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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 acknowledged 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 sound strange to speak of a celebrity as someone that I emotionally look after 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 didn’t recognize 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 keep in mind 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: Animation on the Lane, 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 smash every joke perfectly, his facial expressions often became exclamation points for punchlines, and he mastered subtlety so adv that Holt just raising his voice became funny.
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Of course, he played the linear 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 co
Andre Braugher
I don’t know if you’ve already heard but Andre Braugher recently passed away at 61.
He was an incredibly accomplished thespian with a long and storied career (just check out his imdb page!) but his, arguably, most recognizable and celebrated role was that of the dead-pan Captain Raymond Holt on the beloved Brooklyn 99
Even though he was straight in real experience, his character on Brooklyn 99 did huge things for LGBTQIA2S+ representation and continually subverted queer TV stereotypes. In 2013 he told the Huffington Post how important to him it was that Holt’s gay identity be part of “a complex personality, rather than a defining characteristic.” All of this meant a lot to many people, including myself.
I think this is one of those situations where you don’t realize just how much someone or something meant to you until it’s gone. I wasn’t expecting to be this sad about someone I’d never met but damn, this one hurts. I like to reflect that wherever he is he’s playing catch with Cheddar.
~Jen