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Ultimately, due to Lewis' height, the character of Webster Long was only depicted between the ages of 6 and 12 years old over the show's six seasons. Early in the 1988–89 season, with Lewis clearly outgrowing the title role, Karras and Clark also decided that the time was right to move on.
He founded his own musical label called Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment. He is said to have a black belt in karate and is a martial arts expert. He also is a student of Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo. Emmanuel guest-starred on the new original USA Network thriller called GvsE.
Since Webster, which ended its 6 season run in 1989, Lewis has appeared as himself in several TV shows, sitcomes, TV docs, and reality TV shows like The Surreal Life in 2007. He can next be seen in a likely straight-to-dvd feature film titled Doesn't Texas Ever End, in which he plays a doctor. That's it for today.
Both a touching portrait of an unconventional family and a joyful ride through childhood adventures, Webster is a classic of '80s television. Created by Stu Silver and produced by real-life husband and wife Alex Karras and Susan Clark, Webster premiered September 16, 1983, and ran for six seasons on ABC from 1983–1989.
After death, Webster was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease. Webster was the first former NFL player diagnosed with CTE.