Actor Louis Gossett Jr. passes away, played the role of the demon instructor in “The Journey of Love”
米人気映画「愛と青春の旅立ち」で黒人としては初めてアカデミー賞助演男優賞に輝いていた米俳優のルイス・ゴセット・ジュニアさんが死去したことが３０日までにわかった
It was announced on the 30th that American actor Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the popular American movie ``The Adventures of Love’’, has passed away.
The family made this clear in a statement
He was 87 years old
死因は伝えられていない
cause of death not reported
１９８３年公開の同映画ではパイロットを目指して海軍士官養成学校に入学している候補生を猛訓練でしごく教官役を務めていた
In the 1983 film, he plays the role of an instructor who trains cadets who are entering the Naval Officer Training School to become pilots.
Richard Gere, the American actor who played the lead role, responded to the news of his death by saying, ``He took his acting career very seriously.’’
He was thoroughly prepared for his role and was fully able to play the role of an instructor 24 hours a day.’’
１９７７年には、黒人奴隷問題を描いてヒットしたテレビドラマシリーズ「ルーツ」にも出演
In 1977, he also appeared in the hit TV drama series Roots, which depicts the issue of black slavery.
The film won an Emmy Award
He has also appeared in many movies and TV dramas.
ハリウッド映画のデビュー作は「黒い一粒のプライド」で、主演を務めた故シドニー・ポワチエはその後、別の作品で黒人初のアカデミー賞主演男優賞を得ていた
His Hollywood debut was ``Pride,’’ and the late Sidney Poitier, who played the lead role, went on to become the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for another film.
ルイス・ゴセット・ジュニアさんはニューヨーク市のブルックリン生まれで、ニューヨーク大学で演劇を勉強
Louis Gossett Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and studied theater at New York University.
He started out as a stage actor, but then moved into film.
He also revealed that he decided to become an actor because of the guidance of his English teacher in high school.
約１９３センチの身長を生かして高校時代などにバスケットボールにも情熱を注ぎ、米プロバスケットボール協会（ＮＢＡ）のクラブであるニューヨーク・ニックスの注目を集めたこともあった
Taking advantage of his height of approximately 193 centimetres, he was passionate about basketball during his high school days and even attracted the attention of the New York Knicks, a club in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
１９９０年代には人種差別を根絶させる団体の創立も支援
In the 1990s, he also supported the founding of an organization to eradicate racial discrimination.
He also opened up about his own experience of racial discrimination in Hollywood.
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