May 27th is Louis Gossett Jr. Day!!!"He began acting in high school after being sidelined with a sports injury and attended New York University where he was a star basketball player. Though he was picked to play for the New York Knicks, he decided instead to pursue an acting career, making his Broadway debut in Lorraine Hansberry's acclaimed A Raisin in the Sun in 1959. Gossett continued to nurture his stage career, gaining notice for his eloquence and quiet authority. He parlayed this success onto the big screen; notable films include The Deep, Enemy Mine and The Punisher. In 1983, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman." Thank you Mr. Gossett Jr. for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Louis Gossett Jr.
http://www.biography.com/people/louis-gossett-jr-212163
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdLOe1O-goQ
"Violence is a war, and the energy we exert on war, I would like to pray that energy gets reverted back to a communal effort to save the planet. So perhaps in my own small way I can generate some energy toward the salvation of the planet because when we win a war we win a dying planet." - Louis Gossett Jr.
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