
Information
First Air DateSeptember 27, 1986
Last Air DateMay 11, 1991
Seasons5
Episodes110
Runtime30m
StatusEnded
NetworkNBC
6.6
15 votesPopularity110
Synopsis
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
Cast & Crew
Creator
Ed. Weinberger
Featured Cast

Sherman Hemsley
Deacon Ernest Frye

Clifton Davis
Reverend Reuben Gregory

Anna Maria Horsford
Thelma Frye

Roz Ryan
Amelia Hetabrink
Jester Hairston
Rolly Forbes