\u00ab\u00a0What I hope continues to resonate is the idea that one job is not better than another.\u00a0\u00bb<\/b>
\n(CNN) \u2014 Actor Geoffrey Owens has gone from being job-shamed to landing a major Hollywood gig.
A representative for Owens told CNN that he has accepted a job offer from Tyler Perry, who tweeted earlier this week that he wanted Owens to appear on his OWN television show, \u201cThe Haves and The Have Nots.\u201d
Owen\u2019s exact role on the show is unknown, but he\u2019ll appear on multiple episodes.
Owens, who rose to fame as Elvin Tibideaux on \u201cThe Cosby Show\u201d from 1985 to 1992, made headlines recently after photos of the actor working at a Trader Joe\u2019s a grocery store were first published by the Daily Mail.
Owens told CNN in an interview on Tuesday that while he was initially devastated by the job-shaming attention, the support he received on social media was overwhelmingly positive.
\u201cI was only devastated for an hour or two,\u201d Owens said. \u201cIt was hurtful but very short lived. What has been sustained, now over days, is how much love and support there is. Not just for me, but for working people. The idea that, \u2018Hey, what\u2019s wrong with working at Trader Joe\u2019s, or any job like that?\u201d
Owens said he worked at the grocery store for 15 months to help support his family but left his position when he learned of the media coverage in the works.
He added that he hopes his experience being called out for simply doing his job will help change attitudes about work.
\u201cWhat I hope continues to resonate is the idea that one job is not better than another,\u201d Owens said earlier this week. \u201cA certain job might pay more, it might have better benefits, it might look better on paper, but that essentially one kind of work isn\u2019t better than another kind of work, that we reevaluate that whole idea and we start honoring the dignity of work and the dignity of the working person.\u201d<\/p>\n

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