6,401 talking about this. TV Actor. He explains how his work with Mae West and John Wayne led him to his breakthrough role as "Lightnin'" on the controversial "[Regarding 'Amos 'N' Andy'] I thought I had to do the best with what I had. I took the money I earned from the show and built the first and longest lasting black theater in America. Or use our contact form. Select this result to view Nick J Stewart's phone number, address, and more. "Nick Stewart on founding the Ebony Showcase TheatreOn his early years and influences; on being born in New York and living in Barbados during his childhood; on returning to America at age eight; on attending reform school and starting to put together actsOn how he got the nickname "Nicodemus"; on his career as a dancer and overcoming his stage fright; on his "Sawdust and Sand" act and playing the Vaudeville circuit; on working with Cab CallowayOn meeting Mae West and then being in one of her movies, "Go West, Young Man"On dancing at the Cotton Club; on criminals who frequented the club; on the "Chitlin Circuit"; on appearing at the Apollo Theater with Ella FitzgeraldOn performing for both black and white audiences on the Vaudeville circuit; on black performers and the type of comedy they practiced; on black comedians being on the NAACP "hit list"On working with bandleaders Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong; on his cameo in "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"On films he made in the 1940s and '50s; on his role in the Disney film "Song of the South"On meeting Eddie Cantor and appearing on his radio show; on overcoming his stage fright and enjoying his work in radioOn meeting and working with Alan Young and Rudy Vallee; on participating in an experimental broadcast of televisionOn founding the Ebony Showcase Theatre; on the early productions staged at the Ebony Showcase TheatreOn various productions by the Ebony Showcase Theatre; on a television show that emanated from the Ebony Showcase Theatre; on the role of Ebony Showcase Theatre in the communityOn how race relations affected the television industry; on the then-current state of African-Americans on television; on his then-current activities and his impact on show businessOn advice to those starting in the entertainment industry; on how he'd like to be remembered; on various performers he's worked with in his careerOn various performers he worked with in his career; on Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian ScienceOn B-roll pictures from his career- the house he grew up in; with authors Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick; in the play "Three Men on a Horse"; publicity shot circa 1936; performing in a USO show; with daughter Valerie; as "Lightnin'" from Nick Stewart on Johnny Lee as "Calhoun" and Amanda Randolph on Nick Stewart on advice to those starting in the entertainment industryNick Stewart on performing for both black and white audiences on the Vaudeville circuitNick Stewart on black performers and the type of comedy they practicedNick Stewart on how race relations affected the television industryNick Stewart on the then-current state of African-Americans on television Nick Stewart on performing for both black and white audiences on the Vaudeville circuitNick Stewart on black performers and the type of comedy they practicedNick Stewart on how race relations affected the television industryNick Stewart on the then-current state of African-Americans on television Nick Stewart on the then-current state of African-Americans on television Nick Stewart on advice to those starting in the entertainment industryNick Stewart on performing for both black and white audiences on the Vaudeville circuitNick Stewart on black performers and the type of comedy they practicedNick Stewart on how race relations affected the television industryNick Stewart on the then-current state of African-Americans on television Nick Stewart on advice to those starting in the entertainment industryNick Stewart on advice to those starting in the entertainment industryNick Stewart on appearing in Otto Preminger's feature "Carmen Jones"Nick Stewart on meeting and working with Eddie Cantor and learning valuable lessons from himNick Stewart on appearing in Otto Preminger's feature "Carmen Jones"Nick Stewart on his role in the Disney film "Song of the South"Nick Stewart on performing with Ella Fitzgerald at the Apollo TheaterNick Stewart on appearing in Stanley Kramer's feature "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"Nick Stewart on appearing in Otto Preminger's feature "Carmen Jones"Nick Stewart on meeting Mae West and then being in one of her movies, "Go West, Young Man"Nick Stewart on meeting and working with Alan YoungEMMY, EMMYS, and the Emmy Statuette are registered trademarks and/or copyrights Of ATAS and NATAS.TELEVISION ACADEMY and ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES are registered trademarks of ATAS.