Lemon Andersen Biography

Fast Facts

• Selected to join the Sundance Institute's Playwrights Retreat in 2012
• Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2010 New York Book Festival for his "County of Kings" script
• Received a Drama Desk nomination for Unique Theatrical Experience in 2003 for "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam․"
• Recipient of a Tony Award in 2003 for "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam․"
• Quote: "Everybody has a struggle of some sort․"
• Known for his appearances on "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," for his role as Geronimo in "The Son of No One" and as Uncle Tommy in "The Soloist․"
• Is a spoken-word performer and was chosen by Nike to write a piece to help them sign LeBron James