"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" - Emmy award winner André Braugher dies at 61 after a short illness
The US actor André Braugher, who became famous for series such as "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", has died. He died on Monday after a short illness, his spokeswoman Jennifer Allen told the German Press Agency on Tuesday. Braugher was 61 years old.
The actor, who was nominated eleven times for an Emmy, won the coveted television trophy in 1998 for his leading role as a detective in the drama series "Homicide: Life on the Street" and in 2006 for the thriller series "Thief". In the New York cop series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (2013 to 2021), he played a strict captain.
André Braugher worked with Angelina Jolie and Anne Hathaway
Braugher has also appeared in many films, including "Glory", "Primal Fear" and "City of Angels". In 2006, German director Wolfgang Petersen brought him in front of the camera for the adventure film "Poseidon". Braugher shot "Salt" with Angelina Jolie and "Passengers" with Anne Hathaway.
Most recently, he starred in the drama "She Said" (2022) under the direction of German director Maria Schrader. In the film about the revelation of the Weinstein scandal by two female journalists from the "New York Times", he played reporter Dean Baquet, the first black man to become editor-in-chief of the renowned newspaper.
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The German Press Agency reported on André Braugher's film collaborations, including "Salt" with Angelina Jolie and "Passengers" with Anne Hathaway. In a recent project, Braugher starred in the drama "She Said" alongside actor Anne Hathaway, directed by German filmmaker Maria Schrader.
Source: www.stern.de
