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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.
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 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 Cameron Gossett Jr. was born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. He made his stage debut at 17 in a school production of “You Can’t Take It With You”; a sports injury had prompted his ...
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.
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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.'s cause of death has been revealed. Gossett's death certificate confirms the 87-year-old "An Officer and a Gentleman" actor died in March of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
