Haywood Nelson is an American

United States

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 actor. He is best known for having portrayed Dwayne Nelson on the television series What's Happening!!

What's Happening!!

What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. The show premiered as a summer series. With good ratings and reviews, and after the failure of several other shows on the network, What's Happening!! returned in November 1976 as a weekly...

, and its spin-off

Spin-off (media)

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 series What's Happening Now!!

What's Happening Now!!

What's Happening Now!! is an American television sitcom spinoff of What's Happening!!. It ran in syndication from 1985 to 1988. Like the previous series, What's Happening Now!! is loosely based on the motion picture Cooley High...

Haywood was a child star, appearing in many national commercials; he also appeared on Broadway in a successful show, "Thieves," At the age of 14, he also guest starred on "Sanford and Son" (1972) 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!!" (1976).

Haywood Nelson still works in entertainment, although mainly behind the scenes; he has worked in talk shows, TV shows and interview programs.

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