Chadwick Aaron Boseman (November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor and producer. He has portrayed several real-life historical figures, such as Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on Up (2014), and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017). He has also played the superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including Black Panther (2018), for which he won a NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Boseman’s other film roles included 21 Bridges (2019) and Da 5 Bloods (2020). He died at age 43, after privately dealing with colon cancer for four years.
I would say “10 movies in 4 years and didn’t show a sign of sickness. Even visited children with terminal illnesses while having one of his own (that we find out about upon his passing). Chadwick Boseman is a hero on and off screen.”
Boseman was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, which eventually progressed to a stage IV before 2020. Boseman had not spoken publicly about his cancer diagnosis. During treatment (multiple surgeries and chemotherapy), he continued to work and completed filming for several films, including Marshall, Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and others.
Boseman died at his home of complications related to colon cancer on August 28, 2020, with his wife and family by his side. An official statement on his social media accounts read:
He last appeared publicly on August 12 when he showed public support for Kamala Harris.
Stating “YES @KamalaHarris! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
#WhenWeAllVote #Vote2020”
