Adam Jeffries (born 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freeman on the Fox series True Colors (1990−92) and Jarvis Turrell Jr. on ABC 's Thea (1993−94), both of which are sitcoms. Jeffries won two Young Artist Awards during his career.
7-4121: Jeffries / ˈ dʒ ɛ f r i z / is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Jeffries (born 1976), American actor Ben Jeffries (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer Bill Jeffries (born 1945), former New Zealand politician Charles Jeffries (1864–1936), British Salvation Army officer Charles Adams Jeffries (1869–1931), Australian journalist Chris Jeffries (born 1978), Canadian cross-country skier Clarence Smith Jeffries (1894–1917), Australian Victoria Cross recipient Darren Jeffries (born 1982), British actor Dean Jeffries (1933–2013), American stunt performer and coordinator Derek Jeffries (born 1951), English former footballer D. J. Jeffries (born 1999), American basketball player Donald Jeffries (1941–2011), British virgilist and academic Edward Jeffries (1900–1950), Mayor of Detroit, Michigan (1940–48) Fran Jeffries (1937–2016), American singer, actress and model Glenn Jeffries (born 1961), West Virginia state Senator Greg Jeffries (born 1971), American football player Gregg Jeffries (born 1967), American baseball player Hakeem Jeffries (born 1970), American politician Herb Jeffries (1913–2014), American singer and actor James Jeffries (disambiguation) , several people, including: James Jeffries (Louisiana politician) , Louisiana Lt. Governor James Edmund Jeffries (1925–1997), Kansas congressman James J. Jeffries (1875–1953), boxing champion Jim Jeffries (baseball) (1893–1938), American Negro league baseball player Jared Jeffries (born 1981), American basketball player John Jeffries (disambiguation) several people, including John Jeffries (1744–1819), Boston physician John Jeffries II (1796–1876), American ophthalmic surgeon John Jeffries (judge) (1929–2019), New Zealand local politician and senior civil servant John Calvin Jeffries (born c. 1948), law professor Joseph Mary Nagle Jeffries (1880–1960), British war correspondent, historian and author Kevin Jeffries (born 1964), American politician Lang Jeffries (1930–1987), Canadian-American actor Leah Jeffries (born 2009), American actress Leonard Jeffries (born 1937), American professor of Black Studies Lionel Jeffries (1926–2010), English actor Mary Jeffries (disambiguation) several people, including Mary Frances Jeffries (1854–1907), London brothel madam Mary T. Jeffries (1863-1930), American temperance advocate Maud Jeffries (1869–1946), American actress who married and settled in Australia Mike Jeffries (CEO) (born 1944), American CEO Mike Jeffries (soccer) (born 1962), retired American soccer player Philip M. Jeffries (1925–1987), American set decorator Rich Jeffries (1938–2012), American television announcer Ron Jeffries (born 1939), American computer scientist Rosemary Jeffries , American nun and educator Sabrina Jeffries , American author Ted Jeffries (1908–1985), American football coach Thomas Jeffries (died 1826), Australian outlaw & prisoner Tony Jeffries (born 1985), English professional boxer Walter S. Jeffries (1893–1954), American politician Walter V. Jeffries (born 1962), American farmer, businessman, author and inventor William Arthur Jeffries (1921–1981), English footballer for Mansfield Town William Henry Jeffries (1845–1921), Methodist minister in England and Australia Willie Jeffries (born 1937), American college football coach See also [ edit ] Jeffreys (disambiguation) Jefferies tube Jeffries Range , Canada Jeffry Jeffery (disambiguation) Geoffrey (disambiguation) Jefferies Financial Group Jefferies Group Jeffers Haywood Jeffires (born 1964), American football player, whose family name
14-410: A feature film. After his appearance on The Client , Jeffries took a five-year hiatus from acting. In 2000, he had a role in the soap opera Days of Our Lives , and guest starred on sitcom Just Shoot Me! . His last acting role was in the 2003 television movie Newton . Philip M. Jeffries Philip M. Jefferies (May 31, 1925 – April 6, 1987) was an American set decorator . He
21-499: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adam Jeffries Jeffries was born in Tuskegee, Alabama around 1976. He was raised in Atlanta, Georgia . As a child, Jeffries performed in community theater and school productions. In the mid-1980s, he and his mother moved to Los Angeles, California , embarking on an acting career. Jeffries first began acting in 1989 in
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35-507: The category of best ensemble alongside his television siblings. In 1995, he appeared in an episode of The Client , another short-lived series that was based on the 1994 hit film . In it, Jeffries portrayed an expelled student who burned the American flag. Jeffries made guest appearances on Family Matters and The Wonder Years , and had a small role in Ghost Dad (1990), his only role in
42-480: The part, but Jeffries was chosen based on his sense of humor. John J. O'Connor , a reviewer for The New York Times , viewed Jeffries as charming in the role of Lester. He received two consecutive Young Artist Awards for his work in the series. The series was canceled in 1992. The next year, he portrayed Thea Vidale 's oldest son, box boy Jarvis Turrell, Jr., in the short-lived ABC series Thea . Jeffries received his third Young Artist Award nomination, in
49-497: The role of Eddie in the educational short film A Nightmare on Drug Street , which was released on VHS as a teaching tool for schools. After appearing in several television series and television movies, Jeffries landed the role of Lester Freeman in the Fox sitcom True Colors , a series about an interracial couple and their children from previous marriages. The creator of the show, Michael J. Weithorn , stated Dulé Hill auditioned for
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