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Actor Chadwick Boseman died at age 43. Known for playing Black Panther in the Marvel movie, as well as important characters in American history, he has been battling colon cancer since 2016.
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“It is with immeasurable regret that we confirm the death of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016 and has battled it for the past four years as he progressed to stage 4,” said the actor’s family in your profile. Twitter.
“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all and brought you many of the movies you love so much. From ‘Marshall: Equality and Justice’ to ‘Blood Detachment’, August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and many more, they were all recorded. during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was his career honor to bring King T’Challa to life in ‘Black Panther.’
According to the note, he died at home, accompanied by his wife and family.
Born in South Carolina, American Chadwick Aaron Boseman began his television career with a small role on the series “Partners of Life.”
After appearing on series such as “Lei & Ordem” and “On-call Doctor,” he won his first series regular role on “Lincoln Heights” in 2009.
His first prominent character in the cinema came as the protagonist of “42: The story of a legend” (2013).
In the fact-based movie, he played baseball player Jackie Robinson, who in 1947 became the first black man to join a team in America’s premier competition, Major League Baseball.
The role would mark a career full of important figures in American black culture, such as singer James Brown in “Get on Up: The Story of James Brown” (2014), and Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first black member of the Supreme Court. from the United States. in “Marshall: Equality and Justice” (2016).
Still in 2016, he debuted in the role for which he would be best remembered. In “Captain America: Civil War”, Boseman first appeared as T’Challa, the Black Panther from the Marvel comics.
Two years later, he starred in his own movie “Black Panther.” A hit with critics and audiences, the story of the hero of a fictional and advanced African kingdom reached the $ 1 billion mark at the global box office, won three Oscars and was nominated for four more, including best picture. .
