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| homepage = }} Clifton Duncan Davis (born October 4, 1945) is an American actor, songwriter, singer, and pastor. He starred on the television shows ''That's My Mama'' and ''Amen''. Davis also wrote several hits for The Jackson 5, including "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Lookin' Through the Windows". ==Career== Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Thelma van Putten Langhorn, a nurse, and Toussaint L'Ouverture Davis, a Baptist minister.〔(Clifton Davis Biography (1945-) )〕 He was raised in Mastic, New York. In a piece he wrote for ''Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul'', he described the racism he suffered growing up during the pre-Civil Rights Act era.〔"Mason-Dixon Memory". ''Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul'' (pages 127-133).〕 Before finding fame in acting, Davis worked as a songwriter, most famously penning The Jackson 5's No. 2 hit "Never Can Say Goodbye". Davis starred as barber Clifton Curtis in the mid-1970s television show ''That's My Mama'' with Theresa Merritt, Theodore Wilson and Ted Lange. Davis' romantic interest with songstress and Broadway performer Melba Moore led to his co-starring role on her musical variety television show. Davis made a guest appearance on the third episode of the first season of ''The Bobby Vinton Show'' in September 1975, singing "I've Got The Music In Me" and "Never Can Say Goodbye". He successfully sang the Polish lyrics with Vinton to the show's "My Melody of Love" theme song. A triple heart bypass survivor, he participated in the "superstars" celebrity TV sports competitions of the seventies, in addition to making several appearances on the popular celebrity game show ''Match Game''. He also appeared in the film ''Scott Joplin'' in 1977. He also made numerous appearances on several incarnations of ''Pyramid'' from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. From 1986 to 1991, he co-starred with Sherman Hemsley, as the Reverend Ruben Gregory, in the NBC sitcom ''Amen'', which ran for five seasons. Davis released one acclaimed (and now hard to find) studio recording in 1991 on Benson Records titled ''Say Amen''. He also played the mayor of Miami in the 1999 film ''Any Given Sunday''. Davis has continued his stage work, starring in Toronto and on Broadway in ''Aladdin'', playing the Sultan of Agrabah.' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clifton Davis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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