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Damond Wilson was in his 20s when he landed the role of Lamont Sanford, the put-upon offspring of the cantankerous Fred Sanford, played by Red Fox.
Dad got all the best lines, but Junior held his own in their frequent disputes.
Wilson went on to star as a struggling gambler in the sitcom Baby I'm Back and as the more laid-back of the divorcees in The New Odd Couple.
In the 1980s, he was ordained as a Pentecostal minister and went on to lead parallel careers in acting and preaching.
Renee Fleming was scheduled to perform with the National Symphony Orchestra in late May.
The Kennedy Center website now states the soprano will not appear owing to a scheduling conflict.
Neither Fleming's representatives nor the Kennedy Center immediately responded to NPR's requests for comment.
The soprano has in the past enjoyed a close relationship with the venue.
Here she is in a Kennedy Center video sharing her excitement about becoming a prestigious Kennedy Center honoree in 2023.
This is another level and it's not comparable to anything else.
Fleming was also a Kennedy Center artistic advisor but resigned last February after President Trump installed himself as chairman.
A slew of other artists and groups have also withdrawn from the venue, including the Washington National Opera and banjoist Bela Fleck.
In a press release issued on Friday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation says it did not uncover any new facts or evidence to support a conclusion different from the original one, that Hunter S. Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home northwest of Aspen, Colorado, on February 20, 2005.
The Bureau says Thompson's widow, Anita Thompson, contacted the Pitkin County Sheriff last summer to share, quote, new concerns and potential information about her husband's death.
Investigators have not shared details.