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Lemon Andersen

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.


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Born:
Mar 29, 1975 In Brooklyn - New York City - New York - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
5
First Appeared:
In the movie Inside Man 2006-03-17
Latest Project:
Movie The Son of No One 2011-11-04
Known For
Poster of The Son of No One
Poster of Lemon
Poster of Inside Man
Filmography
Movie Lemon Self 2011-09-30
Movie The Son of No One Geronimo 2011-11-04
Movie The Soloist Uncle Tommy 2009-04-24
Movie Miracle at St. Anna Sixto (Postal Worker) 2008-09-15
Movie Inside Man Paul Guitierez 2006-03-17
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