Andre Braugher, actor known for his roles in “Homicide” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” dies at 61

2023-12-13 05:06:39
Actor Andre Braugher, May 7, 2015, during an event around the series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” in Los Angeles. RICH FURY / RICH FURY/INVISION/AP

Actor Andre Braugher, known for his roles in the series Homicide et Brooklyn Nine-Nine, died Monday December 11 at the age of 61, his press secretary, Jennifer Allen, confirmed Tuesday December 12 to Variety.

The actor, born in Chicago, stood out in 1989 in the film Gloryalongside Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington, who won an Oscar for this feature film about an all-black army regiment during the Civil War.
Despite this role, he told the Associated Press in 2019 that he had difficulty finding work in a Hollywood where roles for African-American actors were limited. “rare. And that’s all “.

But he established himself with the role of detective Frank Pembleton, which he played from 1993 to 1998 in Homicidea detective series inspired by a book by Baltimore journalist David Simon, who would later move into television, notably creating the cult series Bugged. Andre Braugher won his first Emmy for this role, the trophy for best actor in a drama series, in 1998. He won his second Emmy in 2006 – best actor in a miniseries or movie – for his role in Thief.

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Nominated eleven times for the Emmy Awards

Years later, he remains in the police register, but in a very different style, comedy, playing Captain Ray Holt in the series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, with comedian Andy Samberg. The series lasted eight seasons, from 2013 to 2021, and earned four Emmy nominations. In total, the actor has been nominated eleven times for American television awards.

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Although he took his first steps in comedy in the series Men of a Certain Age (2009-2011), Brooklyn Nine-Nine represents a major change for Andre Braugher, until now best known for starring in dark dramas. “I felt it was an opportunity to do something completely different from the rest of my careerhe declared in 2019. I like it because it opens my mind and forces me to think differently. I think I’ve become much more flexible as an actor and more open to the incredible number of possibilities in playing a scene. »

Andre Braugher was married for over thirty years to Ami Brabson, with whom he shared the screen in Homicide. They have three sons.

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