Chadwick Aaron Boseman (; November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor and playwright. After studying directing at Howard University, he became prominent in theater, winning a Drama League Directing Fellowship and an acting AUDELCO, and being nominated for a Jeff Award as a playwright for Deep Azure. Transitioning to the screen, he landed his first major role as a series regular on Persons Unknown in 2010, and his breakthrough performance came in 2013 as baseball player Jackie Robinson in the biographical film 42. He continued to portray historical figures, starring in Get on Up (2014) as singer James Brown and Marshall (2017) as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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Full name at birth | Chadwick Aaron Boseman
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Claim to fame | Nathaniel "Nate" Ray Taylor in Lincoln Heights, Jackie Robinson in 42, T'Challa / Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, Levee Green in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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Date of birth | 29 November 1976
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Place of birth | Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Date of death | 28 August 2020
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Age | 43 (age at death)
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Place of death | Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cause of death | Colon Cancer
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Resting place | Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery, Belton, South Carolina, USA
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Occupation | Actor, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Height | 6' (183 cm)
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Weight | 190 lbs (86 kg)
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Medical condition | Colon Cancer
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Net worth | $8,000,000 USD
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High school | T. L. Hanna High School (1995)
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Chadwick Boseman is known for his role in the film Black Panther (2018) as T'Challa / Black Panther.
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