. (August 7, 2009). "Flashback Fridays: Haywood Nelson". Essence Magazine. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010.
  2. ↑ Kennedy, James (October 23, 1998). "Haywood You Remember Garden City Park". Mineola American. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Marlo (2010). Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny. Hyperion. p. 223. ISBN 9781401323912. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 "'What's Happening!!' Cast Reunion". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 29 December 2014. The former teen idols revealed what it was like to be a part of the first African American teen sitcom
  5. ↑ "Haywood Nelson: Boy Crush". Essence. Retrieved 29 December 2014. New York native Haywood Nelson, who played Dwayne Nelson on the 70's sitcom favorite What's Happening!!, was the teenage heartthrob of the show.
  6. ↑ Armstrong, Jenice (March 11, 2014). "On the go with Flo Anthony". Philly.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018. teen heartthrob Haywood Nelson
  7. ↑ Pavan (December 19, 2012). "Seven Questions with Haywood Nelson of What's Happening!!". Sitcoms Online. Retrieved 29 December 2014.



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