In a heartbreaking development, Emmy award-winning actor Andre Braugher passed away at 61. Andre Braugher's death was confirmed by his publicist Jennifer Allen. Andre Braugher became famous for his roles in the American series Homicide: Life on The Street and Brooklyn 99. Andre Braugher died on Monday. Born in Chicago, Andre Braugher made his name in Hollywood after he acted in 1989's Glory alongside Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington, who won an Oscar for the film about an all-Black army regiment during the the Civil War. Now, the question arises what is Andre Braugher's death reason or Andre Braugher's cause of death? Below is what we know-
What happened to Andre Braugher?
As per reports, Andre Braugher died after suffering from a brief illness as informed by the actor's publicist Jennifer. However, what illness Andre Braugher suffered has been kept under wraps.
Talking about Andre's career, the 61-year-old late actor landed his break-out role as Detective Frank Pembleton on the 1993 TV police drama Homicide: Life on the Street. Thereafter, Andre appeared on multiple hit shows and films including Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and Law & Order: SVU. Andre was honored with multiple awards including two Emmy Awards and two Critics Choice TV Awards.
How did fans react to Andre Braugher's death?
After Andre Braugher's death confirmation, fans started to pour condolences on social media and even shared his iconic role videos. Sharin a video, a user wrote, "I am so heartbroken, andre braugher you will always be so loved thank you for bringing captain holt to our screens."
Another user wrote, "i watched this scene right when i was coming out, it was so touching and helped me so much that i never forgot these lines. andre braugher will always have a special place in my heart."
One more user wrote, "One of the best things watching brooklyn nine nine was looking forward to captain holt's sassy comebacks and intellectual jokes every episode thank you for that andre braugher may you rest in peace."