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Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. died of a lung condition, according to his death certificate obtained by TMZ. The actor died in Santa Monica on March 29 at the age of 87. According to the report, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), was the main cause of death, TMZ says, with heart…

All due respect to Godzilla, but the first quarter of this year was a bust for Hollywood. There's no getting around it. The news read like an April Fool's joke without a punchline. Disney gave up its fight with Florida, better to face its battle with inv…

Richard Gere has issued a tribute to his An Officer and a Gentleman costar Louis Gossett Jr., who just died at age 87. In the film, Gossett was Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley, a drill instructor who shaped Gere's character Zack Mayo in the 1982 film. The film earned Gossett an Academy Award for…

On the passing yesterday of actor Louis Gossett Jr., An Officer and A Gentleman director Taylor Hackford and Roots co-star LeVar Burton remembered their late colleague and friend. “One of the best to ever do it!,” Burton posted on X/Twitter. “Thank you, Lou… for everything!” In a statement to…

Louis Gossett Jr. gave signature performances on the small screen (as Fiddler in Roots) and the big screen (as a very demanding drill sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman). But the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actor, who died yesterday at the age of 87, had a remarkably prolific career that included scores of roles in…

Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Emmy for his role in the groundbreaking TV miniseries Roots and an Oscar for An Officer and a Gentleman, died Thursday night in Santa Monica. He was 87. His death was first reported by his nephew to the Associated Press. No cause of death was given. “It is with our…