Los Angeles – In another shocking piece of news in this year of 2020, the actor Chadwick Boseman, who embodied the Marvel superhero Black Panther in the film and universe, passed away on Aug. 28. He was known also for portraying black icons such as Jackie Robinson (“42”) and James Brown (“Get on Up”). He was only 43 years old.
Boseman was also a playwright, having written “Deep Azure” (2006) for the Congo Square Theatre Company in Chicago. After doing a number of TV roles in the 2000s, he broke through with his memorable performance as Jackie Robinson, and landed the role of T’Challa/Black Panther three years later in “Captain America: Civil War.” The stand alone film featuring Boseman as the hero premiered in 2018.
Chadwick Boseman in Chicago in 2017
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Chadwick Boseman was born in South Carolina, and graduated from Howard University in 2000, with a Bfa in directing.
Boseman was also a playwright, having written “Deep Azure” (2006) for the Congo Square Theatre Company in Chicago. After doing a number of TV roles in the 2000s, he broke through with his memorable performance as Jackie Robinson, and landed the role of T’Challa/Black Panther three years later in “Captain America: Civil War.” The stand alone film featuring Boseman as the hero premiered in 2018.
Chadwick Boseman in Chicago in 2017
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Chadwick Boseman was born in South Carolina, and graduated from Howard University in 2000, with a Bfa in directing.
- 8/29/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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