Haywood Nelson is an American actor. He is best known for having portrayed Dwayne Nelson on the television series What's Happening!! from 1976-1979, and its spin-off series What's Happening Now!! 1985-1988.
Hold on to that. You have an autograph. I'm going to be famous some day. [after handing in an assignment to his English teacher in high school]
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A partner with an Internet Company. [March 2002]
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Currently a digital media executive of IEG Holding [October 2007]
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Has twice portrayed characters that shared his first or last name. In What's Happening!! (1976) and its spin-off, What's Happening Now! (1985), he portrayed Dwayne Nelson. In a guest appearance on Sanford and Son (1972) and that show's spin-off Grady (1975), he played Grady's grandson Haywood.