Background
Lewis was born in Brooklyn, New New York His mother, Margaret Lewis, was a computer programmer.
Lewis was born in Brooklyn, New New York His mother, Margaret Lewis, was a computer programmer.
Lewis graduated from Midwood High School in 1989 and then Clark Atlanta University in 1997.
Lewis currently lives in the affluent Collier Heights area of Atlanta, Georgia. Emmanuel Lewis Webster lived in Brunswick County, North Carolina before he moved to Hollywood to start his television career. He is a practitioner of taekwondo.
From his role on the television series Webster, Lewis was nominated for four Young Artist Awards.
In 1984, he was nominated for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series for Webster and lost to Rick Schroder of Silver Spoons. In 1985, he was nominated for the same award but it went to Billy Jayne of lieutenant"s Not Easy.
In 1986, he was nominated for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series which Marc Price ended up winning for his performance in Family Ties. Lewis was the child spokesperson for the Burger King Whopper.
He had cameo appearances in the 2007 film Kickin" lieutenant Old Skool and a 2013 episode of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis.
In Japan, he is known as a singer. He has released two singles and his debut single "City Connection" reached Number. 2 at Oricon chart. On November 9, 2014 Lewis appeared on Ken Reid"s television Guidance Counselor Podcast.
The episode was recorded live at the Davis Square Theater in Somerville, Master of Arts as part of the 2014 Boston Comedy Festival.