Haywood Nelson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Haywood Nelson
Occupation	TV Actor
Date Of Birth	Mar 25, 1960(1960-03-25)
Age	64
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Aries

Haywood Nelson Biography

Haywood Nelson is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on March 25, 1960 in New York City, New York State, United States. Played the role of Dwayne Nelson in What’s Happening!! and What’s Happening Now!!

He had a supporting role in the film Evilspeak (1981) opposite Clint Howard.

Nelson, who grew up in Garden City Park, Long Island, New York, was a child star, appearing in many national commercials and in a movie, Mixed Company. From 1973 to 1974, he performed on Broadway alongside Marlo Thomas in Thieves. At the age of 14, he guest starred on Sanford and Son as Grady’s grandson; at 15, he was in the cast of a spin-off of Sanford and Son called Grady (1975). The show was short-lived. The next year, in 1976, at the age of 16, he landed the role of Dwayne on What’s Happening!!, the first African-American teen sitcom. As a “teenage heartthrob” on a popular television series, Nelson was one of the first African-American teen idols. In 1977, Nelson guest starred on Kojak in the episode “The Godson” as Bobby Moore.

He has three children.

Haywood Nelson Net Worth

Haywood Nelson is one of the richest TV Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Haywood Nelson 's net worth $500 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He appeared in many nationally televised commercials as a child.

He began his television career as Hawywood Marshall on the short-lived Sanford and Son spinoff, Grady.

Haywood Nelson (born March 25, 1960) is an American actor. He is best known for having portrayed Dwayne Nelson on the television series What’s Happening!! from 1976–1979, and its spin-off series What’s Happening Now!! 1985–1988.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Haywood Nelson height 5 feet 5 inches Haywood weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Haywood Nelson Dating?

According to our records, Haywood Nelson married to Khnadya Skye , Diana Ramos , Sheryl Piland. As of December 1, 2023, Haywood Nelson’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Haywood Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Haywood Nelson celebrates birthday on March 25 of every year.

What is Haywood Nelson doing?

He guest-starred on “Dragnet” in the early 90s, before leaving performance behind to focus on a career behind the scenes. He is currently a digital media executive at IEG Holding.

Is Haywood Nelson related to Prince Rogers Nelson?

Shortly after Prince’s death, an Internet meme went viral claiming that Prince was related to a different Haywood Nelson, an actor best known for playing Dwayne Nelson on the 1980s sitcom “What’s Happening”;. This Haywood Nelson, by the way, is still alive, and is in no way related to Prince.

How old is Haywood Nelson today?

62 years (March 25, 1960)

What shows did Haywood Nelson play on?

TV shows

Why was what's happening Cancelled?

The cast was not only denied the raise, but ABC decided to cancel the series after a contentious meeting between the cast and the production company. Rather than deal with a similar issue, Berry and the producers of What’s Happening Now! opted to part ways.