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Let \(c\) be a sequence of real numbers in \(\ell^1\) given by \(c= (\dots,c_{-2}, c_{-1}, c_0, c_1,c_2,\dots)\), where \(c_n= c_{-n}\), \(n= 0,\pm 1,\pm 2,\dots\), and let \(\varphi\) be the continuous function on \([-\pi,\pi]\) given by \(\varphi(\theta)= \sum^\infty_{n=-\infty} c_n e^{in\theta}\), \(-\pi\leq\theta\leq\pi\), where the convergence is uniform and absolute on \([-\pi,\pi]\). The Toeplitz operator \(T_{cp}\) on \(\ell^p\), \(1\leq p\leq\infty\), is defined by \(T_{cp}a= c*a\). The main result of the article is the following theorem: The essential spectrum \(\sigma_e(T_{cp})\) of \(T_{cp}\) is equal to \([m,M]\), where \(m\) and \(M\) are the minimum and maximum values of \(\varphi\) on \([-\pi,\pi]\) respectively.