Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Andre Braugher passes away at 61

Akash Bhatnagar

December 13, 2023
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Andre Braugher, who is popularly known as renowned sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Captain Holt, passes away at 61 after a brief illness. His co-stars from the show pen emotional notes for the late actor.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Andre Braugher dies at 61

Andre passed away on Monday after dealing with a brief illness. The late actor’s publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed the news of his demise to Variety. Andre got a lot of love for his portrayal of the stoic and non-nonsense police captain in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. While his character was shown like a ‘robotic’ man, his understated sense of humour was loved by the audiences. His chemistry with co-stars Andy Samberg and Chelsea Peretti respectively were widely lauded.

Andre’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-stars pen note for him

Post the news of his death, Andre’s B99 co-stars took to social media to pen heartfelt notes for him. Chelsea Peretti, who played Captain Holt’s personal assistant Gina Linetti, shared a picture of the actor from the show. Along with it, she wrote, “I will always cherish our conversations, often with me hanging in your doorway barring your exit, and the insane opportunity to be your sidekick. Is it weird that I am also grieving for what Captain Holt meant to Gina? I really hoped and knew I would see you again. Hate that I won’t.”

Joe Lo Truglio, who played Detective Charles Boyle recalled what a proud father Andre was to his sons. He said, “We all know how powerful an actor he was, but even more, Andre knew exactly well his most important role and was deeply proud of it. He spoke often about his sons, and knew how lucky he was to have Ami. I’m grateful to them for allowing us to share eight years with him.” He also revealed how amazing of a singer the late actor was.

Image courtesy: Joe Lo Truglio Instagram

Terry Crews aka Liutenant Terry Jeffors expressed his grief too. He wrote, “Can’t believe you’re gone so soon. I’m honored to have known you, laughed with you, worked with you and shared 8 glorious years watching your irreplaceable talent. This hurts. You left us too soon.”

Apart from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Andre also made memorable appearances in Homicide: Life On The Street, Glory, Kojak, Hack and House MD. The late actor met his wife, Ami Brabson on the sets of Homicide as she was his co-star. The couple married in 1991 and have 3 sons together.