Lemon Andersen
Age: N/A | From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Andrew Andersen , Lemon Anderson , Lemon
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 5
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Lemon Andersen is an American poet, spoken word artist and actor. He is sometimes credited as Lemon. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he still resides there. He is the son of Milagros “Mili” Quiñones from Puerto Rico and Peter Andersen, a Norwegian-American from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Growing up in poverty, as a teenager Lemon experienced the successive deaths of his stepfather, father, and mother from complications of heroin abuse and AIDS, leaving him and his older brother orphaned and forced to fend for themselves. Lemon became involved in serious crime, but his growing compassion first for hip hop and then acting, and a succession of gifted mentors who recognized and nurtured his theatrical talent, resulted in his development into the powerful artist portrayed in County of Kings and Lemon. Today a much-lauded "wordsmith who thinks deeply about the sounds of syllables", Lemon Andersen's writing and live performances have received widespread popular and critical acclaim. In his November 2011 TEDYouth talk Please don't take my Air Jordans, Lemon's performance of the title poem by Reg E.
Most Famous Work
Inside Man
(2006) Paul Guitierez
The Soloist
(2009) Uncle Tommy
Miracle at St. Anna
(2008) Sixto (Postal Worker)
The Son of No One
(2011) Geronimo
Lemon
(2011) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Geronimo | |
| Self | ||
| 2009 | Uncle Tommy | |
| 2008 | Sixto (Postal Worker) | |
| 2006 | Paul Guitierez | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
