Louis Gossett Jr. is shown at the Critics' Choice Television Awards on May 31, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The critically acclaimed actor died on Thursday, his nephew said.
Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, for An Officer and a Gentleman, five years after earning an Emmy for his role in the seminal TV miniseries Roots, has died. He was 87.Louis Gossett Jr. is shown at the Critics' Choice Television Awards on May 31, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The critically acclaimed actor died on Thursday, his nephew said. Louis Gossett Jr.
Gossett became the third Black Oscar nominee in the supporting actor category in 1983. He won for his performance as the intimidating Marine drill instructor inopposite Richard Gere and Debra Winger. He also won a Golden Globe for the same role. Roots cast members pose for photographers at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 16, 2007, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. From left to right: Gossett, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams and John Amos. Gossett attended New York University on a basketball and drama scholarship and then studied acting with Marilyn Monroe, Martin Landau and Steve McQueen at an offshoot of the Actors Studio taught by Frank Silvera.along with Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands.
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