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Difference between revisions of "Louis Gossett, Jr and Adoption"

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==Biography==
 
'''''1936 -'''''
 
'''''1936 -'''''
  
 
'''Actor'''
 
'''Actor'''
  
Born May 27, 1936, Louis Gossett, Jr. began acting at the age of 17. He won the Donaldson Award (best newcomer to theater) in 1953. He attended NYU on a basketball scholarship. He attended a try out for the New York Knicks when in his early 20's, but decided to pursue acting instead.
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Born May 27, 1936, Louis Gossett, Jr. began acting at the age of 17. He won the Donaldson Award (best newcomer to theater) in 1953. He attended NYU on a basketball scholarship. He attended a try out for the [[New York]] Knicks when in his early 20's, but decided to pursue acting instead.
  
 
While at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival, he was dubbed the 'King of Brooklyn' (1990).
 
While at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival, he was dubbed the 'King of Brooklyn' (1990).
  
He and his ex-wife, Cyndi James Gossett, have an adopted son.  
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He and his ex-wife, Cyndi James Gossett, have an [[adopted]] son.  
 
[[Category: Adoptive Parents]]
 
[[Category: Adoptive Parents]]
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[[Category: Adoption Celebrities]]

Revision as of 04:40, 3 April 2014

Gossett in February 2008
Source: Wikipedia.org.

Biography

1936 -

Actor

Born May 27, 1936, Louis Gossett, Jr. began acting at the age of 17. He won the Donaldson Award (best newcomer to theater) in 1953. He attended NYU on a basketball scholarship. He attended a try out for the New York Knicks when in his early 20's, but decided to pursue acting instead.

While at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival, he was dubbed the 'King of Brooklyn' (1990).

He and his ex-wife, Cyndi James Gossett, have an adopted son.