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31/01/2026 4:07 pm
He was 79. I never met anyone who didn't like Sanford & Son. Demond was an accomplished actor, dancer, and drummer but he eventually left show business to become an ordained minister. He will be missed; may he rest in peace.
31/01/2026 4:16 pm
OMG. I never missed the show. Demond's character, Lamont, was a perfect blend to Redd Foxx's (real name, John Elroy Sanford) crazy character. A minister since 1974, he was a really good person and a fine actor. R.I.P. Demond!
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31/01/2026 5:22 pm
@perrone1 I thought Demond became a minister in 1984 (...in '74 he was still on S&S ) Also, I think Demond's actual first name was Grady, so there were lots of show tie-ins.
You may also know, Esther and Fred's buddies, Leroy & Skillet, released some of the filthiest, dirty, and foul-mouth comedy LPs in the 1960's & '70's. The fact that Aunt Esther was so devout & religious was and S&S inside gag. 😉
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31/01/2026 5:44 pm
Loved the show and the re-runs...
R.I.P. Lamont.
John Bono
North Jersey
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31/01/2026 6:37 pm
Man, bummer. I still watch the reruns, and I still get a good laugh out of the show. RIP Lamont.😥
31/01/2026 7:55 pm
That is sad he is gone. I didn't realize he was 79 years old .....I guess I just remember him being a young man on the show.
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01/02/2026 7:06 am
@perrone1 I thought Demond became a minister in 1984 (...in '74 he was still on S&S ) Also, I think Demond's actual first name was Grady, so there were lots of show tie-ins.
You may also know, Esther and Fred's buddies, Leroy & Skillet, released some of the filthiest, dirty, and foul-mouth comedy LPs in the 1960's & '70's. The fact that Aunt Esther was so devout & religious was and S&S inside gag. 😉
I just checked the net and you are 100% right. He married in 74 but was ordained in 84. And yes, again, his name was Grady Demond. Of course Grady was a character too as you well know but none so outlandish, in my view, as LaWanda Page as Aunt Esther! Her facial expressions were endless!
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