Owens responds to Perry’s job offer
Former “Cosby Show” actor Geoffrey Owens was moved by Tyler Perry offering him a job after Owens was publicly shamed for working at Trader Joe’s.
Perry extended the offer to Owens in a tweet Tuesday, shortly after photos of Owens working at the Clifton, N.J., grocery store garnered attention online.
“That was kind of cool,” Owens told “Entertainment Tonight” of Perry’s offer. “I mean, that kind of sounded like he was saying, ‘Come work with me.’ I’m so, like, skeptical. Are you actually saying, ‘Come work with me?’ Because we’ve never worked together before. So, that’s a very, very generous thing for him to say. And we’ll see what happens with that. But that’s encouraging.”
Owens, 57, appeared on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday and said he was still pursuing acting opportunities but took the job at Trader Joe’s to help provide for his family. He has since left the job.
“When I first saw the pictures, I was devastated,” Owens said on the show. “But the period of devastation was so short, because shortly after that, my wife and I started to read these responses from like literally all over the world of support,” he said. “It hurt, but it’s amazing.”
Owens has had roles in many series in recent years, including “Elementary, “Blue Bloods” and “Lucifer.”