From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lou Leabengula Myers (born September 26, 1945) is an American actor. Myers is typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he has appeared in many movies, stage plays, television sitcoms, and dramas. He got his first break as an understudy in the Broadway play, The First Breeze of Summer as Reverend Mosley. He is probably best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers is also an accomplished pianist. Myers was born in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lou Myers (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Charleston, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935-09-26 |
| Died | 2013-02-19 |
Movies
It's Kind of a Funny Story
as Jimmy
2010
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Blue Smoke Jones
2004
Sweet Oranges
as Mr. King
2004
The Fighting Temptations
as Homer T.
2003
2001
The Wedding Planner
as Burt Weinberg
2001
Everything's Jake
as Abe
2000
A Private Affair
as Lawrence
2000
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Uncle Ollie
1998
Bulworth
as Uncle Tyrone
1998
Volcano
as Pastor Lake
1997
Tin Cup
as Clint
1996
The Piano Lesson
as Wining Boy
1995
The Passion of Darkly Noon
as Quincy
1995
Cobb
as Willie
1994
The First Breeze of Summer
as Reverend Mosely
1976
Lou Myers hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows