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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 · Louis Gossett Jr., the celebrated An Officer and a Gentleman actor who became the first Black man to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87. “It is with our heartfelt ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr, the first black man to win the best supporting actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87. The New York-born actor won the Academy Award in 1982 for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil ...
Apr 1, 2024 · Michael Carlson. Mon 1 Apr 2024 11.38 EDT. Last modified on Mon 1 Apr 2024 13.21 EDT. The actor Lou Gossett Jr, who has died aged 87, is best known for his performance in An Officer and A ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87. Gossett died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California, according to his nephew. The actor's ...
Jul 6, 2010 · Louis Gossett Jr. details career marred by racism, drugs In book, the Oscar-winning actor writes about his independence from years of living in a haze of freebase cocaine, alcohol and a toxic mold ...
Louis Gossett Jr., who made history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, died on Friday in Santa Monica, California. He was 87. "It is with our heartfelt regret to confirm our beloved father passed away this morning," said Gossett's family in a statement. "We would like to thank everyone for their ...
