:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elfinanciero/VXUB4P6MDZCNPHPCJRPGHYLUOY.jpg "Brooklyn Nine-Nine Star Andre Braugher Dies at 61: Cause of Death Unspecified")
On the afternoon of December 12, it was announced that Andre Braugher, known for his roles as Captain Raymond Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine or Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street, died at the age of 61.
The news was confirmed by his publicist, Jennifer Allen, to various international media such as Variety. Although it was announced today, the death occurred on Monday, December 11.
According to the information that has been released so far, the cause of his death was an illness with which he struggled for a short period of time, although it has not been specified what it is.
Some friends from the artistic world, such as Dirk Blocker, Joe Lo Truglio, Marc Evan Jackson and Rick Page, have published their condolences through social networks, highlighting the human quality that the two-time Emmy-winning actor had.
So far, his family has not made any publications on the matter or given details about the actor’s cause of death.
Who was Andre Braugher?
Andre Braugher was an American actor who stood out in comedy series such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, in which he played Captain Raymond Holt.
Born in Chicago, Braugher graduated from Stanford University with a degree in theater and then attended the Juilliard School to study for a master’s degree in Fine Arts, knowing from a young age that he wanted to pursue acting.
His big screen debut was in the film Glory (1989) as Thomas Searles, a man who joins the first black regiment of the Union Army.
As for television, his first role was playing detective Frank Pempleton in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street, which catapulted him and earned him various recognitions.
One of his most recent and notable works was in the series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, where he gave life to Captain Ray Holt, who became one of the favorite characters of the production distributed by NBC.
Throughout his career he won different awards, including two Emmys: the first in 1998 as Best Actor for the series Homicide: Life on the Street, and the other in the same category, but in 2006 for the series Thief.
“It has been an interesting race, but I think it could have been bigger. I think it could have covered more disciplines: directing, producing and all those other different things. But it would have been at the expense of my own life,” Andre Braugher told Variety in 2020.
2023-12-13 06:15:12
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