Louis Gossett, JrAKA:
Lou Gossett
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American Birthdate:
05/27/1936 Birthplace:
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biography
A charismatic black actor with a flair for projecting quiet authority, Louis Gossett Jr has scored well personally in a string of diverse and challenging stage, film and TV roles. Sidelined by a sports injury in high school, Gossett decided to try acting at the suggestion of one of his teachers. Success in a school production led to a Broadway audition for "Take a Giant Step" (1953), where, the 16-year-old Gossett beat out 400 other aspiring actors and landed the lead. His acting career soon flourished with parts on TV and a return to Broadway supporting Shirley Booth in "The Desk Set" (1955),
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Raised in Brooklyn, New York
1953
Broadway debut, "Take a Giant Step"
1954
TV debut on "Philco Television Playhouse"
1955
Returned to Broadway supporting Shirley Booth in "The Desk Set"
1959
Received an offer to play for the New York Knicks but turned it down to take a stage role in "A Raisin in the Sun"
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