Louis Gossett Jr.'s cause of death has been revealed. The Oscar-winning An Officer and a Gentleman star died at age 87 in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 29, due to the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a death certificate.
Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. died of a lung condition, according to his death certificate obtained by TMZ. The actor died in Santa Monica on March 29 at the age of 87.
Mr. Gossett's marriage to Hattie Glascoe in 1964 lasted only five months. He and Christina Mangosing married in 1973, had one child and divorced after two years. His 1987 marriage to Cyndi James Reese ended in divorce in 1992.
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Gossett lost his son to suicide in November 2023 at 24 years old. “He was a very creative person,” he recalled. “He was a prolific writer, you should see the stories,” he continued, remembering the way his son once described a school crush as having a “Fanta bottle body” in a story he wrote.
Louis Gossett Jr. was too young to fight in the Korean War and too old to serve in Vietnam. But over the course of more than 70 years as an actor, he contributed some of America's favorite military characters to our cultural lexicon. This includes Marine Corps Sgt.
What was Louis Gossett Jr.'s net worth when he died?
The highly respected performer, who had graced screens since 1961, had an estimated fortune of between $5 and $10 million at the time of his death. Gossett accumulated his impressive net worth from 200 film and television acting roles.
What movie did Louis Gossett Jr. win an Oscar for?
Gossett continued acting in high-profile films, television, plays, and video games. In 1982, for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and became the first African-American actor to win in this category.
Louis Gossett Jr.'s cause of death has been revealed. The Oscar-winning An Officer and a Gentleman star died at age 87 in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 29, due to the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a death certificate.
with no choice but to take an acting class, and at 16 he made his stage debut in the school's production of You Can't Take It with You. After graduating high school, he attended New York University, on an athletic scholarship, where he was a star basketball player.
He is known for his work on The Oath, Greenleaf, Chicago Med and the hit TNT drama "The Closer" (2005-2012) and its spin off "Major Crimes (2012-2017). Among his many film credits are "Arlington Road" (1999) , "The Net" (1995) and "White Man's Burden" (1995). He is the father of four wonderful children.
Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has died at age 87, according to a statement from his family.
He also is survived by sons Satie, a producer-director from his second marriage, and Sharron, a chef whom he adopted after seeing the 7-year-old in a TV segment on children in desperate situations. His first cousin is actor Robert Gossett.
He was the first African-American male to win an Oscar in a supporting role; the second black male to win for acting; and, the third African-American actor to win overall. Gossett also appeared in films such as The Principal, The Deep and Jaws 3-D, in a film career that spans over five decades. Gossett, Jr.
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March 29, 2024, at 8:56 a.m. LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 first cousin Neal L.
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