Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman
Boseman at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Chadwick Aaron Boseman

(1976-11-29)November 29, 1976[a]
Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 2020(2020-08-28) (aged 43)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma materHoward University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • playwright
Years active1993–2020[4]
SpouseTaylor Simone Ledward
AwardsFull list

Chadwick Aaron Boseman (/ˈboʊzmən/;[5] November 29, 1976[a] – August 28, 2020) was an American actor, known for portraying African-American historical figures and the fictional African superhero Black Panther. During his two-decade career, Boseman received accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, along with an Academy Award nomination.

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).

Boseman achieved international fame for playing the Marvel Comics superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from 2016 to 2019. He appeared in four MCU films, including an eponymous 2018 film that earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. As the first Black actor to headline an MCU film, he was also named in the 2018 Time 100. Boseman's final performance as the character in the Disney+ anthology series What If...? (2021) earned him a posthumous Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.

In 2016, Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer. He kept his condition private, continuing to act until his death in 2020 from the illness. His final film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, was released posthumously the same year to critical acclaim, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. Boseman also received four nominations at the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work in Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, the most for a performer at a single ceremony,[6] winning Male Actor in a Leading Role for the latter.

  1. ^ Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2015). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442247024. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020. Boseman, Chadwick (1976– ) ... He was born in Anderson, South Carolina, and is a graduate of T.L. Hannah High School and Howard University.
  2. ^ Rose, Tammy (October 29, 2014). "Chadwick Boseman Signed To Five Marvel Studio Movies As The Black Panther". Inquisitr. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020. Chadwick Boseman was born on November 29, 1976.
  3. ^ "UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017". United Press International. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019. Chadwick Boseman in 1976 (age 41)
  4. ^ Eells, Josh (February 18, 2018). "The 'Black Panther' Revolution". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Black Panther Cast Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions". Wired. February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Hammond, Pete (February 8, 2021). "'Mank', 'Minari' Lead Critics Choice Awards Film Nominations; Netflix Tops Studios; Chadwick Boseman Receives 4". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.


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