Louis Gossett Jr. in "Roots" and "An Officer and a Gentleman" Everett Collection/Getty Louis Gossett Jr. gave signature performances on the small screen (as Fiddler in Roots) and the big screen ...

John Amos Pays Tribute to Best Friend and “Roots” Costar Louis Gossett Jr.: ‘One of the Most Gifted Actors on Television’ (Exclusive) Charmaine Patterson Wed, April 3, 2024 at 12:26 AM UTC ...

“That is a sacred space.” Louis Gossett Jr., 81, was to receive the National Black Theatre Festival’s highest honor, the Sidney Poitier Lifetime Achievement Award, Monday night.

FILE - Louis Gossett Jr. attends a Legacy of Changing Lives Gala on March 13, 2018, in Los Angeles. Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in ...

Famous fans and co-stars react to the death of Louis Gossett Jr., who died at 87. “He was open and generous. Kind beyond measure. Regal. We owe so much to him. What a monumental life he lived.” ...

Lou Gossett Jr, dies at 87 Gossett won an Academy Award for his role in the 1982 film 'An Officer and A Gentleman.' He also won an Emmy for his role on the '70s miniseries 'Roots.' 00:00 00:00 ...

Leslie Uggams is paying tribute to her late Roots costar Louis Gossett Jr. after his death. Following news of Gossett’s death, the Emmy nominee, 80, tells PEOPLE that the actor told “the best ...

Colman Domingo Pays Tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. : ‘There Would Be No Me, if There Was No Him’ Gossett Jr., the trailblazing Oscar and Emmy winning actor, died Friday at age 87 ...

NEW YORK -- Brooklyn native and Academy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr. died Thursday at age 87. A local legend on stage and screen, Gossett was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best ...

The cause of Louis Gossett Jr.'s passing has been disclosed. The Oscar-winning actor passed away at the age of 87 on March 29.

Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning star of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ dead at 87 By Keith Allen and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Mar 29, 2024 Updated May 10, 2024 0 1 of 2 ...

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is being slammed for allegedly not paying for a pair of $37,000 Lakers tickets, and now the brass behind the basketball team is crying foul. In a lawsuit filed recently in ...