Geoffrey Owens was born on March 18, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Cosby Show (1984), The Paper (1994) and Fizzle (2020). He has been married to Josette Huber since 1995. They have one child.
In the 1980s, he was often mistaken for Philip Michael Thomas. He auditioned for the role of Tubbs on Miami Vice (1984), but was turned down as too young.
Is the son of Congressman Major Owens. (D-Brooklyn, NY).