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S Bryant-Tucker
May 10, 2018 | GA
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Actor Lou Myers, best known for his role as ornery restaurant owner Mr. Gaines on the television series "A Different World," has died.
Tonia McDonald of Myers' nonprofit, Global Business Incubation Inc., said Myers died Tuesday night at Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia. She said he was 76. McDonald said Wednesday that Myers had been in and out of the hospital since before Christmas and collapsed recently. An autopsy was planned.
A native of Chesapeake, W.Va., Myers had returned to the state and lived in the Charleston area.
His TV credits included "NYPD Blue," ''E.R.," ''The Cosby Show," ''Touched by an Angel," and more. He also appeared in a number of films, including "Tin Cup," ''How Stella Got Her Groove Back," ''Wedding Planner" and more.
"A Different World" ran from 1987-93 and originally starred Lisa Bonet from "Cosby" fame. Myers said he owed his introduction to Hollywood to Bill Cosby.
Myers also appeared on Broadway including "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" African American Style and "Oprah Winfrey's The Color Purple."
In 2005, the Appalachian Education Initiative listed Myers as one of 50 "Outstanding Creative Artists" from the state of West Virginia and featured him in their coffee table book Art & Soul.
He began singing jazz and blues with the touring company of "Negro Music in Vogue," according to a biography provided by McDonald.
His Cabaret show has been acclaimed in Berlin, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and New York, as well as Los Angeles at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Myers was chairman of Global Business Incubation that helps urban small businesses and chairman of the Lou Myers Scenario Motion Picture Institute/Theatre.
He won a NAACP "Best Actor" award for playing the Stool Pigeon in "King Hedley II," a play by August Wilson.
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S Bryant-Tucker
May 10, 2018 | GA
RIP Mr. Gaines!
January 07, 2018
Sharon Wiggs
October 22, 2017 | Ewing, NJ
Lou. you are truly missed. You made a difference to so many. Rest in peace.
Felicia Andrews
October 11, 2017 | Birmingham, AL
Blessings to the family for their loss of Lou Myers. He was inspiring and great man for all the accomplishment and achievements that he gave to me and others like me around the world.
June 30, 2017
Mr. Myers, your character (Mr. Gaines) on A Different World was the source of many chuckles and sometimes just a good "belly-laugh"; you will be missed but you will live on in reruns, thank goodness.
Rob in AR
March 06, 2017
Mr. Myers, your character (Mr. Gaines) on A Different World was the source of many chuckles and sometimes just a good "belly-laugh"; you will be missed but you will live on in reruns, thank goodness.
Rob in AR
Rob O
March 06, 2017 | Little Rock, AR
The Pit will not be the same without you Mr. Gaines and Velma was crying, if you wanted to know.
Maddie Falby
February 25, 2017 | Owings Mills, MD
Tijuana Jones
December 20, 2016 | Bronx, NY