But at the same time, it's revealed things - you know, it's kind of underlined things in our society that we need to look at. Called Shift Happens, the new series sees Owens serving as the host as he interviews employees from various workplaces about their jobs. OWENS: Well, at first, it was - fortunately, the bad part lasted for just a little bit. Thank you so much. In terms of artistically or opportunity-wise, it didn't have any effect. actor, teacher and director who founded The Brooklyn Shakespeare Company. “A lot of good things happened to me, but the best thing about that whole thing was that people started to think about and talk about work in a different way,” Owens went on. Stay safe. He also also received $25,000 from Nicki Minaj but graciously opted to pass along the funds to other actors who are in need, donating the amount to the Actor’s Fund in memory of the late Earle Hyman, who played Cliff’s father on The Cosby Show. Great to be here. But, you know, at a time when I wasn't working much, and various circumstances made earning a living as an acting more difficult. Stephen Colbert, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Mock Donald Trump’s Benes-esque Dancing, Derek Hough And Girlfriend Hayley Erbert Perform Sizzling Routine On ‘DWTS’, Zoom Video Goes Viral After Woman Forgets To Stop Camera While Using The Washroom, Dolly Parton Moves Stephen Colbert To Tears As She Sings Heartbreaking Song To Him On ‘The Late Show’, 'Essential Heroes: A Momento Latino Event' Preview, Chadwick Boseman's Final Performance Highlighted In 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Trailer, Skai Jackson Reacts To 'DWTS' Cha Cha Fumble, 'DWTS' Week 6 Recap, Carole Baskin Comes Out As Bisexual. And, you know, again, it wasn't the thing that that led to my financial ruin. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. And Geoffrey Owens is with us now to tell us more about it. But, you know, at a time when I wasn't working much, and various circumstances made earning a living as an acting more difficult. Best known as a former sitcom star, Owens is famous for playing Elvin Tibideaux on the classic comedy series The Cosby Show. OWENS: Yeah. I'm Michel Martin. “They started considering the dignity of work, the nobility of work, considering that some jobs are not necessarily better than others and that all work matters. A teaser video for the upcoming social media series has also been released on Instagram, showing how Owens turned a negative into a positive after he was the subject of his own public job shaming experience. Two years after the Trader Joe's event, people are still approaching me on the street in public telling me how meaningful that whole thing was for them and how they were inspired by it. And Geoffrey Owens is with us now to tell us more about it. And, you know, again, it wasn't the thing that that led to my financial ruin. MARTIN: That was Geoffrey Owens. And there's no one job that is inherently better than another in terms of how it benefits society, etc. And I don't talk about this much because I don't think it's that important. I don't think it affected my career. The picture went viral on social media, igniting a debate about famous people, side gigs and job shaming. ", RELATED: Woman Who Took Geoffrey Owens’ Photo at Trader Joe’s Says She Didn’t Mean to Shame Him. Other celebrities publicly defended Owens as well, including Nicki Minaj, Terry Crews, Pamela Adlon, Blair Underwood, James Campbell, and Patricia Heaton. That was one of the elements that led to my getting to the place where I said to myself, ‘I have to do something,’ and I was thinking, ‘What can I do?’ and the answer ended up being Trader Joe’s, which is actually a wonderful situation for me in many ways. But, of course, in 2018, the show was pulled from syndication after the star, Bill Cosby, was convicted of three counts of indecent assault. MARTIN: So take me back to the moment when you found out that that photo went viral. I mean, it's - you know... OWENS: Needless to say - needless to say. But that's the only way. And Geoffrey Owens is with us now to tell us more about it. Owens' wife recently shared on her Instagram a photo of their son performing a basketball game. Geoffrey Owens, thank you so much for talking with us. "They started considering the dignity of work, even the nobility of work, considering that some jobs are not necessarily better than others and that all work matters. And now, you know, we're looking at people who do these regular jobs that we didn't think much of before, and we're calling them heroes now and - yeah, because yes, they're literally sometimes risking their lives to provide the services to make our lives work and function. OWENS: Yeah. His recent credits also include Power and Bless This Mess. They started considering the dignity of work, even the nobility of work, considering that some jobs are not necessarily better than others, and that - let's put it this way - all work matters.". He is the son of former United States Congressman Major Owens Early life and education. The picture went viral on social media, igniting a debate about famous people, side gigs and job shaming. In 2018, Owens made headlines when photos of him working at Trader Joe's were published on The Daily Mail, and the negative attention over the "job shaming" led to Owens quitting from the store. GEOFFREY OWENS: Thanks for having me, Michel. But it was only for a few hours because in less than maybe two - one or two hours, all the positive stuff started flooding in, you know? Fast forward to now and Owens says a lot of good things have happened since then. And it just boggled my mind. