Who’s Playing Who in the ‘All in the Family’ & ‘Jeffersons’ Live Episodes (PHOTOS)

Meaghan Darwish May 20, 2019, 5:30 pm

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all in family 3 — IFC

Then: Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker

ABC

Now: Woody Harrelson as Archie Bunker

all in family jeffersons 2 — Encore

Then: Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson

ABC

Now: Jamie Foxx as George Jefferson

all in family 2 — IFC

Then: Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker

all in family marisa tomei — ABC

Now: Marisa Tomei as Edith Bunker

all in family jeffersons 1 — Encore

Then: Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson

ABC

Now: Wanda Sykes as Louise Jefferson

all in family 4 — IFC

Then: Sally Struthers as Gloria Bunker-Stivic

all in family ellie kemper 1 — ABC

Now: Ellie Kemper as Gloria Stivic

henry jefferson — ABC

Then: Mel Stewart as Henry Jefferson

all in family jeffersons anthony anderson — ABC

Now: Anthony Anderson as Uncle Henry

all in family 1 — IFC

Then: Rob Reiner as Michael ‘Meathead’ Stivic

Ike Barinholtz impersonates Mike 'Meathead' Stivic — ABC

Now: Ike Barinholtz as Mike ‘Meathead’ Stivic

Franklin Cover as Tom Willis and Roxie Roker as Hellen Willis in All In The Family — Encore

Then: Franklin Cover as Tom Willis and Roxie Roker as Hellen Willis

all in family jeffersons willis — ABC

Now: Will Ferrell as Tom Willis and Kerry Washington as Helen Willis

all in family jeffersons 6 — Encore

Then: Mike Evans as Lionel Jefferson and Berlinda Tolbert as Jenny Willis Jefferson

all in family jeffersons amber — ABC

Now: Amber Stevens West as Jenny Willis Jefferson and Jovan Adepo as Lionel Jefferson

all in family jeffersons 5 — Encore

Then: Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston

Justina Machado as Florence in One Day At A Time — Netflix

Now: Justina Machado as Florence

Paul Benedict as Harry Bentley in The Jeffersons — Encore

Then: Paul Benedict as Harry Bentley

all in family stephen tobolosky — ABC

Now: Stephen Tobolowsky as Mr. Bentley

all in family jeffersons 7 — Encore

Then: Paulene Myers as Diane Stockwell

Jackee Harry arrives to the live show and holiday party for Vivica's Black Magic — ABC

Now: Jackée Harry as Diane Stockwell

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It’s not everyday that your favorite shows of yesteryear earn a modern, one-night revival, but ABC is doing just that with beloved favorites All in the Family and The Jeffersons.

The ’70s and ’80s series about two American families will see many A-listers take on well-known roles — for example, Jamie Foxx and Woody Harrelson will play George Jefferson and Archie Bunker, respectively.

'All in the Family' & 'The Jeffersons' Live! Inside Recreating & Casting the Episodes

From comedic actors to Oscar-winners, the talented cast that ABC has recruited is worth a look at ahead of the May 22 special Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons.

Click through the gallery above to see the famous faces that will stepping into the popular roles and how they stack up against the original stars who portrayed them!

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons, Wednesday, May 22, 8/7c, ABC