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Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by naptu2: 10:42am On Mar 31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3uYmYfT4l0?si=5uRqYep-f29Vl1OL

Louis Gossett Jr: First black man to win supporting actor Oscar dies

By Noor Nanji,
Culture reporter



Louis Gossett Jr, the first black man to win the best supporting actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87.

The New York-born actor won the Academy Award in 1982 for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman.

Gossett also won an Emmy in 1978 for his role in Roots, the ground-breaking TV mini-series about slavery.

His death was confirmed by his family to the BBC's US partner CBS. No cause of death was given.

Gossett made his Broadway debut as a teenager and later starred in shows such as A Raisin in the Sun and Golden Boy.

He went on to gain critical acclaim across a six-decade career.

Gossett continued acting into later life and his last role was in the 2023 musical remake of The Color Purple.

In the film, a reimagining of Alice Walker's 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, he played Ol' Mister Johnson, father of Albert "Mister" Johnson, played by Colman Domingo.

Writing on Instagram, Domingo called him "a true great. A true legend".

"What an honour to have been able to give him his flowers on his last day of his final film The Color Purple where he played my father," he wrote.

"Fantasia [Barrino] sang it best ... He ran his race for us. We are forever indebted. May we stand firmly on his shoulders. Lift him up today. RIP"

Barrino, who played lead character Celie in the film, also wrote: "Louis Gossett Jr, what an awesome man you were and the stories you told us, I'll never, ever forget."

She added that he had "paved the way for black actors and actresses".

Gossett also starred in Backstairs At The White House, The Story Of Satchel Paige, The Josephine Baker Story, for which he won a Golden Globe, and Roots Revisited.

He also starred in the cult 1980s science fiction film Enemy Mine as the alien Jeriba Shigan, alongside Dennis Quaid.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68693180

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by naptu2: 10:42am On Mar 31
Louis Gossett Jr in An Officer and A Gentleman.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIP1sO9Pv50?si=eQ_p2uv9bQHMWLl4

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by joseph1832(m): 10:46am On Mar 31
I think I remember him. Isn't he the one who acted in Roots (Kunta Kinte) the guy who played the violen. 🤔

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by naptu2: 10:57am On Mar 31
Louis Gossett Jr in Roots.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZChrO22EIQ?si=hTpag3yzyswOz5x1

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by dominique(f): 10:58am On Mar 31
A Legend! RIP🕊️
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by VeryWickedGoat: 12:03pm On Mar 31
With the speed used in posting this, I suspect OP killed this innocent man.

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by VeryWickedGoat: 12:05pm On Mar 31
dominique:
A Legend! RIP🕊️

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by naptu2: 12:13pm On Mar 31
joseph1832:
I think I remember him. Isn't he the one who acted in Roots (Kunta Kinte) the guy who played the violen. 🤔

Exactly!! Fiddler.
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by Ishilove: 12:35pm On Mar 31
Oh, this man. I know him but didn't know his name

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by Ishilove: 12:35pm On Mar 31
joseph1832:
I think I remember him. Isn't he the one who acted in Roots (Kunta Kinte) the guy who played the violen. 🤔
Agbalagba grin

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by ovie8200: 12:46pm On Mar 31
Some people always love to post old news. The man has died for almost 3 days now. Next tomorrow they post Air Peace touching down in London like it just happned!

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by omoredia: 12:46pm On Mar 31
They talk about race like being black is a disability. Is it not human beings that are meant to win the award?

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by Nedum001(m): 12:47pm On Mar 31
Rest well sir
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by Ironlady3: 12:48pm On Mar 31
https://youtube.com/shorts/00OkHNYbreQ?si=dG5uUrguV1TGM5bB
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by GloriousGbola: 12:49pm On Mar 31
naptu2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3uYmYfT4l0?si=5uRqYep-f29Vl1OL



https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68693180

the man was everyhwere in the 80s

off the top of my head

enemy mine
iron eagle
firewalker
an officer and a gentleman


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=672m88mMLZ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWn6JKEyi6M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g2JN2PrHJg

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by mmadu5(m): 12:50pm On Mar 31
Louis Gossett Jr & 2pac 1996

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by TheGift: 12:51pm On Mar 31
WHATEVER YOU DO DONT EVER DO BUSINESS WITH FARMPAYS. THEY ARE SCAMMERS!

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by Naz34(m): 12:54pm On Mar 31
VeryWickedGoat:
With the speed used in posting this, I suspect OP killed this man.
baba you are not funny. Stop abusing kanayo's portrait , Its an insult. Get a life .

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Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by koning: 12:54pm On Mar 31
Great actor. Very emotional man. Never knew he was up to 87 years old.

RIP Louis Gosset jr.
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by CluelessMODS: 12:57pm On Mar 31
Old news! Since when....
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by lexy2014: 12:57pm On Mar 31
An officer and a gentleman with Richard Gere
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by diamond68: 1:00pm On Mar 31
Wow
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by jiz: 1:07pm On Mar 31
I don’t know him
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by Risingblue008(m): 1:09pm On Mar 31
Rip legend

I remember watching he's last movie

BABY-DRIVER
ft jamie fox etc
A good movie to watch
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by MaziObinnaokija: 1:15pm On Mar 31
sad IT IS WELL
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by NFBI: 1:15pm On Mar 31
I may have watched his movies but i don't know
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by twilliamx(m): 1:15pm On Mar 31
VeryWickedGoat:
With the speed used in posting this, I suspect OP killed this innocent man.
grin grin grin
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by jchioma: 1:17pm On Mar 31
The way of all flesh. It’s a matter of time.

May his soul Rest In Peace!
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by Emmanuel30a2: 1:19pm On Mar 31
naptu2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3uYmYfT4l0?si=5uRqYep-f29Vl1OL



https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68693180
If e no die, who go dies? If u no die, who go dies?
Re: Louis Gossett Jr Is Dead. by naptu2: 1:21pm On Mar 31
Ishilove:
Oh, this man. I know him but didn't know his name

I often mixed him up with Roscoe Orman in the early 1980s.

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