Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Aaron Boseman (November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor, playwright, and film producer. He was known for his roles as Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on Up (2014), Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017) and as Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, including Black Panther (2018). He also starred and produced the 2019 thriller movie 21 Bridges.
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| Born | Chadwick Aaron Boseman November 29, 1976[1][2][3][4] Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 2020 (aged 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Complications from colon cancer |
| Alma mater | Howard University (BFA) British American Drama Academy |
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| Years active | 1993–2020 |
| Spouse(s) | Taylor Simone Ledward |
In 2021, Boseman posthumously won a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as Levee Green in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. He is also nominated posthumously for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Chadwick died at his home in Los Angeles from colon cancer on August 28, 2020 at the age of 43.[5][6]He had been battling the disease since 2016, even though the film studios did not know.
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Boseman (second left) at the 42 film workshop in the State Dining Room of the White House in April 2013; First Lady Michelle Obama is delivering remarks.
Boseman (second right) and others involved in Get on Up at the 2014 Deauville American Film Festival
Boseman and Black Panther co-star Lupita Nyong'o at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
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References
- ↑ Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2015). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 69. ISBN 9781442247024. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
BOSEMAN, CHADWICK (1976– ) ... He was born in Anderson, South Carolina, and is a graduate of T.L. Hannah High School and Howard University.
- ↑ "Today in entertainment history: Nov. 29". Bellingham, Washington: KGMI. November 29, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
Actor Chadwick Boseman ("Black Panther") is 42.
- ↑ Rose, Tammy (October 29, 2014). "Chadwick Boseman Signed To Five Marvel Studio Movies As The Black Panther". Inquisitr. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
Chadwick Boseman was born on November 29, 1976.
- ↑ UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. November 29, 2017. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2017/11/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Nov-29-2017/2241511750535/. Retrieved July 2, 2019. "Chadwick Boseman in 1976 (age 41)".
- ↑ Maxouris, Christina; Vera, Amir (August 29, 2020). "'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman has died". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/entertainment/chadwick-boseman-dies/index.html. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ↑ "'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman passes away at 43 - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
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