Sabrina, the star of the teenage witch, reveals that he is a janitor and supports Geoffrey Owens

Nate Richert expresses in favor of Geoffrey Owens.

the Sabrina The Teenage Sorceress The star revealed that he was working as a janitor in a tweet about the employment controversy that erupted after the release of 57-year-old Owens. Cosby Show alum, shopping at Trader Joe's ,.

"I've been an actor for 32 years (since the age of 8)," tweeted Richert, who played Harvey Kinkle from 1996 to 2003. "I'm extremely lucky to have had success, not to mention the solid work in film and television for 6 years (20 years ago). I am currently a janitor, janitor, carpenter and I do everything I can to pay the bills.

"I improvise and rewrite to maintain my sanity," he continued. "The actors rarely have job security or consistent work, quality care, reasonable retirement. We are actors anyway because that is who we are at the heart, for the love and the need to bring the words on the page to life and make them feel (god I like to make you laugh!) less in the traditional sense. For me, fame has never been more than "maybe more work one day". A necessary evil because fame is the loss of anonymity, which can be exhilarating when it brings joy, and difficult when people decide to be mean.

Nate Richert, Melissa Joan Hart and Lindsay Sloane Sabrina The Teenage Sorceress

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"GeoffreyOwens is a very high caliber actor; well before and long after playing 'Elvin' on Cosby, "he added. "I can not wait to see what will follow. #GeofferyOwens #ActorsWithDayJobs #SabrinaTheTeenageWitch. "

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Appearing on Hello America On Tuesday, Owens, who was proudly labeled by his Trader Joe, said he was "really devastated" at first – until he began to realize how much support was available.

"The devastation period was so short that soon after the responses, my wife and I started reading [them] … And fortunately, the shameful part did not last very long, "he said. "It's amazing."

Owens, who worked at the grocery store for 15 months, said he first accepted the job because he wanted "flexibility" to stay in the entertainment business, but he has since left the company. Warning. (He has been playing, teaching and conducting for over 30 years.)

Especially, the actor – who played Elvin Tibideaux on The Cosby Show from 1985 to 1992 – he hopes his experience will reshape "what it means to work, the worker's honor, [and] the dignity of work. "

"There is no better job than other jobs," he said. "It could pay better, it could have better benefits, it might look better on a resume and on paper. But in reality, it's not better. Every job is valuable and valuable. "

"No one should have pity on me," he added. "I had a good life. I had a nice career. I had a career that most actors would die. So no one should have pity on me. I'm fine!"

The woman who took the photos of Owens working at the supermarket has since apologized.

"It was not malicious," said Karma Lawrence, 50, at NJ.com. "It's about my children, my grandchildren, my parents. I am not that kind of person. I'm not the monster they do for me. "

"When I saw him working there, I thought maybe because of everything with Bill Cosby that his residues had been reduced," she continued. "And people have to do a normal job. But I did not think about it. I work normally.