<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Cicely Johnston (1972 - present) or (1974--present) (sources differ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <P> Demond Wilson (born October 13, 1946) is an American actor, author, and pastor . He played the role of Lamont Sanford, the son of Fred Sanford (played by Redd Foxx) in the 1970s NBC sitcom Sanford and Son . </P> <P> Wilson was born in Valdosta, Georgia, in 1946, and grew up in New York City, where he studied tap dance and ballet . He made his Broadway debut at 4 and danced at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater at 12 . Raised as a Catholic, Wilson was an altar boy and spent summers with a Pentecostal grandmother in Georgia . He considered the priesthood, but took up acting, instead . At the age of 13, Wilson's appendix ruptured, almost killing him . At that time, the young Wilson vowed to somehow serve God as an adult in some ministry capacity . Wilson served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968 and was in the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam, where he was wounded . Upon returning home as a decorated veteran in the late 1960s, Wilson was featured in several Broadway and off - Broadway stage productions before moving to Hollywood, where he performed guest roles on several television series such as Mission: Impossible and All in the Family and acted in films such as The Organization (1971) and Dealing: Or the Berkeley - to - Boston Forty - Brick Lost - Bag Blues (1972). </P>

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