Who is Chadwick Boseman?

Chadwick Aaron Boseman (Born November 29, 1976 - Died August 28, 2020), American actress. Boseman was born and raised in South Carolina, the child of Carolyn Leroy Boseman, both African Americans. According to Boseman, in the DNA test he had done, he showed that his ancestors were the Krio from Sierra Leone, Yoruba from Nigeria and the Limba people from Sierra Leone. His mother was a nurse, and his father worked in a textile factory, managing the upholstery business. Boseman graduated from TL Hanna High School in 1995. In his first year, he wrote his first play Crossroads and staged this play at school after a classmate was shot and killed.

Boseman attended Howard University in Washington DC and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing in 2000. One of his teachers was Phylicia Rashad, who was his mentor. He helped raise funds for Boseman and some of his classmates to attend the Oxford Mid-Summer Program at the British American Academy of Drama in London, where they were accepted.

Boseman wanted to write and direct and initially began studying acting to learn how to relate with actors. After returning to the USA, he graduated from New York's Digital Film Academy.

He lived in Brooklyn at the beginning of his career. Boseman worked as a drama instructor at the Schomburg Junior Scholars Program at the Black Cultural Research Center in Harlem, New York. She moved to Los Angeles in 2008 for an acting career.

Private life

Boseman was raised and baptized as a Christian. Boseman was part of a church choir and youth group, and his former pastor said he still holds his faith. Boseman stated that he prayed to be Black Panther before being used as a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Boseman was a vegetarian.

Death

Boseman, who had been treated for colon cancer for four years, never disclosed his illness to the media. He continued to work during the treatment and completed the shooting of several films.

Boseman died at home with his wife and family on August 28, 2020, due to complications from colon cancer. An official statement was made from social media accounts:

“It is an endless sadness that we announce that Chadwick Boseman is dead. Chadwick in 2016. I was diagnosed with stage colon cancer and has struggled with this for the past 4 years as he progresses to stage 4. Chadwick, a true warrior, persisted against all odds to work. From Marshall to 5 Bloods, August Wilson's Ma Rainey Black Bottom films and much more were shot during and in between numerous surgeries and chemotherapy. It was an honor for him to play King T'Challa in the Black Panther. He died at his home, with his wife and family. The family thank you for your love and prayers, and this is hard zamWe want you to respect his private life at times. "

Films

Year	Movie	Role	Director	Notes
2008	The Express: The Ernie Davis Story	Floyd little	Gary Fleder
2013	The Kill Hole	Lieutenant Samuel Drake	Mischa Webley
2013	42	Jackie robinson	Brian Helgeland
2014	Draft Day	Vontae Mack	Ivan Reitman
2014	Get on Up	J	Tate Taylor
2016	Gods of Egypt	Thoth	Alex Proyas
2016	Captain America: War of Heroes	T'Challa / Black Panther	Anthony & Joe Russo	Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film
2016	Message from the King	Jacob king	Fabrice Du Welz	Same zamassistant producer at the moment
2017	Marshall	Thurgood Marshall	Reginald Hudlin	Same zamassistant producer at the moment
2018	Black panter	T'Challa / Black Panther	Ryan Coogler	MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie MTV Movie Award for Best Hero People's Choice Male Movie Star of 2018 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated - Best On-Screen Team (with Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright) Nominated - Best Fight (with Winston Duke) Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor in a Film
2018	Avengers: Infinity War	T'Challa / Black Panther	Anthony & Joe Russo
2019	Avengers: Endgame	T'Challa / Black Panther	Anthony & Joe Russo
2019	21 Bridges	Andre Davis	Brian Kirk	Same zamproducer at the moment
2020	From 5 Bloods		Spike Lee
TBA	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom	Levee	George C. Wolfe	Post production; will be published after his death

Tv series 

Year	Production	Role	Notes
2003	Third Watch	David wafer	Episode: "In Lieu of Johnson"
2004	Law & Order	Foster Keyes	Episode: "Can I Get a Witness?"
2006	CSI: NY	Rondo	Episode: "Heroes"
2008	ER	Derek Taylor	Episode: "Oh, Brother"
2008	Cold Case	Dexter Collins	Episode: "Street Money"
2008 – 2009 Feet	Lincoln heights	Nathaniel "Nate" Ray	9 episodes
2009	Lie to Me	Cabe McNeil	Episode: "Truth or Consequences"
2010	Persons Unknown	Sergeant McNair	13 episodes
2010	The Glades	Michael Richmond	Episode: "Honey"
2011	Castle	Chuck Russell	Episode: "Poof, You're Dead"
2011	Fringe	Mark Little / Cameron James	Episode: "Subject 9"
2011	Detroit 1-8-7	Tommy westin	Episode: "Beaten / Cover Letter"
2011	Justified	Ralph beeman	Episode: "For Blood or Money"
2018	Saturday Night Live	Itself	Episode: "Chadwick Boseman / Cardi B"