Louis Gossett Jr.'s acting career has stretched over a span of five decades and he's been a part of some major movie productions like A Raisin in the Sun, The Landlord, The Deep, Jaws 3-D, Toy Soldiers, Roots, and The Punisher. If you want to talk to anyone about longevity in the entertainment industry, Louis Gossett Jr. is the man, and at 81-years-old, he's still at it to this very day.
But, we almost lost the prominent actor when he was only 12-years-old. While he was playing baseball with a group of friends, he fell into a deep sinkhole where he claimed to have seen the light and came close to dying before being recovered from the hole and rushed to a local medical facility. Luckily, he was able to make a full recovery and pursue his dream as a thespian.