Chadwick Boseman(1976-2020)

Chadwick Boseman was an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of T'Challa / Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2016 to 2019, particularly inBlack Panther (2018),and for his starring roles as several pioneering Americans,Jackie Robinsonin42 (2013),James BrowninGet on Up (2014),andThurgood MarshallinMarshall (2017).He also had choice parts inThe Express (2008),Draft Day (2014),andMessage from the King (2016).Born in Anderson, South Carolina, he attended Howard University and studied at the Oxford Mid-Summer Program for acting, before moving to Los Angeles in 2008 to pursue his craft on the big screen. He died in 2020, after a four year bout with colon cancer, during which time he had starred in several of the biggest movies ever made.