Andre Braugher, who starred because the uptight, emotionally closed off Captain Raymond Holt within the US comedy sequence Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died on the age of 61, his publicist has confirmed.
He appeared alongside Andy Samberg and Terry Crews as New York law enforcement officials within the fictional 99th precinct. The present ran for eight seasons from 2013 to 2021 and introduced Braugher worldwide fame as a comedy actor.
Crews paid tribute to him on Instagram: “I’m honoured to have known you, laughed with you, worked with you and shared eight glorious years watching your irreplaceable talent.
“This hurts. You left us too quickly. You taught me a lot. I might be eternally grateful for the expertise of understanding you. Thank you on your knowledge, your recommendation, your kindness and your friendship.
“…You showed me what a life well lived looks like.”
It was truly in gritty crime dramas the place Braugher first made his title. He received an Emmy in 1998 for his portrayal of Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life On The Street, and adopted that with a second in 2006 for the mini-series Thief, by which he performed skilled burglar Nick Atwater.
In complete he was nominated for an Emmy 11 instances, 4 for Brooklyn Nine-Nine as finest supporting actor in a comedy sequence.
Born in Chicago in 1962, he received a scholarship to Stanford earlier than attending Julliard performing arts conservatory in New York.
His break-out position was within the 1990 movie Glory directed by Ed Zwick, alongside Hollywood stars Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington – who received his first Academy Award for his supporting position within the movie.
Other notable credit embrace starring as Benjamin O Davis in Tuskegee Airmen, Dr Ben Gideon in Gideon’s Crossing and Owen in Men Of A Certain Age – all roles which received him Emmy nominations.
Mike Royce, who co-created Men Of A Certain Age, stated on X, previously Twitter: “This is impossible for me to process. He was best actor in the world. An incredible human being. An incomprehensible loss.”
Source: information.sky.com”