Geoffrey Owens took a step back from the limelight after his starring turn on The Cosby Show. Owens joined The Cosby Show in 1985, playing Sondra Huxtable's then-boyfriend, Elvin Tibideaux. Sondra (Sabrina Le Beauf) and Elvin eventually tied the knot onscreen, later welcoming twins Winnie and Nelson. "It was, like, my first television job, and I had no idea what I was walking into," Owens recalled during a December 2024 radio appearance on V-103 Atlanta. "When I joined the show, I didn't know anything about the show.