Lou Myers

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Sep 26, 1935 (89 years old)
Death date
Feb 19, 2013

Lou Myers

Known For

Dreams
2h 20m
Movie 2013

Dreams

Mia dreams of singing, Quentin dreams of dancing, Paalo wants to mend the relationship with his daughter and Alonzo hopes to reconnect with his family, but the realities of abuse, failure and their broken pasts, as well as a notorious criminal, make the path to their dreams an uphill battle. Set in urban Chicago, these four stories are woven together to create an inspiring tale of the hard work it takes to achieve one's dreams.

It's Kind of a Funny Story
1h 42m
Movie 2010

It's Kind of a Funny Story

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Sweet Oranges
1h 47m
Movie 2004

Sweet Oranges

Down on their luck, buddies Jamal (William L. Johnson) and Kenny (Benjamin Stephens) decide that the only way they can pluck themselves out of poverty during the summer is to sell oranges from a local kiosk. The new venture seems to be the perfect solution to their financial woes except for one tiny problem: It's hard to keep your mind on business when you're surrounded by beautiful babes. Trey Haley directs this fresh, freewheeling comedy.

The Fighting Temptations
2h 2m
Movie 2003

The Fighting Temptations

Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir.

Everything's Jake
1h 32m
Movie 2000

Everything's Jake

A homeless man takes a newly homeless man under his wing and teaches him how to survive on the streets.

A Private Affair
1h 35m
Movie 2000

A Private Affair

A woman who has confronted the sour side of success finds love and discovers herself in this made-for-TV drama. Nikka (Vanessa Bell Calloway) is a writer who enjoys unexpected success with her first novel, but her brush with fame and fortune has a serious downside when she's threatened with legal action by the Internal Revenue Service for non-payment of taxes. Turning to her family and friends for help, Nikka's new life begins to fall apart, but she begins to develop a greater sense of herself in the process, and she decides to take a trip to Africa in hopes of coming to terms with her heritage.

Mama Flora's Family
TV Show 1998

Mama Flora's Family

A black matriarch in the early 20th century is determined to free her children from the bonds of prejudice.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
2h 4m
Movie 1998

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live. But Delilah is about to change all that. What starts as a quick trip to Jamaica, ends as an exhilarating voyage of self discovery as Stella learns to open her heart and find love – even if it's with a man 20 years her junior.

Bulworth
1h 48m
Movie 1998

Bulworth

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

Tin Cup
2h 15m
Movie 1996

Tin Cup

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was typically typecast as a grumpy old man, but he 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 perhaps best known as the feisty Mr. Vernon Gaines in the sitcom A Different World. Myers was also an accomplished pianist. Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown). Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lou Myers (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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