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Mar 29, 2024 · From the archives: Louis Gossett Jr. 07:12 Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries "Roots," has died.
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May 3, 2024 · Louis Gossett, Jr., was an American stage, screen, and television character actor who was a respected and prolific performer. His best-known roles were in A Raisin in the Sun (1959), as Fiddler in the TV miniseries Roots (1977), and as the tough-hearted drill sergeant Emil Foley in the movie An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
Mar 29, 2024 · FILE - Louis Gossett Jr., poses with the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in “An Officer and a Gentleman,” at the annual Academy Awards presentation in Los Angeles on April 11, 1983. Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died.
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr. was born May 27, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York. He was drawn to athletics as a kid, especially basketball, but an injury kept him from playing for a time and led him to another ...
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Mar 29, 2024 · March 29, 2024 6:12am. Louis Gossett John Sciulli/Getty Images for Amnesty International USA. Louis Gossett Jr., the tough guy with a sensitive side who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a steely ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Cameron Gossett was born on 27 May 1936, in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York, to Louis Sr, a porter, and Hellen, a nurse. He later added Jr to his name to honor his father.
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr., a star of film and television who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman,” has died at age 87, according to a statement from his family.
