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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).
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Filmography
all 31
Movies 16
TV Shows 15
Jimmy
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Movie
7.8
Blue Smoke Jones
Nobody Knows Anything! (2004)
Movie
Mr. King
Sweet Oranges (2004)
Movie
Homer T.
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
Movie
Eve (2003)
TV
Charlie
All About the Andersons (2003)
TV
Philly (2001)
TV
All About You (2001)
Movie
Burt Weinberg
The Wedding Planner (2001)
Movie
9
Abe
Everything's Jake (2000)
Movie
Lawrence
A Private Affair (2000)
Movie
Albie
Mama Flora's Family (1998)
TV
Uncle Ollie
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Movie
Uncle Tyrone
Bulworth (1998)
Movie
6.17
Pastor Lake
Volcano (1997)
Movie
6.8
The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
TV
8
Malcolm & Eddie (1996)
TV
Clint
Tin Cup (1996)
Movie
10
Billy Cates
The Sentinel (1996)
TV
Wendell Freeman III
JAG (1995)
TV
4.4
Wining Boy
The Piano Lesson (1995)
Movie
Quincy
The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)
Movie
Willie
Cobb (1994)
Movie
Mr. Urman
ER (1994)
TV
5.44
The Sinbad Show (1993)
TV
Thea (1993)
TV
Living Single (1993)
TV
10
Vernon Gaines
A Different World (1987)
TV
6.11
The Cosby Show (1984)
TV
6.2
Reverend Mosely
The First Breeze of Summer (1976)
Movie
Reverend Mosely
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Ratings
Average 6.25
Based on 583 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1971
1994
1997
1996
2010
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1935-09-26
Deathday2013-02-19 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceChesapeake, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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