All our greats are going to the ancestors. RIP.
Louis Gossett Jr dies at age 87
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R.I.P. and Respect, he seems to have stayed out of trouble for the most part.
Aw damn 
. I had not heard anything about him for years. He was a great actor and trailblazer. I feel he was blacklisted later in life. One of our best. He's someone I've always had respect and a deep admiration for. RIP Louis Gossett Jr.
May the Ancestors accept him with open arms.
. I had not heard anything about him for years. He was a great actor and trailblazer. I feel he was blacklisted later in life. One of our best. He's someone I've always had respect and a deep admiration for. RIP Louis Gossett Jr.May the Ancestors accept him with open arms.
Not going to lie.. he was probably in my top 4 all time favorite actors... I knew this day was coming when I saw him in the New Color purple
The Dude was in so much shit that it would be almost impossible for me to do a proper collection for my thread.
like Samuel Jackson had to have taken his work ethic from Louis... cause Louis was in shit that most people have probably forgotten about.
The Dude was in so much shit that it would be almost impossible for me to do a proper collection for my thread.
like Samuel Jackson had to have taken his work ethic from Louis... cause Louis was in shit that most people have probably forgotten about.
Damn I forgot about 1989 Punisher
Damn I forgot about Toy Soliders too..
I haven't even mentioned Iron Eagle.... cause we all know how I love some gawd damn Iron Eagle.
I haven't even mentioned Iron Eagle.... cause we all know how I love some gawd damn Iron Eagle.
Noooooo ....
I was raised on this dude... He had some great movies!!
damn man...2024 ain't playing...
rest in heaven Mr. Louis gosset jr... R.i.p
I was raised on this dude... He had some great movies!!
damn man...2024 ain't playing...
rest in heaven Mr. Louis gosset jr... R.i.p
Iron eagle. Was the first movie popped into my mind to brah...I used to love that movie..
Did anyone else know that he was fucking Commander Clash on Captain planet
I remember getting into arguments back in the day about which was better Top Gun or Iron Eagle and I will also say Iron Eagle is the superior movie...... cause Iron Eagle had a plot.
AWWW shit... I forgot about him playing Gerak on Stargate...
First movie I saw him in was the classic JD's Revenge R.I.P
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Damn I forgot he helped write Handsome Jonny
Man with Louis and Sidney gone.... I think we have two national black male treasures left and I dare not speak their names..... I just need somebody to wrap them up and protect them at all costs.
RIP damn another legend gone !
Louis Gossett Jr., 'An Officer and a Gentleman' Oscar winner, dies at 87
'Roots' star Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for 'An Officer and a Gentleman,' has died at age 87 after a prolific Hollywood career.
Roots star Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor at Oscars, dies at 87
The "Officer and a Gentleman" actor recently starred in "The Color Purple" musical and HBO's "Watchmen" series.By
Joey Nolfi
Published on March 29, 2024
Louis Gossett Jr., a prolific Hollywood trailblazer who became the first Black performer to win Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars for his role in 1982's An Officer and a Gentleman, has died at age 87.
The Emmy-winning Roots actor reportedly died Thursday night in Santa Monica, Calif., his nephew told the Associated Press. The cause of death was not revealed.
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for Gossett Jr. for more information.
In addition to his history-making turn opposite Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman and the monumental 1977 miniseries Roots, Gossett Jr. sustained his on screen career for decades. This included recent appearances as comic book character Hooded Justice in the popular HBO series Watchmen, and in a supporting role in last year's The Color Purple musical movie.
Louis Gossett Jr. dies at 87.
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Born in New York City, Gossett Jr. was a high school athlete who later went to New York University on a basketball and drama scholarship, which led to his eventual Broadway debut in a 1953 production of Take a Giant Step.
He later appeared opposite Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in a 1959 adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun, before making his Hollywood debut starring in the 1961 movie version of the stage project.
In later years, he opened up about racism he experienced as he rose to prominence in the entertainment industry, which led him to establish the Eracism Foundation to combat racial bias in the culture at large.
In 2010, Gossett Jr. announced that he had early-stage prostate cancer and in 2020 he was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19.
Gossett Jr. is survived by his cousin, The Closer actor Robert Gossett, and two sons: Satie, a producer-director he had with his second wife, Christina Mangosing, and Sharron, a chef whom he adopted when Sharron was 7 years old.
Rest in Peace legend
R.I.P to the Legendary elder.
So many iconic roles, Fiddler in roots, "officer and a gentleman", loved seeing him in "watchmen" recently
Rest in power
So many iconic roles, Fiddler in roots, "officer and a gentleman", loved seeing him in "watchmen" recently
Rest in power
The last time I saw him, he was in Boardwalk Empire.
I can't seem to find any video clips of him in that show.
Once again though, he played the part to the T!
RIP
I can't seem to find any video clips of him in that show.
Once again though, he played the part to the T!
RIP
Rest In Peace Legend
I loved that movie as a kid.....I haven't seen that movie in years....
I loved that movie as a kid.....I haven't seen that movie in years....
RIP