Andre braugher gay
Andre Braugher's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" personality, Capt. Raymond Holt, may be gay, but that's only "one facet of his development," the veteran actor told HuffPost Inhabit in an April 30 conversation.
The TV star recounted how when he originally took the part, his son "was upset."
"He says, 'What are you doing, Dad? Why are you playing the gay police captain?'" Braugher recalled. "And I said, 'Well, no, he's a police captain that's gay.'"
When his son didn't understand the difference between the two, the actor explained, "Well, one's going to be the butt of the joke. One is eventually wearing hot pants and singing 'YMCA' on camera in some embarrassing way. And the other is going to be a male with plenty of dimension who happens to be gay."
"And for me, that distinction is critical," Braugher continued. "It's key."
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Andre Braugher admitted his son was initially 'upset' that he chose to compete gay character as a straight actor
Brooklyn Nine-Nine celestial body Andre Braugher once opened up about how his son was 'upset' when he took on the iconic role of Captain Holt, but he explained a 'key' factor to keep in mind.
Braugher was the source of countless laughs in his role as Raymond Holt on NBC's cop-comedy reveal, and fans are now mourning the brilliant player following the tragic news of his death.
Braugher's publicist confirmed that he passed away at just 61-years-old, after experiencing a terse illness.
Fans are looking advocate fondly on Braugher's career, which began in the late '80s as he took on the role of Detective Winston Blake in a number of Kojak movies.
Decades on, Braugher moved up in his fictional policing career as he was made captain of New York's 99th precinct in 2013.
Braugher starred alongside Andy Samberg and Terry Crews in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which ran until 2021.
His traits was gay and married to Kevin in the series, though in authentic life Braugher was linear, and married to wife Ami Brabson.
CORRECTION: In the discussion this week, we erroneously referred to Andre Braugher existence gay. He was not, and we apologize for the mistake.
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Andre Braugher
I don’t know if you’ve already heard but Andre Braugher recently passed away at 61.
He was an incredibly accomplished player with a long and storied career (just inspect 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 being, his character on Brooklyn 99 did huge things for LGBTQIA2S+ representation and continually subverted gay TV stereotypes. In 2013 he told the Huffington Send how important to him it was that Holt’s gay identity be part of “a complex traits, 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 believe that wherever he is he’s playing catch with Cheddar.
~Jen
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