The actor Andre Braugher, Remembered for his roles in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life On The Street,” He died on Monday, aged 61, due to a brief illness, his publicist Jennifer Allen told CNN.
Braugher participated in dozens of film and television productions after a surprising debut as a sensitive soldier in the 1989 film “Glory,” about a unit of black soldiers during the Civil War.
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He later played baseball great Jackie Robinson in the television movie “The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson” before landing his breakout role in “Homicide,” an adaptation of David Simon’s book about Baltimore detectives, and winning a pair of Emmy Awards for this NBC series as Detective Frank Pemberton.
Braugher continued his popular career after that series, and co-starred in the thriller “Primal Fear” as well as “Get on the Bus” director Spike Lee and the sci-fi thriller “Frequency” before starring in his own series, “Gideon’s Crossing,” as a brilliant oncologist who trained young doctors.
The actor He won his second Emmy in 2006 for the FX miniseries “Thief,” which accumulated 11 nominations in total.
After He spent three seasons with Ray Romano in another series, “Men of a Certain Age,” before returning to play another police officer, Captain Ray Holt, in the Andy Samberg comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, which had eight seasons. Braugher received Emmy nominations for both shows.
Actor Terry Crews, Braugher’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” co-star, took to Instagram to mourn the deceased
“I can’t believe you’re gone so soon. It is an honor for me to have met you, to have laughed with you, to have worked with you and to have shared 8 glorious years observing your irreplaceable talent. This hurts. “You left us too soon,” Crews wrote. “You taught me a lot. I will be eternally grateful for the experience of knowing you. Thank you for your wisdom, your advice, your kindness and your friendship. Our deepest condolences to his wife and his family at this difficult time. “You showed me what a life well lived looks like,” he added.
Born in Chicago, Braugher graduated from Stanford University and then attended Juilliard.
He demonstrated versatility throughout his career, appearing on stage at New York Shakespeare Festival and voicing the villain Darkseid in the animated film “Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.”
Braugher’s wife, Ami Brabson, is also an actress. The two married in 1991.
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