Geoffery Owens gets role on Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots"

What a couple of weeks for former Cosby Show actor Geoffery Owens. Last week he who received an enormous amount of negative attention from some for working at a New Jersey Trader Joe’s to make ends meet.

This week media mogul Tyler Perry has come through on his offer of a TV show role for former Cosby show actor, Geoffery Owens.

Per The Hollywood Reporter:

Owens has accepted Perry's offer of a role on the OWN series The Haves and the Have Nots. He'll recur on the show's sixth season, appearing in 10 episodes, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The show is about to resume filming in Atlanta.

Tyler Perry offers Geoffery Owens a job

UPDATE: Geoffery Owens gets role on Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots"

Former Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens appeared on Good Morning America in an interview with Robin Roberts to explain why he was working at Trader Joes and that every job is valuable and worthwhile. A few minutes after his interview writer, director, producer, and actor, Tyler Perry Tyler Perry sent him a tweet offering him a job.

#GeoffreyOwens I’m about to start shootings OWN’s number one drama next week! Come join us!!! I have so much respect for people who hustle between gigs. The measure of a true artist.

— Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) September 4, 2018

Check out the Good Morning America interview below: