Cosby Show's Geoffrey Owens Shares He Still Struggles to Make Ends Meet After Trader Joe's Job
No job is too small for Geoffrey Owens.
That's why the Cosby Show alum returned to work at Trader Joe's after he was job-shamed by online critics in 2018.
"Trader Joe's was a wonderful job," he said in a recent interview with V-103 Atlanta's Big Tigger Morning Show. "I've gone back there since all happened. And basically, I asked for hours to work there again."
While Geoffrey didn't specify if he is still an employee at the grocery store, he did share insight into why he initially left his post amid "scrutiny" over his day job.
"I'm a very private person," he explained. "It wasn't like I quit knowing that I was going to be making a lot of money soon or anything. I just felt like I wasn't going to be able to handle that kind of attack on my privacy."
But the 63-year-old has no problem working for an honest pay. After all, as he put it, his residual checks from The Cosby Show were "never particularly wonderful."
"I did maybe 20 percent of the show," he noted. "People have a false you impression of what the average middle class actor makes and their ability to make a living in the industry. That's what drove me to work at Trader Joe's to begin with."
Geoffrey continued, "But honestly, I'm not much better off now."
In fact, the actor whose recent credits include Poppa's House and Mr. Santa: A Christmas Extravaganza said he's still dealing with financial hardships.
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