Trailblazing Black Oscar Winner Louis Gossett Jr Dead At 87 channelstv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from channelstv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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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.” Colman Domingo, Gossett’s co-star in “The Color Purple,” on X. “The role of Master Sergeant Foley in […]
Louis Gossett Jr, the first Black man to win a best supporting actor Oscar for his performance as a hard-man drill instructor in "An Officer and a Gentleman," has died.Gossett appeared in more than 60 movies, and in 1983 became the third Black actor after Hattie McDaniel and Sidney Poitier to win an Academy Award, for his supporting role as a stern gunnery sergeant in Taylor Hackford's "An Officer and a Gentleman."