Geoffrey Owens, known for his role in 'The Cosby Show', revealed he's still facing financial struggles six years after going viral for working at Trader Joe's. Owens stated that people often have a misconception about the average income of middle-class actors and the difficulty of making a living in the industry. While he has continued acting since 'The Cosby Show', he felt the scrutiny and potential invasion of privacy from the viral incident made it uncomfortable to continue working at Trader Joe's.
The actor — who is best known for portraying character Sondra Huxtable’s partner, Elvin Tibideaux, on the NBC sitcom from 1985 to 1992 — noted that he is “not much better off” these days than he was when a customer infamously Geoffrey Owens , known for his role in “ The Cosby Show ,” is still financially stressed six years after going viral for working at Trader Joe’s.
“At first, there was some negative stuff about basically the job shaming. A ‘Where is he now?’ kind of thing,” he said during the radio interview. “But then, very soon after that, there was all this support and encouragement from all over the world.”Geoffrey ended up leaving his post at Trader Joe’s because he was worried about the viral moment invading his privacy.
He continued, “It wasn’t like I quit knowing I would be making a lot of money soon or anything. I just felt like I wasn’t going to be able to handle that kind of scrutiny and attack on my privacy.”“I’m not going to feel comfortable working in this store wondering who is around with a camera,” he said.The TV star also noted that after dozens of women accused “Cosby Show” star Bill Cosby of sexual assault, the series was pulled from syndication and Geoffrey’s residuals were suddenly “gone.
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