Jimmy Kimmel's All in the Family and The Jeffersons Special

Jamie Foxx as George Jefferson

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Jamie Foxx will take on the role of The Jeffersons protagonist and patriarch George Jefferson, originally played by Sherman Hemsley. Jefferson is portrayed as a successful African-American entrepreneur who runs a train of dry cleaning stores in 1970s NYC.

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Woody Harrelson as Archie Bunker

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Woody Harrelson will take on the classic role of All in the Family's Archie Bunker, originally played by Carroll O'Connor. Bunker is an ill-tempered World War II veteran and a hard-working family man, often defined by his prejudiced nature.

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Norman Lear

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Lear, the original producer of both sitcomes, will host the 90-minute event alongside Kimmel.

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Wanda Sykes as Louise Jefferson

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Sykes will play George Jefferson's wife Louise, a kind-hearted woman who mediates her husband's hot-headed arguments with their neighbour, Archie Bunker.

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Will Ferrell as Tom Willis

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Ferrell will play George and Louise's friend Tom Willis, an author and president of his publishing company.

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Marisa Tomei as Edith Bunker

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Tomei will play Archie's wife Edith, a flaky but kind and cheery woman with a good heart.

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Ellie Kemper as Gloria Stivic

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Kemper will play Archie and Edith Bunker's daughter, Gloria Stivic, an only child often caught in the middle of arguments between her conservative father and her liberal husband Michael.

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Justina Machado

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Machado will play George and Louise's sassy housekeeper Florence Johnston. While she doesn't actually do much housekeeping, Florence tells it like it is and isn't afraid to make a few wisecracks at the expense of the Jeffersons.

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