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Half a century after Norman Lear created him, Archie Bunker is having another moment in the spotlight.

Clifton Davis has had a multi-faceted career, not only playing Reverend Reuben Gregory on getTV’s show Amen but also as a songwriter for musical giants such as The Jackson 5 and The Supremes. Inspired to pursue acting after seeing his first Broadway show, Davis went on to star in the hit TV show That’s My Mama before deciding to become a pastor. Coincidently, it was at this time he was asked to play the part of Reverend Reuben Gregory on Amen, which was a full circle moment that Davis describes as “divine intervention”.

Anna Maria Horsford has had an incredible career - one that few actors can match. Her directors have included Steven Spielberg and Mike Nichols. Her co-stars have ranged from Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise to Cicely Tyson and Lucille Ball. She's appeared in nearly 50 films, starred in multiple hit TV series, and acted in the theatre. And she's not done yet.

Creating an unforgettable character is a rare achievement on TV. Sherman Hemsley did it twice — with almost no break in between. A year after The Jeffersons ended its 11-season run, Hemsley moved on down I-95 from the East Side of Manhattan to inner city Philadelphia for six seasons on Amen.

“You aren’t in the Army. You’re in the Unit,” Molly Blane (Regina Taylor) says to the wife of a new recruit in The Unit, an action-drama about the lives, loves, and missions of a U.S.-based special operations force.

This popular 2006-2009 series has the look and feel of a feature film with the soul of a nighttime soap opera, and we mean that in the best possible way. You can see for yourself when The Unit joins the getTV lineup!

Everyone knows that Steven Seagal has been a movie actor since the 1980s. But did you know that the action film icon also starred in a weekly TV series?