Louis Gossett Jr.
American actor (1936–2024)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Broadway lifer turned TV breakout—Gossett's role in the 1977 miniseries Roots pulled in an Emmy and became his most-watched moment. Started young on stage with A Raisin in the Sun and never looked back.
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Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was an American actor. He made his stage debut at age 17. Shortly thereafter, Gossett successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step. He continued acting onstage in critically acclaimed plays including A Raisin in the Sun (1959), The Blacks (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and The Zulu and the Zayda (1965). In 1977, Gossett appeared in the popular miniseries Roots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.
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