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Andre Braugher Biography

Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Initially majored in pre-med at Stanford before switching to drama
  • Role models were James Earl Jones and Sidney Poitier
  • Claimed to have stopped watching TV in the 1970s, with the last straw being Three's Company
  • Made TV debut in 1989 as Det
  • Winston Blake in Kojak: Ariana; first theatrical movie was the 1989 Civil War drama Glory
  • Won fame as Det
  • Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street, appearing from 1993 to '98; returned to the role for 2000's Homicide: The Movie
  • Played the title role in Henry V in a 1996 Shakespeare in the Park production and won an Obie Award for his work
  • Starred in the premiere of Matthew Lopez's The Whipping Man, at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2011

Awards

  • 2020Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2014Critics' Choice Television Awards-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2007Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2006Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: winner
  • 2001Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 1998Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 1996Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1996Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Miniseries or a Special: nominated

Relationships

  • Floyd Braugher -- Father
  • Sally Braugher -- Mother
  • Isaiah Braugher -- Son
  • Michael Braugher -- Son