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Braugher was born in Chicago on July 1, 1962, the youngest of four children born to Sally, a postal worker, and Floyd Braugher, a heavy equipment operator.[1][2][3] He was raised in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago's West Side.[4][5] He attended St. Ignatius College Prep for high school,[6] and earned a scholarship to attend Stanford University. Initially majoring in engineering, he found that he enjoyed acting, and graduated with a BA in theatre in 1984.[4][7] He then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division, graduating in 1988.[8]
Career
Braugher in 1996
Braugher's first film role was in the 1989 film Glory as Thomas Searles, a free, educated black man from the North who joins the first black regiment in the Union Army.[2][5] He played Kojak's sidekick in the late 1980s ABC television film revival of Kojak.[2] He subsequently moved on to a role on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Frank Pembleton, a self-righteous, fiery, unyielding, Jesuit-educated police detective.[9] Braugher won Television Critics Association awards for individual achievement in drama in 1997 and 1998.[9] He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1996 and 1998, winning in the latter year.[2][10] He left Homicide after its sixth season but returned for the reunion television film. He also co-starred in the films City of Angels, Frequency, and Poseidon.[2]
In 1997, he was selected by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World".[11]
In 1991, Braugher married actress Ami Brabson,[25] who co-starred with him in Homicide: Life on the Street.[13] They had three sons, Michael, Isaiah and John Wesley, and lived in New Jersey.[9][3]
Death
Braugher died on December 11, 2023, at the age of 61, following a brief illness.[1][2] Following his death, many of his co-stars from various projects publicly expressed gratitude for his warmth and kindness, while also praising his talent as an actor.[9]
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