1. Horace Winfred "Nick" Stewart, billed as Nick O'Demus, was an American television and film actor.
16 Facts About Nick Stewart
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Nick Stewart was best known for his role as Lightnin' on TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show.
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Nick Stewart began his show business career as a dancer at the Cotton Club and Hoofers Club.
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Nick Stewart was a veteran of Broadway shows, having created a comedic character he called "Nicodemus" and playing that role in Swingin' the Dream and Louisiana Purchase, as well as in the film Go West, Young Man.
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Nick Stewart performed comedy as a cast member of the Rudy Vallee radio show in 1941.
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Also in 1954, Nick Stewart had an important role in The Reign of Amelika Joe presented by Fireside Theatre.
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Nick Stewart won a comedy role in White Christmas.
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Nick Stewart was originally offered the role of Calhoun the lawyer, which he turned down.
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Nick Stewart accepted the role with one idea in mind: to make enough money to be able to open his own theater where African Americans would not be typecast as maids and porters.
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Nick Stewart was one of the participants, discussing the show and his role in it.
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Nick Stewart had a role in the 1954 film Carmen Jones.
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Nick Stewart's final acting role would be returning to Disney to reprise the voice role Br'er Bear for the Disneyland attraction Splash Mountain, based on the animated segments of Song of the South.
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Nick Stewart hosted a variety show called Ebony Showcase Presents on KTTV from the theatre in 1953.
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Around this time, Nick Stewart wrote his own musical called Carnival Island.
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Nick Stewart received the Living Legend award from the National Black Theatre Festival in 1995.
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Nick Stewart died of natural causes at his son's home in Los Angeles, California, on December 18,2000, at age 90, a week after attending the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Performing Arts Center named for Los Angeles politician Nate Holden which was built on the site where the Ebony Showcase stood.