Geoffrey Owens Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble in a Television Series for "The Cosby Show" in 1989
• Won a TV Land Impact Award for "The Cosby Show" in 2011
• Studied acting with Uta Hagen, Austin Pendleton, and Nikos Psacharopoulos
• Is the son of Major Owens, a former United States Congressman
• Quote: "(On "The Cosby Show"): "It's the icon for what I call the 'positive image' of black American life; it has been denigrated and criticized․․․but it is the icon of what was supposedly ideal․ The thing that made the show so popular was its universality․""
• Best known for his role as Elvin Tibideaux in "The Cosby Show" and as Rob Marcus in "Play the Game․"
• Directed an episode of the TV series "Life from the Inside" in 2007 called "*Side Effects May Include Night Terrors․"