Louis Gossett Jr., First Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., First Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Louis 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. He was 87. Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed.
Gossett always thought of his early…
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Rest In Peace Mr ,Legend, Man of Character and Integrity,Great Actor,Great Human Being!! 🙏🙏🙏👏👏❤️❤️
I was so sad to hear Louis Gossett Jr. Passed away ❤ sad a fine actor. One of my Dads favorites. These the actors alot of class and you hear every word they speak. Not many left. I know he was religious and at Easter time. Bless him. Slainte 💚❤😇🙏🙏
A true straight up Super G! Rest in POWER ❤
I hope that God is playing "An Officer and a Gentleman" up in your mansion up in heaven ❤️ I broke down when I found out that he passed away 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Love this man! Starting with his performance in Roots!
So what?!!😂 We all die!!
That is a sad loss. The man was a excellent actor. His role as a D.I. in Officer and a Gentleman was tops~! Shalom
He has been in my life for most of it. Whatever roll he was in was exceptional. I just saw him in an episode of The Rockford files. His passing is SO upsetting.
Loved him. A very powerful personality and actor. Very gifted. A ledgen 🙏💝😇👍
Aaaaw… Chappy. Fair winds and following seas.
A movie alway got better whenever he showed unexpectedly. As someone who grew up inthat generation who were taught the colour of someones skin didn't matter(unlike these days) . I never saw him as a 'black man'just a great actor who had a great presence on screen. Rip
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I was around 5 years old when my mom and I walked into a bank in Simi Valley and my mother immediately recognized him. He walked up to me and asked if I wanted an autograph. I remember thinking all I wanted was the free cookies the bank gave out and the bubblegum machine they had. But he said hi and gave me one anyone and started laughing when I told him I just wanted a cookie! lol!!
Wait he won an Oscar? I thought America was a racist country!
R.I.P. Louis 🙏
Aww that sucks! He was the MAN!!!
Rip Mr Louis gossett Jr 🙏🏿🙏🏿🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
He was THE star of "Officer and a Gentleman". It doesn't matter what the credits said, his performance was fabulous.
Good bye to another legend.
this is truly a great loss. I didn't like him because he was a black man. I liked him but he was a good man. if that soul had been wrapped up in any other color of skin he would have still been a good man. the world was made better because he stopped by. may the next step in his eternal life bring him great rewards.
I loved Enemy Mine. R.I.P bless your family
whos gonna voice our vortigaunts for hl3!??!?!?!!?!!!?
Rip my brother 🙏🏽 😢😢
Rest in peace, Louis Gossette Jr. You are the best voice actor for Half-Life 2.
OH NO!!!
Never saw him in anything I didn’t like…❤
Such a talent and an icon. Hollywood was blessed to have had him. Rest in power King!
RIP Lou Gosset Jr. 🕊️ You will be forever missed and remembered 🙌
Loved him in Firewalker
Great actor
He Looks Like The Black Version Of Bruce Willis!
Rip Lou gosset Jr may the ancestors bless you my heart isbreaking
My childhood hero , I’m 34
❤ Lou.