Geoffrey Owens
TV Actor
Best known for playing Elvin Tibideaux on NBC's The Cosby Show from 1985 until 1992, this television actor also appeared in episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia That's So Raven, and Las Vegas.
He began his acting career as a professional theatre performer, appearing in several Williamstown Theatre Festival productions during the summer months of 1981.
He studied with the renowned acting teacher Uta Hagen and also taught at Hagen and Herbert Berghof's their HB Studio in New York City.
He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
He and Paul Campbell were both in the cast of a 2008 romantic comedy titled Play The Game.