First Name
Louis
Last Name
Gossett, Jr.
Date of Birth
27 May 1936
Build
Athletic
Hair Color
Bald
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Star Sign
Gemini
Ethnicity
Black
Gender
Male
Claim to Fame
Roots, An Officer and a Gentleman
Height
76
Nationality
American
Wikipedia Text
Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman and Fiddler in the 1970's television miniseries Roots. Gossett has also starred in numerous film productions such as The Deep, Jaws 3-D (as SeaWorld manager Calvin Bouchard), Wolfgang Peterson's Enemy Mine, the Iron Eagle series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher. He has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Award's in an acting career that spans over five decades.
Role ID
Actor/Actress, Producer, Soundtrack
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Couple Profile
Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and Academy Award-winning actor. Gossett, Jr. was born in Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. He was raised by his mother, Hellen Rebecca (née Wray), a nurse, and his father, Louis Gossett, Sr., a porter. His stage debut came at age 16 in a school production of You Can`t Take It with You when a sports injury resulted in the decision to take an acting class. After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1954, he attended New York University, on an athletic scholarship. Standing 6`4" (1.93 m), he played varsity basketball during his college years at NYU.
In 2007, Gossett, Jr., was the honored guest and keynote speaker for the alumni hall of fame gala benefiting Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast, St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Gossett has appeared every year supporting the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He is an alumnus himself and has continued to work for and with the organization.
Couple Profile Source
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Gossett,_Jr.
Full Name at Birth
Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr.
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Count - Awards
29
Occupation Text
Actor
Age
75
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Starletta DuPois ('Bessie Benton,' left) and Louis Gossett Jr. ('Samuel Benton,' right) star in Lionsgate Home Entertainment's The Least Among You.
Louis Gossett Jr. ('Samuel Benton,' left) and Cedric Sanders ('Richard Kelly,' right) star in Lionsgate Home Entertainment's The Least Among You.
Porter (Louis Gossett, Jr.) and Ola (Cicely Tyson) in TYLER PERRY’S WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?. Photo credit: Quantrell Colbert
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