Louis Gossett Jr Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More

Louis Gossett Jr

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr

BIRTHDAY

May 27, 1936

BORN ON DAY

Wednesday

NEXT BIRTHDAY ON

Tuesday

BIRTHPLACE

Sheepshead Bay, New York, United States

AGE

88 Years 10 Months 26 Days

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Movies (Actor)

ZODIAC

GEMINI

Physical Stats

CHEST

N/A

BICEPS

N/A

WAIST

N/A

HEIGHT

6'3''(feet & inches)

1.905 meters

190.5 cm

WEIGHT

N/A

Louis Gossett Jr Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Hellen Rebecca Wray

FATHER

Louis Gossett Sr

Louis Gossett Jr Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Hattie Glascoe (1967-1968)

SPOUSE

Christina Mangosing (1973-1975)

Child(ren) of Louis Gossett Jr and Christina Mangosing

Satie Gossett ( 1974) (Son)

SPOUSE

Louis Gossett Jr wife Cyndi James Gossett

Cyndi James Gossett (1987-1992)

Child(ren) of Louis Gossett Jr and Cyndi James Gossett

Sharron Gossett ( 1977) (Son)

Fame & Address

DEBUT

A Raisin in the Sun (Film 1961)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

An Officer and a Gentleman (Film 1982)

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Official Website

www.louisgossett.com

Education, Net Worth & More

SCHOOLING FROM

Abraham Lincoln High School

COLLEGE

New York University

QUALIFICATION

Graduate

NET WORTH

$1.5 Million

More Information

Career of Louis Gossett Jr

He appeared as Spencer Scott in the film "Take a Giant Step" while still in high school. He played the character of Paulus in the musical play "Zulu and the Zayda". He played the starring role of a military man in the action film "Iron Eagle." He also starred in the American film "Boiling Pot".

Some Lesser Known Facts About Louis Gossett Jr

Does Louis Gossett Jr takes alcohol? Yes.
Is Louis Gossett Jr in the habit of Smoking? NA.
He was honored with the title "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1990.
Not only he is an actor but is also a songwriter and had co-written the famous song "Handsome Johnny" with Richie Havens.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer but was lucky as the cancer was in its initial stage and he is expected to make a full recovery.
He was in line for the role of Lieutenant Ted Traxler in "The Terminator" but Paul Winfield was cast instead.
Gossett was slated to perform the role of Gale Sayers in the TV movie "Brian's Song". But he broke his Achilles' tendon a few days before filming began while working out. As a result, Billy Dee Williams was hired to replace him. When the producer David L. Wolper saw him depressed for losing the role, he promised to give him the first great role that came along. He got the role of Fiddler in "Roots" after six years. This role made him an overnight star.
The actor is against racism and founded the organization called "Eracism" to eradicate racism from the world.
He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 20, 1992.
He declined the offer of Rich Little to be his opening act in Las Vegas, but he regrets about the decision later on and sent his wife, Cyndi James Gossett, in his place.
He was not the first choice for his Oscar-winning role in the film "An Officer and a Gentleman" but was cast when Jack Nicholson refused for the role and none of the actors which producer considered for the role was available.
Despite being an Oscar winner, he never appeared in the film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar till date.
The actor had done various voice roles including the voice of Zahn in the film "Delgo" and of Lucius Fox in the television series "The Batman".
He played an uncredited role of Everett Walker in the film "To Kill a Cop".
Louis turned down an athletic scholarship to play basketball for his love for theater and joined New York University.