Actor Lou Myers (Mr. Vernon Gaines) 1935-2013 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 02-20-2013, 09:25 PM

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – 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 77. 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.

Brieannas21 · 02-20-2013, 09:44 PM

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Lou Myers, who played Mr. Vernon Gaines on the 1980s TV series A Different World, has died, TMZ reports. He was 77 years old.

The president of the late actor's nonprofit told TMZ that Myers passed away at the Charleston Medical Center in West Virginia, where he was being treated for a heart-related emergency. He had previously been hospitalized in December for pneumonia and again in January after he collapsed at home

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, Myers' heart stopped and he fell into a coma. According to TMZ, he died just a few hours later.

Aww that is just sad. I had no idea that he's 77.

Marvo301 · 02-21-2013, 02:50 PM

Lou Myers

Blackout · 02-22-2013, 08:45 PM

RIP

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ThomasE · 02-28-2013, 12:17 AM

I saw him walking down the street a little over a year ago in Harlem as I was coming out of I-HOP. To quote Mr. Gaines I said "Ohhhh My Goodness". LOL. He bought his mom a Lexus a couple of years back. He was cool.

Mr. Television · 02-28-2013, 01:02 AM

He was one of the best actors on that show. R.I.P.

simmytbone · 07-08-2013, 04:05 PM

He was so hilarious on ADW

My favorite quote from him was "We need to get her a Doctor....A Man Doctor"

God Bless Him, may he R.I.P.

02-20-2013, 09:25 PM	#1
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