Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born May 27, 1936, is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in “An Officer and a Gentleman,” where he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Louis Gossett Jr. Net Worth
Louis Gossett Jr., with his outstanding career, has acquired a net worth of around $5 million.
He was a part of many television shows and movies with his career spanning almost 50 years. He also won many awards for his outstanding portrayal of his characters.
Personal Life
Louis Gossett Jr. was born on May 27, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York. He is of African-American ethnicity and holds an American nationality. His parents are Louis Gossett Sr. and Hellen Rebecca. Gossett Sr. worked as a porter and Rebecca worked as a nurse.
He went to Abraham Lincoln High School in 1954. He also received an athletic scholarship at New York University when he graduated. Because of his towering height, he was invited to play basketball for the said university but declined because he wanted to focus on theater.
Louis’ first marriage was with Hattie Glascoe. They tied the knot in 1967 after only dating for a short time. There is not much information about their marriage but they eventually got divorced.
Louis Gossett Jr. then married Christina Mangosing on August 21, 1973. After a brief time, they also separated and divorced. They had a son named Satie Gossett, who works as a producer and a writer at Goose Egg Productions.
His third marriage was with Cyndi James-Reese. On December 25, 1987, the couple said their vows. The couple did not have any children but they adopted a son named Sharron in 1994.
Professional Career
Louis Gosset Jr.’s high school teacher was the one who encouraged him to audition for Broadway. He was selected for a starring role before entering NYU.
He replaced Bill Gunn as Spencer Scott in Broadway’s “Take a Giant Step” when he was just 17 years old and still in high school.
Gossett was also a part of “A Raisin in the Sun” in 1959. The play was adapted for the screen in 1961 where he had his film debut.
He was also a part of the original cast of “The Blacks” which is the longest-running off-Broadway play of the decade with 1,408 performances.
In 1977, he was a part of the miniseries “Roots” where he got his Emmy Award for his role of Fiddler. In 1982, he got a role in the film “Officer and a Gentleman” winning him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In 1986, Gossett played Colonel Chappy Sinclair in the film “Iron Eagle” which has three sequels. He played the fictional U.S. President Gerald Fitzhugh in the 2005 movie “Left Behind: World at War.”
He also worked as a voice actor in the audio Bible production known as “The Word of Promise.” He narrated an audiobook based on “Twelve Years a Slave.”
Louis Gossett Jr. Dating History
At present, the legendary actor is not in a relationship.
Before, he had three marriages which all ended in divorce.
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