Geoffrey Owens played Elvin Tibideaux on ?The Cosby Show? from 1985 to 1992. According to CNN, the actor was recently seen bagging groceries at Trader Joe?s. Although Owens was at first ?devastated,? he then said his hurt turned into hope. Owens explained he receive a lot of love and support for simply doing a regular job. The actor hope that people learn from this story that ?one job is not better than another.?