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Chadwick Boseman

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Chadwick Boseman

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Also known as Chadwick Aaron Boseman

American actor (1976–2020)

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Chadwick Aaron Boseman was an American film and television actor, screenwriter, and playwright. Born in Anderson, South Carolina, in 1976, he attended Howard University and began his professional career in 2002. He was a Christian who spoke English. His acting work included the 2018 theatrical version of *Black Panther*.

Boseman received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was recognized in the Time 100 collection. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. His career concluded in 2020. He died of colorectal cancer in Los Angeles on August 28, 2020, from natural causes.

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  • Black Panther (2018)(Theatrical Version)

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Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Chadwick Boseman was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter hailing from Anderson, South Carolina. He graduated from Howard University and went on to study at the British American Dramatic Academy in Oxford.  Boseman's play "Deep Azure" was nominated for a 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.  His breakout role was playing the lead Jackie Robinson in 2013's 42. Boseman was best…

Known for

  • Hollywood Black — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — T'Challa / Black Panther (archive footage) (uncredited)2022
  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special — Star Lord T'Challa (voice) (archive footage)2021
  • What If...? — Star Lord T'Challa (voice)2021
  • What If...? — T'Challa / Black Panther (voice)2021
  • Marvel Studios Legends — T'Challa / Black Panther (archive footage) (uncredited)2021
  • Da 5 Bloods — Stormin' Norman2020
  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom — Levee2020
  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King — Self (archive footage)2020

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Instance of
human
Given name
Aaron
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Anderson
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Christianity
Award
Time 100
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date of birth
1976-11-29
start of work period
2002-00-00
birth name
Chadwick Aaron Boseman
date of death
2020-08-28
end of work period
2020-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Chadwick Boseman
social media followers
2208478
Commons category
Chadwick Boseman
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Actor
cause of death
Colorectal cancer
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Encyclopedic overview

Chadwick Aaron Boseman (/ˈboʊzmən/; November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor and playwright. Through his two-decade career, he appeared in a number of projects spanning both blockbuster and independent films, and received various accolades, including an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.

Born in South Carolina, Boseman studied directing at Howard University and began his career in theatre. Boseman won a Drama League Directing Fellowship and an acting AUDELCO, along with receiving a Jeff Award nomination for his 2005 play Deep Azure. Transitioning to the screen, his first major role was as a series regular on the NBC drama Persons Unknown (2010) and he landed his breakthrough role as baseball player Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013). He continued to portray historical figures, starring as singer James Brown in Get on Up (2014) and as Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017).

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