Lou Myers (actor)

Lou Myers
Born
Lewis Eddy Myers

(1935-09-26)September 26, 1935
Cabin Creek, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 2013(2013-02-19) (aged 77)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
OccupationActor
Known forRole as Vernon Gaines on the NBC-TV series A Different World
Children1

Lou Myers (September 26, 1935 – February 19, 2013)[1] was an American actor.

Myers was born in Cabin Creek, West Virginia, the son of Dorothy Jeffries (née Brown).[citation needed]

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.[2]

Myers died at the Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia after battling pneumonia for several months.[3]

  1. ^ "Lou Myers Dead – Mr. Vernon Gaines From 'A Different World' Dies at 77". TMZ.com. February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "West Virginia State University - Lou Myers".
  3. ^ "Lou Myers, A Different World Actor, Dies". People Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2013.