December 28, 2024
Geoffrey Owen’s sat down with Large Tigger and talked concerning the actuality for a lot of middle-class actors.
In an interview with Atlanta’s V-103 radio station, The Cosby Present alum Geoffrey Owen admits that making ends meet remains to be a battle after working with Tyler Perry.
The Yale graduate desires folks to know the distinction between Hollywood and middle-class actors. He’s the latter.
“Folks have a misunderstanding of what the common middle-class actor makes and their skill to make a dwelling within the business,” Owens stated.
His residual earnings for his stint on The Cosby Present are solely “about 20%,” and the checks are inadequate to help his household.
“I battle on daily basis to make ends meet. And other people can’t get their heads round that as a result of they see me in films,” he stated.
Owens as soon as performed Elvin Thibadeaux on The Cosby Present, however he obtained fewer appearing alternatives after the present ended. The Energy actor returned to working a 9-5 job at Dealer Joe’s.
Owens was acknowledged there by a “fan,” and whereas doing his job, his image was taken. Quickly, he turned the topic of hypothesis on social media. Customers started to surprise why an actor of such a beloved character was working at a grocery retailer.
The Poppa’s Home star revealed he didn’t need to cope with public scrutiny and felt uncomfortable at his job. This realization led him to stop a job with good advantages in favor of the unknown.
He said, “I used to be like, now that that is breaking, I’m not going to really feel comfy working on this retailer questioning who’s round with a digital camera. It will simply be too bizarre. I’m a really non-public particular person.”
Fortunately for Owens, the viral second didn’t final lengthy or stay damaging. As soon as the story unfold nationally, followers and potential employers reached out with effectively needs and a few job gives.
Since then, Owens has acted in a number of exhibits, together with Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots, Energy, Energy E book II: Ghost, and is at the moment starring in Poppa’s Home with Damon Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr., and Essence Atkins.
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