Louis Gossett Jr. has passed away at the age of 87.
He is known for his performances in ‘ROOTS’ and ‘AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN,’ for which he became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Renowned actor Louis (Lou) Gossett Jr passed away today. He was 87.
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R.I.P. Louis Gossett Jr. (1936-2024)
Iron Eagle (1986)
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Louis Gossett Jr. with his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN at the 1983 #Oscars
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Louis Gossett, Jr.
1936-2024
RIP
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A young 17 year old Louis Gossett Jr. and Maxine Sullivan in the play Take A Giant Step 1953.
May he rest well 🙏🏾
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(via Louis Gossett Jr., 87, Dies; ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and ‘Roots’ Actor - The New York Times)
Mr. Gossett, in the foreground, with Billie Allen and Godfrey Cambridge in the 1957 revival of “Take a Giant Step,” the play in which Mr. Gossett made his Broadway debut in 1953.
Louis Gossett Jr., who took home an Academy Award for “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for “Roots,” both times playing a mature man who guides a younger one taking on a new role — but in drastically different circumstances — died early Friday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 87.
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RIP Legend 🕊️ — #LouisGossettJr
The #Oscars and #Emmys winning actor of #AnOfficerAndAGentleman and #Roots has died at age 87.
No cause of death was given, but Gossett announced in 2010 that he had prostate cancer.
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Olivia Cole and Louis Gossett, Jr. at the 1977 Emmy Awards
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Louis Gossett, Jr., The Punisher (1989)
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I’m so sorry to learn Louis Gossett Jr. has died. Wonderful actor. Terrible news. May he R.I.P.
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Goodbye, Gerak, former Leader of the Free Jaffa Nation
Rest in peace,
Louis Gossett Jr
May 27, 1936 - March 29, 2024
Tak mal arik tiak
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