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. But it didn't help, right? Owens also spoke about his stint at Trader Joe's at last year's Screen Actors Guild Awards when he was honored during the ceremony's "I Am an Actor" segment. And so it's all come kind of full circle. So at first, we thought it was just going to be like - I don't know. And so it's all come kind of full circle. But that's the only way. I don't think it affected my career. ‘Shift Happens’ – Montclair’s Geoffrey Owens Launches Instagram Show Celebrating Honor Of Work. This is terrible - those horrible pictures of me and, you know, some disparaging words and stuff. GEOFFREY OWENS: Thanks for having me, Michel. So did that affect your career? “It’s been exactly two years now since I was job-shamed on the internet and social media for taking a job at Trader Joe’s,” the actor, who played Elvin Tibideaux on “The Cosby Show”, said. And there's no one job that is inherently better than another in terms of how it benefits society, etc. Owens, best known for his role as Elvin Tibideaux on The Cosby Show from 1985 to 1992, will be interviewing working people for his show, he said in an introduction video shared to Instagram on Sunday. The Shift Happens trailer for IGTV comes to us from Geoffrey Owens on Instagram. So that - this whole notion of the dignity of work and nobility of work is even more relevant than ever because of the horrible thing that's happened. It's all about working people and the dignity of work. It was a show with a predominantly Black cast featuring an upper-middle class, you know, functional Black family. Did it affect your career? Geoffrey Owens, 59, is an actor who gained fame with the sitcom, "The Cosby Show" from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Ownes will be interviewing working people about their work on “Shift Happens.” Follow Owens on Instagram to catch future episodes. It's called "Shift Happens." And it became really good really fast. Thank you so much for joining us. 7,696 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from ‘geoffreyowens’ hashtag Well, the joke is on the trolls because along with other acting gigs, Owens is hosting a new show on IGTV where he speaks with working people about their jobs. "As you know, that whole thing didn't go as the shamers planned. Called Shift Happens, the new series sees Owens serving as the host as he interviews employees from various workplaces about their jobs. & St. James Episcopal Church Hold Annual Coat Drive, Montclair Police Investigating Shooting On Greenwood Avenue, Letter to the Editor: Support for Reasonable Rent Control, MontClairVoyant: Voltaire’s Tomb, and When In-School Classes Might Resume. On top of that, the pandemic has come along, and now, recently, the whole set of people who work certain jobs are being rightfully seen as heroes - you know, heroic. Not only are we acknowledging that all work matters, but we’re also realizing that a lot of the people that do the jobs, let’s face it, that we didn’t think much of before, are actually heroes.”. I was so impressed and humbled by the hard work that the vast majority of people on this earth do every frickin' (ph) day. My wife and I are so old-school we thought, you know, how bad can it be? Owens was bombarded with praise after the pics in question emerged online, with Tyler Perry offering him the chance to appear on his hit OWN drama, “The Haves and the Have Nots”, and Nicki Minaj giving him $25,000, which he then donated to the Actor’s Fund in memory of the late “Cosby Show” actor Earle Hyman. Geoffrey Owens, welcome. I was so impressed and humbled by the hard work that the vast majority of people on this earth do every frickin' (ph) day. And all of a sudden, it was horrible. But the fact that those unfortunate - Bill's going through that stuff, and that was happening in his life affected me in the sense that, yeah, when the show got pulled, there was a certain amount of residual income from the show that I stopped getting. And, of course, he was accused of drugging and raping dozens of women over a period of decades. It was a show with a predominantly Black cast featuring an upper-middle class, you know, functional Black family. MARTIN: I understand that you have sympathy for Mr. Cosby, but I would say it's unfortunate that the people he assaulted went through that. Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more. “At the time that the show was pulled, that did make a difference in our income. OWENS: You're welcome. "A lot of good things happened to me, but the best thing about that whole thing was that people started thinking about and talking about work in a different way. See how many Montclair businesses you recognize in the first episode of Geoffrey Owens’ “Shift Happens.” Labor Day is a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers make to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. But as I said, it was only a matter of hours before this incredible flood of support and encouragement and love started coming in from every corner of the world from people of all - not just my profession but all professions supporting me and sticking up for me and defending me and, you know, kind of putting me in the position of poster child for the dignity of work. #BlackExcellence, #GeoffreyOwens #TheCosbyShow #TylerPerry #SAGAwards, A post shared by Geoffrey Owens (@iamgeoffreyowens) on Sep 5, 2020 at 9:14am PDT. MARTIN: I understand that you have sympathy for Mr. Cosby, but I would say it's unfortunate that the people he assaulted went through that.

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