American actor (1976–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Chadwick Boseman | |
---|---|
![]() Boseman at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born | Chadwick Aaron Boseman November 29, 1976[1][2][3][4] Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. |
Died | August 28, 2020 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Cause of death | Complications from colon cancer |
Alma mater | Howard University (BFA) British American Drama Academy |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 1993–2020 |
Spouse | 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.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.