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I was sitting on the couch watching TV with my partner when I got the news alert that Andre Braugher–star of the beloved sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the gripping drama Homicide: Life on the Street, and much more–had died. At first I simply couldn’t believe what I was seeing. He was only 61, and as far as I’d recognizable he wasn’t sick. As we all know, though, death is like that, stealing away those we care about when we least expect it.
At first glance it might appear strange to speak of a celebrity as someone that I emotionally nurture about, but that’s just the way I am. And I know that I’m not alone. As Emily St. James pointed out in the aftermath of the death of both Betty White and Bob Saget, “There is an intimacy to the death of the TV
Andre Braugher obituary
Andre Braugher didn’t comprehend if it would work. Playing Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine presented a risk. He wasn’t worried about playing a cop – look at his résumé. But portraying a police officer in a comedy?
“I recall turning to my wife and asking her, ‘Is this funny?’ ” Braugher told Variety in 2020. “I couldn’t really judge.”
All these years later, the verdict is in, and rather emphatically: More than just funny, Braugher, who died Monday at 61, was hysterical as Raymond Holt.
His dramatic roles in Homicide: Existence on the Avenue, Glory and The Mist prepared him to play off different types of characters. Braugher infused his character with a wit that contrasted with the zaniness that often characterized Nine-Nine. His droll delivery strike every joke perfectly, his facial expressions often became exclamation points for punchlines, and he mastered subtlety so successfully that Holt just raising his voice became funny.
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Of course, he played the unbent man in every pairing (even with Cheddar, Holt’s dog). Still, Braugher added different levels to that standard comedic role. Some pairings allowed him to find the com
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Actor Andre Braugher has passed away at the age of 61 after a brief illness, and fans, co-stars, friends, and family are mourning the decrease worldwide.
Perhaps best acknowledged for portraying Captain Ray Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Andre is survived by his on-screen husband, Terry Crews, as well as his real-life wife Ami Brabson and three sons, Michael, Isaiah, and John.
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Although his strong presence lent itself skillfully to a matter-of-fact, gay, Black cop – who chose not to conform to any of those stereotypes – Andre also had a soft side that he showed both on and off-screen. By rendering a character with several defining minority characteristics in a subtle, straight-laced way that highlighted who he was, not what he was, Andre effectively propelled television forward and changed the way audiences might associate with characters.
“This is one more facet of Holt as opposed to being Holt’s defining characteristic, and that’s what’s essential to me,” Andre said, during an interview in 2018. “My teenage son said, ‘You&#
Andre Braugher: How his deadpan delivery made Captain Holt Brooklyn Nine-Nine's beating heart
It's worth noting, however, that Holt would occasionally lean into gay stereotypes, partly in jest or to make a point.
One episode sees him trying to convince Terry to ride a motorcycle, but Terry doesn't want to risk it because motorcycles are "death machines". He suggests Holt does so instead.
"Are you saying my life maters less because I don't conform to society's heteronormative, child-centric ideals," asks the self-aware police captain., external
"Are you really playing the gay card right now?" Terry responds. "Yas, queen," says Captain Holt. Rare moments such this showed Holt could have humour and sass where necessary.
Few would quarrel that the character was innovative and influential in equal measure. "Andre himself was a big factor in that," says Warmann, "playing Captain Holt as a person first, with real ambitions, real desires, a real sort of want to make adjust for the better, and that's the sort of thing that comes across long before they originate talking about the gayness or blackness i