Lemon Andersen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lemon Andersen
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Apr 21, 1975(1975-04-21)
Age	49
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aries

Lemon Andersen Biography

Lemon Andersen is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on April 21, 1975 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Lemon Andersen (born Andrew Andersen born on April 21, 1975) is an American poet, spoken word artist, and actor. The name is often credited to him as Lemon. The family was raised and born within Brooklyn, New York, and he is still there. He is the child of Milagros “Mili” Quinones, from Puerto Rico, and Peter Andersen Norwegian-American who lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Being a poor kid, as a teenager, Lemon suffered the death of his father, stepfather and mother as a result of the effects of heroin addiction and AIDS that left the younger brother and him abandoned and left to fend for their own needs. Lemon was involved in serious crimes and his growing awe first for hip hop , later for acting, and numerous teachers who understood and nurtured his talents in theatre and helped him develop into the accomplished artist who is portrayed as the powerful character in County of Kings and Lemon. Today, a highly- praised “wordsmith who thinks deeply about the sounds of syllables” Lemon Andersen’s work as well as live performance have garnered an overwhelming amount of critical and popular appreciation. In his November 11, 2011 TEDYouth speech, Don’t Take my Air Jordans. Lemon’s rendition of his poem written by Reg E. Gaines is and is followed by his own spoken-word play upon the influences from Gaines, Etheridge Knight, and other poets on his progress as a poet as well as poet and spoken word performer.

As as a Baryshnikov Arts Center Resident Artist between November 26 and December 1st of 2012. Andersen collaborated with Director Elise Thoron and sound designer Robert Kaplowitz on the score for his new production ToasT that focuses on African-American narratives about poetry within the context in Attica Prison at the time of the 1971 protests. ToasT was developed from The Sundance Institute and recently showed in its original form, ToasT (Work on the Move) at Off Broadway’s Under the Radar Festival at The Public Theater in Lower Manhattan, New York.

The credits of Lemon Andersen’s theatre include Slanguage, which was directed by Jo Bonney, The Ride at PS 122, and U at the Mark Taper Forum, as and performing art workshops in various colleges, universities, and other institutions, such as Harvard University, Princeton University and directed by Jo Bonney, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Sing Sing Prison. He recently appeared in a traveling one-person production titled County of Kings: The Beautiful Struggle, which was created and produced by the American Place Theater’s Literature to Life program. Since the show’s debut in 2009, the shows have been received with rave reviews at theaters and universities all over all across the U.S. and on three continents. This memoir about growing up is a mix of prose and poetry is the grand prize winner of the 2010 New York Book Festival.

Lemon Andersen Net Worth

Lemon Andersen is one of the richest Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lemon Andersen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a poet, Lemon Andersen has the most seen episodes of HBO’s Def Poetry, eight times during six seasons. He was a founding participant in The Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway (2002-2003) in which he received the Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event in 2003 as well as his Drama Desk nomination for Unique Theatrical Experience the was the same year. His poetry collection is Ready Made Real: Poems (2004) and County of Kings (2009) and both were independently published from County of Kings Publishing.

Andersen has been a frequent visitor to the spoken word and theater scene over the past 10 years, playing and selling-out venues like The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Apollo Theater, Chicago Theater, and Hollywood’s Kodak Theater. On July 2, 2005, the show was performed to the crowd of 500,000 who attended the Philadelphia’s Live 8 concert. Nike also enlisted to have him write a piece to help them sign the young basketball superstar LeBron James.

In film, Lemon appeared in The Soloist (2009), directed by Joe Wright and starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx. He has shot four movies with Spike Lee, including Sucker Free City (2004), She Hate Me (2004), Inside Man (2006) (appearing opposite Denzel Washington and Clive Owen), and Miracle at St. Anna (2008). More recently, he is featured in the internationally acclaimed documentary film Lemon, screened in 2012-2013 at film festivals and performing arts centers across North America. It premiered on television as the fourth episode in America’s PBS Voces series on October 19, 2012.

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Facts & Trivia

Lemon Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lemon Andersen celebrates birthday on April 21 of every year.