Emmanuel Lewis - wikipedia Emmanuel Lewis Emmanuel Lewis Lewis in 1987 ( 1971 - 03 - 09 ) March 9, 1971 ( age 47 ) Brooklyn, New York, United States Occupation Actor Years active 1982 -- present Emmanuel Lewis ( born March 9, 1971 ) is an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the 1980s television sitcom Webster. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Discography 5 In popular culture 6 References 7 External links Personal life Lewis was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Midwood High School in 1989 and then Clark Atlanta University in 1997. Lewis is a practitioner of taekwondo. Career This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( October 2012 ) From his role on the television series Webster, Lewis was nominated for four Young Artist Awards. In 1984, he was nominated for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series for Webster and lost to Rick Schroder of Silver Spoons. In 1985, he was nominated for the same award but it went to Billy Jayne of It 's Not Easy. In 1986, he was nominated for Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series which Marc Price ended up winning for his performance in Family Ties. In 1987, he was nominated for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Television Comedy or Drama Series which Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains won. Lewis was the child spokesperson for the Burger King Whopper. Lewis appeared as himself on a TV child stars episode of The Weakest Link in 2001. He was voted off in the third round. He had cameo appearances in the 2007 film Kickin ' It Old Skool and a 2013 episode of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis. In Japan, he is known as a singer. He has released two singles, and his debut single `` City Connection '' reached No. 2 at Oricon chart. On November 9, 2014, Lewis appeared on Ken Reid 's `` TV Guidance Counselor '' podcast. The episode was recorded live at the Davis Square Theater in Somerville, Massachusetts, as part of the 2014 Boston Comedy Festival. Filmography Webster ( 1983 -- 1989 ) TV series The Love Boat ( 1984 ) episode `` Only the Good Die Young '' A Christmas Dream ( 1984 ) TV special Lost in London ( 1985 ) ( TV ) Emmanuel Lewis : My Very Own Show ( 1987 ) ( TV ) The New Adventures of Mother Goose ( 1995 ) ( TV ) Family Matters ( 1997 ) episodes `` Odd Man In '' and `` Beauty and the Beast '' Moesha ( 1998 ) ( TV ) Malcolm & Eddie ( 1999 ) ( TV ) The Weakest Link ( TV Child Stars Edition ) ( 2001 ) ( TV ) The Surreal Life ( 2003 ) ( TV ) Dickie Roberts : Former Child Star ( 2003 ) My Super Sweet Sixteen ( 2005 ) ( TV ) One on One ( 2005 ) ( TV ) Kickin ' It Old Skool ( 2007 ) ( Film ) The Surreal Life : Fame Games ( 2007 ) ( TV ) The Lil Flex Show ( 2008 ) ( TV ) Discography `` City Connection '', a song performed by Lewis, was very popular in Japan in 1981 reaching number 2 on the Oricon chart. `` City Connection '' ( シティ コネクション, Shity Konekushon ) ( 1981 July 5 ) B side : City Connection ( English Version ) Lyrics : Mickey Sugar, Composer : Danny Long ( pseudonym of Daiko Nagato ), Arranger : Michel SHIMIN, Yuka Sato `` Love is DANDAN '' ( 恋 は ダンダン, '' Koi wa Dan Dan `` ) ( 1981 October 5 ) Lyrics : Junko Shiratori, composer : Daiko Nagato, Arranger : Masao Nakajima In popular culture Lewis is often compared to Gary Coleman, star of Diff'rent Strokes. Lewis is referred to as the Antichrist in the 1996 song `` Fire Water Burn '' by The Bloodhound Gang. In a 2009 South Park episode, `` The F Word '', Lewis is the head editor of `` Webster 's Dictionary ''. References Jump up ^ `` Emmanuel Lewis : As the Pint - Size Webster, He Reached New Heights ''. People. people.com. 28 November 1994. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ Internet Movie Database. `` Emmanuel Lewis - Awards ''. Jump up ^ Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis. February 12, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- Google News Archive Search ''. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ `` The Roof is on Fire ''. metrolyrics.com. Retrieved 2013 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Isler, Ramsey ( November 5, 2009 ). `` South Park : `` The F Word '' Review ``. IGN. Retrieved December 11, 2010. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emmanuel Lewis. Emmanuel Lewis on IMDb WorldCat Identities MusicBrainz : 98e5b573 - bda6 - 4c38 - bc7a - 32316ecb1108 SNAC : w60v95j3 VIAF : 164760153 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emmanuel_Lewis&oldid=863371375 '' Categories : 1971 births American male television actors African - American male actors American male child actors Clark Atlanta University alumni People from Brooklyn Living people American male taekwondo practitioners Midwood High School alumni Actors with dwarfism Hidden categories : Articles with hCards BLP articles lacking sources from October 2012 All BLP articles lacking sources Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano 日本 語 Русский Simple English Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 10 October 2018, at 11 : 03 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who played webster in the tv show webster
Answer: Emmanuel Lewis