The actor died this week at the age of 61
Andre Braugher died of lung cancer, his longtime publicist Jennifer Allen has shared, according to the New York Times. The two-time Emmy-winning actor of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life on the Street died on Monday this week at the age of 61.
Allen revealed that Braugher was diagnosed with lung cancer a few months ago. When news of his death was shared, it was shared that he died following a brief illness.
In 2014, Braugher spoke with the New York Times Magazine, which reported that he had stopped smoking and drinking years prior. “I won’t go into details, but I have not always been at the top of my game, and that has a cost,” the actor shared at the time. Hesitant to go into details, he added: “There won’t be a memoir.”
Braugher’s breakout role came in 1992, when he landed the role of…
