Lou Myers (actor)

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Lewis Eddy Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013), also known professionally as Lou Myers or alternately as Lou Leabengula Myers, was an American actor and pianist. Myers appeared in many movies, plays, and television programs. He made his Broadway debut in 1975 as Reverend Mosely in the production The First Breeze of Summer, alongside Ethel Ayler, Moses Gunn, Bebe Drake, and Barbara Montgomery. He joined them in recreating their roles for a television adaptation that aired on Great Performances in 1976. Myers was an original cast member of many August Wilson plays, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, and The Piano Lesson. He is perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist and founder/director of the Tshaka Ensemble Players in Africa.

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