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Lou Myers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lou Leabengula Myers (born September 26, 1945) is an American actor. Myers is typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he has appeared in many movies, stage plays, television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is probably best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers is also an accomplished pianist. Myers was born in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lou Myers (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Sep 26, 1935 In Charleston, West Virginia
Movie/TV Credits:
27
First Appeared:
In the series The Cosby Show 1984-09-20
Latest Project:
Movie It's Kind of a Funny Story 2010-10-08
Known For
Poster of All About You
Poster of A Private Affair
Poster of The Passion of Darkly Noon
Poster of Thea
Filmography
Movie It's Kind of a Funny Story Jimmy 2010-10-08
Movie Sweet Oranges Mr. King 2004-05-25
Movie Nobody Knows Anything! Blue Smoke Jones 2004-08-24
Series Eve Unknown 2003-09-15
Movie The Fighting Temptations Homer T. 2003-09-19
Movie The Wedding Planner Burt Weinberg 2001-01-26
Movie All About You 2001-08-04
Series Philly Unknown 2001-09-25
Movie A Private Affair Lawrence 2000-08-26
Movie Everything's Jake Abe 2000-09-25
Movie Bulworth Uncle Tyrone 1998-05-15
Series Mama Flora's Family Albie 1998-11-08
Movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back Uncle Ollie 1998-08-14
Movie Volcano Pastor Lake 1997-04-25
Series The Jamie Foxx Show Unknown 1996-08-28
Movie Tin Cup Clint 1996-08-16
Series Malcolm & Eddie Unknown 1996-08-26
Movie The Passion of Darkly Noon Quincy 1995-01-02
Series JAG Unknown 1995-09-23
Movie The Piano Lesson Wining Boy 1995-02-05
Series ER Unknown 1994-09-19
Movie Cobb Willie 1994-12-02
Series The Sinbad Show Unknown 1993-09-16
Series Living Single Unknown 1993-08-29
Series Thea Unknown 1993-09-03
Series A Different World Vernon Gaines 1987-09-24
Series The Cosby Show Unknown 1984-09-20