The Former Cosby Show Star Who Now Works At Trader Joe's

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00:00One of the former stars of The Cosby Show has been spotted working at a grocery store

00:04in New Jersey.

00:05Radar Online reports that Jeffrey Owens, who played the character Elvin Thibodeau on the

00:09NBC comedy, was seen working the cash register at a Trader Joe's in Clifton, New Jersey.

00:15According to the publication, Owens, whom they called a starving artist, probably makes

00:19about $11 an hour.

00:21So just how did Radar recognize the 57-year-old actor?

00:24Well, for starters, Owens was wearing a name tag, and shoppers often reportedly identify

00:29him from his time on the once-beloved sitcom.

00:32According to Owens' mother, Ethel, with whom he lives in a two-floor home in Montclair,

00:36New Jersey, they come up and say they remember him from their childhoods.

00:39Owens starred on The Cosby Show from 1985 to 1992, portraying the husband of Sabrina Le

00:45Boeuf's Sondra Huxtable.

00:47After the series ended, he continued to work in Hollywood, but he was never able to snag

00:51a gig quite as lucrative as his role as Elvin.

00:53Hey, guys, I'm Donovan McNair.

00:56That was not Donovan McNair!

00:57That was not Donovan McNair!

00:58That was not Donovan McNair!

00:59Yes, it was.

01:00It was like a McDonald's plug!

01:01Was that the guy from The Cosby Show?

01:03Just because he hasn't had a regular role in a while doesn't mean that Owens hasn't

01:06been working.

01:07Owens appeared in the NBC comedy Built to Last for eight episodes in 1997, and the HBO dramedy

01:13Divorce as the character Gerald for three episodes in 2016.

01:17He's also made small appearances in high-profile projects like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,

01:22Boston Legal, and Medium.

01:24Radar spoke to one woman shopping in the store who observed that Owens looked unhappy, though

01:28she noted that he was polite during their interaction.

01:31The woman also said she was shocked to discover that Owens was working at the grocery store

01:35chain when he has so much talent as an actor.

01:38According to her observations,

01:39I would have thought after The Cosby Show, he would maybe be doing something different.

01:43Understandably, Owens didn't sound too thrilled that Radar had been looking into his current

01:47whereabouts, as the Gossip Rag reported that he'd hung up on them when they called to talk

01:50about his Trader Joe's job.

01:52However, he did phone the outlet the next day to inform them of his latest acting gigs,

01:57sharing that he's been teaching a Shakespearean workshop in New York City.

02:01Money might be tighter than ever before for Owens, as he likely doesn't receive much money

02:05from The Cosby Show anymore.

02:06As Page Six reported in April 2018, reruns of the series were pulled from airing on Bounce

02:11TV after the show's star, comedian Bill Cosby, was found guilty of aggravated indecent assault

02:17against former Temple University employee Andrea Constand, one of dozens of other accusations

02:23of sexual assaults that have been brought against the once-beloved comedian in recent years.

02:27For the most part, the accusations have knocked the series out of syndication, meaning a once-reliable

02:32source of residual income for the series' stars has now been significantly cut down.

02:37So, considering his acting credentials, why might Owens be working at the grocery chain?

02:42It's possible that he just needs a flexible job to earn some money on the side while he's

02:45in between acting gigs.

02:47As implied by his biography on the website for the off-Broadway theater company Primary

02:51Stages, Owens has largely focused on taking to the stage since his Cosby days, performing

02:56in plays like Romeo and Juliet and David Marmette's Race.

03:00Owens has also tried his hand at directing, working on plays like King Lear, Much Ado About

03:04Nothing, and The Taming of the Shrew.

03:07Beyond his acting roles, he's also held down teaching jobs, molding the minds everywhere from

03:11Yale and Columbia to Bergen County Community College and Montclair High School.

03:16No matter what the former Cosby Show actor has been doing to make ends meet, it's great

03:19to see that he's remaining active on the stage and screen, and we look forward to seeing what

03:23projects he takes on next.

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