Show IN STEPNvynEL II Lii e 0 I BY JAraES CRADV 11 141111111111111 ' - : ( E0 - I lik re IIMS 0 hub DORM May In Brooklyn PERSONAL 27 1936 NY Two previold marriages one son Salle- - Wed Cyndl lames-Reec- e In 1987 One adopted IN THE AUDIENCE AT THE Chandler Pavillion in Los An- the night you won the Oscar" I Louis Gossett Jr "That was an ex- moment" Gossett laughed "It more exciting for me" he said lot a Award as Best Supportthe won Academy Gossett for An Officer and a Gentlenine ago Actor years ing drill inman The script had called for a character Gere's Richard structor to turn "boots" like "a into professional Navy officers It did not stipulate and got black drill instructor" But Gossett applied for from the outset a role that was color-blin- d said He's also proud of he that" of was "I proud Peter Coyote called Keeper of the his new flick with detective Lou one this In plays a veteran Chicago City to anxious force the on man who seems to be the only the off city's who's killer bumping serial a track down role didn't call for a black gang lords And again "the Gossett said obviously pleased actor" an actor just for shown on Showtime on be to scheduled is Keeper in movie Jan 25 "It could be a feature film one shown be a feahouses it should be a feature film and it will said He actor the world" the ture film in the rest of seemed less enthusiastic about Aces: Iron Eagle when they killed off the "They made a big mistake killed off Jason" he when II they kid in Iron Eagle And when I audience explained "That cut the young to call ought was They I overweight did the movie could rethis one Aces and let us do another movie that ally be called Iron Eagle III" another When we spoke Lou was working on yet and Bruce Woods James with film Diggstown Ringers it Dern—"the challenge of my career" he called "I play the ring in back to has get boxer who an I never No the for 210 to part down I lost 40 pounds boxed before just a little martial arts for relaxation" Lincoln The man is being a bit modest At Abraham in track letterman a was Lou NY in Brooklyn High class baseball and basketball—as well as being named at one of hoops later varsity he played president—and the East's great universities New York University was recovering from a herIronically it was while Lou he nia that a Lincoln High drama teacher suggested team basketball gothe by to kill time before returning in a school play ing out for an acting spot when he gradThe PR material on Gossett says that the New York drafted was by he from uated college "No I wasn't Knicks to play professional basketball too much time took me told "Acting Lou drafted" to try out" from my playing But I was invited be in A Raisin in to to Broadway went Instead Lou has been an acHe the Sun a role he reprised on film decades—a good one S three tor now for more than son Sham THEMElt Take a Giant Step 1953 (debut) The Desk Set1955 Lost in the Stars 1957 A Raisin in the Sun 1959 Golden Boy 1964 Ral Sweet Charfie 1966 Murderous Angels 1971 The Charlatans 1974 FILVS: Include A Raisin In the Sun 1981 (debut) UWAS hard-as-nai- ls The Landlord197N The Laughing Policeman 1974 The Deep1977 An Officer and a Gentleman 198Z Enemy Mine1985 Iron Eagle1986 Includes Roots 1977 Sadat 1983-- - - ' LIrIJ1DYS - -- pe : -- oi" mg ft turns Out Lou cgrew up In I SheoPshead : Now he and 111r416 IlaY In SmoklY11' wile live with his two sons In an aCtreS4 ! a Maila about walk lmm dm - "Tbe beach older z boy Is 17" Just got said Lou "Ho good Sas so good - - It ' " 7--:'---1 1 7'' - 4' 10-min- - ' 11 - -- r Remember Lou Gossett in "Iron Eagle"? In '!An Officer and a Gentleman"? This week he's on TVin "Keeper of the City" - 7112 yearsra71Zengler ION those famous IT Lou worried brush On al he ahvays 8uard?4Nortit--said the eanYene of NW months im) hroWnt burned out a Year—tut We've not ours got 25 w that go very fruit roots deeprets green You know " they're elere's water" do city boys from w knme this stuff? Lou's secret caabout and w "St Sheeai PAGE 22 JANUARY 19 1992 PARADE MAGAZINE |