Geoffrey Owens of The Cosby Show was offered a job after he was embarrassed about working in a grocery store
Geoffrey, who paid for Elvin in the sitcom starring Bill Cosby as the Huxtable family patriarch, was recently discovered by a fan who works at US grocery store Trader Joe’s. After the photo went viral, director Tyler said he would be happy to hire the actor for his primetime drama, The Haves and The Have Nots.
“#GeoffreyOwens I’m about to start filming OWN’s number one drama next week!” he tweeted on Tuesday. While he has yet to respond directly to Tyler Perry, Geoffrey appeared on Good Morning America earlier in the day where he said he wouldn’t feel “comfortable” accepting handouts.
“I wouldn’t feel comfortable accepting acting jobs from this event,” he said. “I don’t mind getting an audition. I don’t mind if people call me to test because of what happened… I want to get a job because I’m the right person.”
He also added to CNN: “I feel like I have to get a job in this industry. Even with all the notoriety right now, I think I actually feel a little uncomfortable if someone speaks because of What’s happening to you in the media.” right now, we’re going to give you a job.” However, he added: “If because of this I get more auditions, I have a chance to get in the room and compete for jobs with my colleagues, I wouldn’t mind at all.”
He also told CNN that he recently quit his job at Trader Joe’s following the media storm surrounding the photo.
“I worked at Trader Joe’s until a few weeks ago for 15 months. As soon as I learned this story was running, I resigned because I did not feel it was for my peace of mind and dignity that I will do.” can function there in a positive way, mentally and emotionally… ‘[Trader Joe’s] said instead of leaving, why not call it a temporary absence. I can come back whenever I want.” -old, from Brooklyn, New York, went on to appear in television shows such as Law & Order, That’s So Raven, Medium and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as well as many other programs.
According to IMDB, he appeared in an episode of the TV show Elementary earlier this year and currently has two projects in post-production.
In a short film called Fizzle, he is known as ‘The Sneeze Man’, and in the film Impossible Monsters, which tells the story of an ambitious professor caught up in a murdering a participant in his sleep study, he plays a character. named Jacobs.
