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François Clemmons: From Mozart to Mister Rogers

AMA heads to the Nantucket Film Festival with François Clemmons. Known for his role as Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he reflects on his life and the film Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Actor and singer Francois Clemmons reflects on his role as Officer Clemmons on <em>Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood</em> on Ask Me Another during the Nantucket Film Festival in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

François Clemmons is as big of a Fred Rogers fan as anyone — maybe bigger. In the documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Clemmons, who spent 25 years portraying Officer Clemmons on , is featured as someone who was close to Rogers, and a trailblazer in his own right.

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