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Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, and his Emmy Award-winning role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots. Gossett has also starred in numerous film productions including A Raisin In The Sun, Skin Game, Travels with My Aunt, The Laughing Policeman, The Deep, Jaws 3-D (as SeaWorld manager Calvin Bouchard), Wolfgang Peterson’s Enemy Mine, the Iron Eagle series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher, in an acting career that spans over five decades.

• Born: Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. May 27, 1936 (age 75) Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active: 1957–present
• Spouse: Hattie Glascoe (1967–1968; annulled) Christina Mangosing (1973–1975) Cyndi James-Reese (1987–1992)
• Children: 1 son (1 adopotive son)

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Gossett details career marred by racism, drugs
MSNBC Arts, 2010-07-06 12:43:46
In book, the Oscar-winning actor writes about his independence from years of living in a haze of freebase cocaine, alcohol and a toxic mold that invaded his house and his body. Cocaine - Actor - Academy Award - Alcohol - Addiction

Pencil This In: Jews on Vinyl Listening Party at the Skirball, Don Was at the Grammy Musem and Photo Exhibit Opens at Family Bookstore
LAist - News from LA, 2010-06-03 21:00:05
The Skirball's listening party tonight celebrates and examines the musical relationship between Jews and African Americans. MUSIC TALK? Tonight at 8 pm, the Grammy Museum hosts The Drop: Exile on Main Street with producer producer Don Was. He’ll discuss the re-release of the Rolling Stones' album Exile on Main Street--the ...

Louis Gossett Jr. Thrilled with His New Book's Success
Entertainment Tonigh, 2010-05-28 14:00:00
Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr. says he's delighted by the fanfare surrounding his new autobiography, the aptly titled An Actor and a Gentleman. "The reaction to this book, not just sales but conversations at book-signings, is the best award I've ever received," says the 74-year-old star, who in 1983 won the ...