who played roger's wife on what's happening
Anne-Marie Johnson
title: What's Happening!! text: "What's Happening!!" was Bud Yorkin's second series after he ended his partnership with Norman Lear and Tandem Productions. The show was produced by TOY Productions, which was formed by Yorkin, Saul Turtletaub, and Bernie Orenstein after the split. "What's Happening!!" follows the lives of three working-class African-American teens living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The show stars Ernest Thomas as Roger "Raj" Thomas, Haywood Nelson as Dwayne Nelson, and Fred Berry as Freddy "Rerun" Stubbs. Co-starring are Danielle Spencer as Roger's younger sister Dee; Mabel King as Roger and Dee's mother Mabel; and Shirley Hemphill as Shirley Wilson, title: Ernest Lee Thomas text: Ernest Lee Thomas Ernest Lee Thomas (born March 26, 1949) is an American actor. He was born in Gary, Indiana. He is best known for his role as Roger "Raj" Thomas on the 1970s ABC sitcom "What's Happening!!", and its 1980s syndicated sequel, "What's Happening Now!!", and for his recurring role as Mr. Omar on "Everybody Hates Chris". Thomas began his professional acting career as a Broadway actor, appearing in the 1974 revival production of "Love for Love" and in the 1975 revival of "The Member of the Wedding". Both shows starred actress Glenn Close. Shortly after he moved to title: What's Happening!! text: that him and Roger had a strained relationship since he remarried and the latter's wife Nadine had planned a surprise reunion because Bill was planning to make amends with his estranged son. Gene "Rabbit" Walker (Ray Vitte) is a political-science major at the University of Southern California, and a track-team member. He appears in two first-season episodes as a boarder at the Thomas home, renting Dee's bedroom. In his first appearance, he is referred to as "Dean" which is even written on the end credits. Gene took a liking to Dee, giving her the nickname "Small Portion". In another episode, title: What's Happening!! text: and both returned the following episode. In addition, Mabel King had a much-reduced role in the series during the second season, largely due to creative differences with the producers (she wanted the Roger and Dee characters to have married parents, rather than divorced). Her character, Mama, was not written out of the show, but rather limited to brief appearances on set (where she would say she was "leaving for work" or "going to the store"), or mentioned in passing by other characters as being "at work." The show changed significantly in the third season, with Raj and Rerun graduating high title: Reina King text: Reina King Reina King (born April 11, 1975) is an American film and television actress. She began her acting career with the role of Carolyn Williams (1985–1986), the foster child of Roger "Raj" and Nadine Hudson-Thomas on the TV sitcom "What's Happening Now!!"—a sequel to the popular 1970s TV sitcom "What's Happening!!". In 1987, she played Tiffany James in the movie "Maid to Order" and in 1988, she played actress Alfre Woodard's oldest daughter, Lanell Cooley, in the movie "Scrooged". Reina also appeared in one episode (The Sing-Off, as Girl #2) of the sitcom "227" in 1988; the same sitcom