Sheldon Turnipseed
Encyclopedia
Sheldon Turnipseed is an African American
Actor
. He is best known for his role as Jamal Jenkins on the PBS kids' show, Ghostwriter
, which earned the actor a 1993 Young Artist Award
nomination for Outstanding Performers in a Children's Program "Ghostwriter".
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
Actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known for his role as Jamal Jenkins on the PBS kids' show, Ghostwriter
Ghostwriter (TV series)
Ghostwriter is an American television program created by Liz Nelson and produced by the Children's Television Workshop and BBC One. It began airing on PBS on October 4, 1992, and the final episode aired on February 13, 1995...
, which earned the actor a 1993 Young Artist Award
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
nomination for Outstanding Performers in a Children's Program "Ghostwriter".