
Chadwick Boseman was an American actor who was critically acclaimed for his role as superhero Black Panther in the film Black Panther (2018).
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PERSONAL INFORMATION | DATA |
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REAL NAME | Chadwick Aaron Boseman |
Nick Name | Chad |
Birth Date | 29 November 1976 |
Birth Place | Anderson, South Carolina, United States |
Age | 43 years |
Death Date | 28 August 2020 |
Death Place | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Cause of Death | Colon Cancer |
Profession | Actor |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Nationality | American |
Address | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Gender | Male |
PHYSICAL STATS | DATA |
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Height | 6 ft |
Weight | 86 kg |
Features | Black hair and dark brown eyes |
FAMILY | DATA |
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Father | Leroy Boseman |
Mother | Carolyn Boseman |
Brother | Derrick Boseman, Kevin Boseman |
DEBUT/FAME | DATA |
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Debut | All My Children (TV Series 2003), The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (Film 2008) |
Fame | Black Panther as Black Panther (Film 2018) |
MARRIAGE/CHILDREN | DATA |
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Spouse | Taylor Simone Ledward (?-2020) |
EDUCATION & NET WORTH | DATA |
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School | T. L. Hanna High School |
College/University | Howard University, British American Drama Academy, Digital Film Academy |
Qualification | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing |
Net Worth | $12 Million |

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- When it came time for him to don his Black Panther costume, he was given a baby powder to use.
- Senator Kamala Harris of California was recently named the Democratic Party‘s vice presidential nominee. In his last tweet, he congratulated her on her selection.
- Before he died, Chadwick failed to leave a will. Thus, Taylor Simone Ledward, Chadwick’s widow, requested that she be named administrator of his estate.
- It was announced in 2020 that the Marvel film, Black Panther would feature an opening montage that would pay tribute to him. Black Panther 2 did not recast him, however.
- At the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time, he was posthumously recognized as a “Hero of the Ages.” The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor went to him for his performance in Netflix’s Da 5 Bloods.
- His first Golden Globe nomination came in February 2021, when he was posthumously nominated for his role as Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey‘s Black Bottom.