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Though the actor never spoke about his diagnosis publicly, after his passing away, his family released a statement, “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much.”
The statement added, “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and several more- all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther.”
Chadwick Boseman’s last tweet was about Kamala Harris dated back from August 12 where he congratulated her on her nomination.
His tweet read, “YES @KamalaHarris! #WhenWeAllVote #Vote2020”
Boseman portrayed baseball pioneer and star Jackie Robinson in his first starring role in the 2013 film ‘42’. Born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina, the actor got his first television role in 2003 in an episode of the ‘Third Watch’.
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Who was Chadwick Boseman?
Chadwick Boseman who has been charming the audience with his excellent acting skills has left the audience teary-eyed.
Born in South Carolina, Chadwick Boseman graduated from Howard University and had small roles in television before his first-star turn in 2013. His striking portrayal of the stoic baseball star Robinson opposite Harrison Ford in 2013′s 42 drew attention in Hollywood and made him a star.
Boseman died on a day that Major League Baseball was celebrating Jackie Robinson day.
“This is a crushing blow” actor-director Jordan Peele said on Twitter, one of many expressing shock as the news spread across social media.
“This broke me,” said actor and writer Issa Rae.
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige first announced that Boseman had been cast as T’Challa, a.k.a. Black Panther, on Oct. 28, 2014, at a splashy press presentation of the studio’s upcoming slate. He won wide praise for his first appearance as the character in 2016’s “Captain America: Civil War,” which only made expectations for the impending debut of “Black Panther” — the first-ever Marvel Studios movie headlined by a Black actor — that much greater.
Boseman, at least outwardly, shouldered them with ease — even after the film shattered box office records when it debuted in Feb. 2018. “Black Panther” grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide, forever exposing the pernicious untruth in Hollywood that movies with predominantly Black casts won’t gross well overseas.
Black Panther's “Wakanda Forever” salute reverberated around the world after the release of Black Panther two years ago.
The character was last seen standing silently dressed in a black suit at Tony Stark’s funeral in last year’s Avengers: Endgame.
Even at the outset of his Hollywood career, Chadwick Boseman was clear-eyed about — and even skeptical of — the industry in which he would become an international star.
“You don’t have the same exact experience as a Black actor as you do as a white actor. You don’t have the same opportunities. That’s evident and true,” he told AP while promoting 42. “The best way to put it is: How often do you see a movie about a black hero who has a love story — with a black woman, or any woman for that matter … he has a spirituality. He has an intellect. It’s weird to say it, but it doesn’t happen that often.”
Boseman is survived by his wife and family.