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Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He made his stage debut at the age of 17. He made his stage debut at the age of 17. Shortly thereafter, he successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step .
IMDb profile of Louis Gossett Jr., the Oscar-winning actor, producer and director. See his career highlights, photos, videos, credits and upcoming projects.
- Actor, Producer, Director
- May 27, 1936
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- March 29, 2024
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born on May 27, 1936, in Brooklyn, the only child of Louis Gossett, a porter, and Helen (Wray) Gossett, a nurse. He made his Broadway debut when he was 17 and still a ...
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Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born May 27, 1936, and raised in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., not far from Coney Island. His mother, Hellen, was a nurse and his father, Louis Sr., a porter. He aspired to ...
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Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Cameron Gossett was born on May 27, 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.
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Learn about the life and career of Louis Gossett Jr., the first African-American to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "An Officer and a Gentleman". Find out his film, TV, stage and humanitarian credits, awards, trivia and quotes.
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., the only child of a porter and a maid who later received a nursing degree, was born in Brooklyn on May 27, 1936. He described growing up in the ethnically diverse ...