Andre Braugher
Andre Keith Braugher (; July 1, 1962 – December 11, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), used car salesman Owen Thoreau Jr. in the comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011), and Captain Raymond Holt in the police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021).
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| Full name at birth | Andre Keith Braugher
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Corporal Thomas Searles in the 1989 historical war drama film Glory, Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street, Dr. Ben Gideon in the ABC medical drama series Gideon's Crossing, Detective Marcellus Washington in the CBS crime drama series Hack, Nick Atwater in the FX thriller crime drama miniseries Thief, General Hager in the 2007 superhero film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Dr. Darryl Nolan in the Fox medical drama series House, Owen Thoreau Jr. in the TNT comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age, Bayard Ellis in the NBC police crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Captain Marcus Chaplin in the ABC military drama series Last Resort, Captain Raymond Holt in the Fox/NBC police procedural comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and California Governor Woodchuck Coodchuck-Berkowitz (voice) in the Netflix original adult animated psychological comedy-drama web series BoJack Horseman
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| Date of birth | 1 July 1962
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| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA
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| Date of death | 11 December 2023
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| Age | 61 (age at death)
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| Place of death | South Orange, New Jersey, USA
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| Cause of death | Lung cancer
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 6' (183 cm)
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| Weight | 205 lbs (93 kg)
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| Net worth | $8,000,000 USD
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| High school | St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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![Andre Braugher - People Magazine Pictorial [United States] (8 January 2024)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/i/l/ilsoxfhal9k5h9.jpg?skj2io4l)
- He has won a Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Lead Actor” twice. The first in 1998 for playing Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street and the 2nd one for the role of Nick Atwater in the miniseries Thief in 2006.
- He acted alongside Richard Belzer on 3 separate TV shows. These include Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Homicide: Life on the Street.
- Andre was among the “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” according to People Magazine‘s list of 1997.
- He considers actor Richard Belzer, whom he had worked with on Homicide: Life on the Street, as his mentor.
- English newspaper, The Telegraph had curated a list of “50 Best TV Detectives and Sleuths” in 2016. Andre’s portrayal of Frank Pembleton was ranked at the 13th spot.
Andre Braugher is known for his role in the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) as performer - 1 episode.
He is also known for his role in the TV series Last Resort (2012) as Captain Marcus Chaplin.
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