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Andre Braugher
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Andre Braugher (1962–2023) was an American actor, stage actor, television actor, and film actor. Born Andre Keith Braugher in Chicago, Illinois, he was a citizen of the United States and a resident of South Orange. He received education at the Juilliard School and Stanford University. Braugher identified as a Unitarian Universalist and spoke English as his native language.
His professional career began in 1989 and continued until his death on December 11, 2023, in South Orange. During his career, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Braugher had three children.
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Andre Braugher (July 1, 1962 – December 11, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in drama series such as Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999), Men of a Certain Age (2009-2011) and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021). In terms of his film roles, he is known for City of Angels (1998), Passengers (2008), and She Said (2022).
Known for
- Riot: From Rebellion to Redemption — Narrator (voice)2026
- The Perfect 10 — Narrator (voice)2023
- The Lie Detector — Narrator (voice)2023
- Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Self2022
- She Said — Dean Baquet2022
- Billy Williams: The Sweet Swinger — Narrator (voice)2021
- Spirit Untamed — Al Granger (voice)2021
- Glory and Grief: The Ferguson Jenkins Story — Narrator (voice)2021
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" — James Evans2019
- The Good Fight — Ri'Chard Lane2017
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Key facts
- Born
- Andre Keith Braugher. , ( 1962-07-01 ) July 1, 1962, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Died
- December 11, 2023 (2023-12-11) (aged 61)
- Education
- Stanford University ( BA ), Juilliard School ( GrDip )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1988–2023
- Spouse
- Ami Brabson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Keith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- South Orange
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Unitarian Universalism
- Image
- Andre Braugher 2011 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- South Orange
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- date of birth
- 1962-07-01
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- Andre Braugher
- name in native language
- Andre Braugher
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2023-12-11
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- birth name
- Andre Keith Braugher
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Andre Keith Braugher (/ˈbraʊər/ BROW-ər) (July 1, 1962– December 11, 2023) was an American actor known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) and Captain Raymond Holt in the Fox/NBC police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.
Braugher started his acting career as part of The Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park, appearing in Much Ado About Nothing, Coriolanus, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, and As You Like It. He transitioned his career into television, gaining roles in Kojak (1989–1990), The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990), and The Tuskegee Airmen (1995), followed by leading roles in the ABC medical series Gideon's Crossing (2000–2001), the CBS crime series Hack (2002-2004), the FX crime miniseries Thief (2006) and the TNT comedy series Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011). He also had supporting roles in series such as The Good Fight (2022), New Girl (2011-2018), and BoJack Horseman (2014-2020).
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