| Lou Gossett, Jr.  AKA Louis Gossett, Jr.
Born: 27-May-1936
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Drill Sgt. in An Officer and a Gentleman Gossett was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1958, but by that time he was already acting and he decided to continue with that instead of basketball. In 1985, Gossett saw a six-year-old homeless boy on Good Morning America; that day, he began the process of tracking him down, and later adopted the boy. Sharron was later accepted to Kent State University.
An ugly dispute arose in 1982 when ex-wife Mangosing charged that Gossett's current girlfriend, Honey Rufner, gave cocaine to their son Satie. After a police raid, cocaine was found in the residence but charges were dropped and the boy returned to his father. [UPI, 29-Apr-1982.]
Father: (Brooklyn Union Gas Co. employee)
Wife: Hattie Glascoe (div.)
Wife: Christina Mangosing (actresss, div. 1975, one son)
Son: Satie (b. 1975)
Girlfriend: Honey Rufner (charged with cocaine possession, with Gossett, 1982)
Wife: Cyndi James-Reese (m. 1987, div. 1992)
Son: Sharron Anthony (b. 1979, adopted)
Obama for America
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1983 for An Officer and a Gentleman
Golden Globe 1983 for An Officer and a Gentleman
Golden Globe 1992 for The Josephine Baker Story
Emmy 1977 for Roots (playing Fiddler)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 7030 Hollywood Blvd.
Drug Possession: Cocaine Charged 6-Apr-1982, House raided March 1982, 0.098 grams cocaine found
Wedding: David Gest and Liza Minnelli (2002)
Risk Factors: Cocaine
TELEVISION
The Powers of Matthew Star Walt Shephard (1982-83)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Delgo (17-Apr-2008) [VOICE]
Cover (Oct-2007)
Daddy's Little Girls (12-Feb-2007)
Left Behind: World at War (20-Oct-2005)
Lackawanna Blues (26-Jan-2005)
Momentum (16-May-2003)
Jasper, Texas (11-Apr-2003)
Deceived (26-Mar-2002)
The Highwayman (28-Apr-2000)
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story (19-Mar-2000)
The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence (12-Mar-2000)
Y2K (15-Sep-1999)
The Inspectors (20-Sep-1998)
In His Father's Shoes (15-Jun-1997)
Legend of the Mummy (1997)
Inside (25-Aug-1996)
Iron Eagle IV (13-Nov-1995)
High Lonesome (1-Jan-1995)
Curse of the Starving Class (13-Sep-1994)
A Good Man in Africa (14-Jul-1994)
Monolith (2-Dec-1993)
Return to Lonesome Dove (14-Nov-1993)
On the Streets of LA (19-Apr-1993)
Flashfire (1993)
Diggstown (14-Aug-1992)
Aces: Iron Eagle III (9-Jan-1992)
Carolina Skeletons (30-Sep-1991)
Toy Soldiers (26-Apr-1991)
The Josephine Baker Story (16-Mar-1991)
Cover-Up (7-Mar-1991)
El Diablo (22-Jul-1990)
The Punisher (5-Oct-1989)
Iron Eagle II (11-Nov-1988)
The Principal (18-Sep-1987)
A Gathering of Old Men (10-May-1987)
Firewalker (Nov-1986)
Iron Eagle (17-Jan-1986)
Enemy Mine (12-Dec-1985)
The Guardian (20-Oct-1984)
Finders Keepers (18-May-1984)
Sadat (31-Oct-1983)
Jaws 3-D (22-Jul-1983)
An Officer and a Gentleman (28-Jul-1982)
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (31-May-1981)
The Choirboys (23-Dec-1977)
The Deep (17-Jun-1977)
Roots (23-Jan-1977)
J.D.'s Revenge (25-Aug-1976)
The River Niger (14-Apr-1976)
The White Dawn (21-Jul-1974)
The Laughing Policeman (20-Dec-1973)
Travels with My Aunt (17-Dec-1972)
Skin Game (30-Sep-1971)
The Landlord (20-May-1970)
A Raisin in the Sun (29-May-1961)
Appears in articles:
UPI, 29-Apr-1982, DETAILS: Charges Dropped, Child Returned to Actor
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