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Andre Braugher

(1962–2023) Actor United States

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Andre Braugher was an actor from the United States.

Quick Facts About Andre Braugher

Born: July 1, 1962
Died: December 11, 2023
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor

About Andre Braugher

Andre Keith Braugher was an American actor known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) and Captain Raymond Holt in the Fox/NBC police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Quotes by Andre Braugher

They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father.

Father

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If you go back to the Conan the Barbarian series, I really liked that.

Barbarians

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You can't separate the phenomenal birth of unionism in the United States of America from the Pullman porters. This same small group…

America

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I knew that in order to make a more lasting impact, to be on a show that people would watch on a…

Change

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I got tired of going to the barber to keep my fade together, so I just cut it all off.

Barber

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I'm sitting here watching Hannah Montana, so I'm not going to annihilate 4.3 million Pakistanis without hearing directly from someone whose authority…

Authority

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So I think what you see in this show is it's really not a just world at all, but you get what…

Differences

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I'm in love with low-rated shows. That's true of 'Men of a Certain Age,' 'Thief,' 'Gideon's Crossing.' I fall in love with…

Age

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But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure…

Beautiful

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Leadership is by far the most important quality when it comes to making a show that's going to last and of superb…

Excellence

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I was a child when the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King occurred, and I wanted to hear what was…

Best way

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Comedy and I were never strangers, it's just that I was doing a lot of drama.

Comedy

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It was good to travel to the other side of the world.

Travel

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We lived in a ghetto. I could have pretended I was hard or tough and not a square. I wound up not…

Ghetto

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I've committed myself to perfecting the art of the straight man. I try really hard not to crack up.

Art

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It's only when you're privy to the conversations and a member of the production team that you can direct the course of…

Communication

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Often times people complain about the lack of time in television, but I have to say, you don't have any more time…

Cinema

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I'm never going to be an improv comedian.

Comedian

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And I thought that was the best way for me to participate, because standing in the crowd and listening is a fantastic…

Best

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I worked with people I admire; Josh Lucas, who I'd worked with many many years ago on a pilot called The Class…

Admire

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I've been involved with great scripts and so-so leadership, and it's clear to me that leadership is the most compelling factor.

Clear

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I'm a member of a very complex and richly valued race.

Complex

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To me, the psychology behind the character is critical. So I work very hard to get into the mind of the man…

Behinds

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What's so fun about doing the same thing again and again? You can only slap the handcuffs on a guy so many…

Again

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If the story's interesting and it's a compelling script, I'd be thrilled to be a part of it.

Compelling

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