Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher died after a "brief illness", his publicist has mentioned.

Tributes have flooded in for the actor, described as "fiercely intelligent and remarkably kind", after his demise was introduced on Wednesday.

On Thursday, his consultant, Jennifer Allen, launched a brief assertion saying he died from lung most cancers, just a few months after being recognized with the sickness.

Braugher was greatest recognized for his portrayal of uptight Captain Raymond Holt in US comedy sequence Brooklyn Nine-Nine, depicting New York cops within the fictional 99th precinct.

The hit present ran for eight seasons from 2013 till 2021, cementing Braugher's place as a global comedy actor.

He was additionally recognized for taking part in police detective Frank Pembleton within the gritty crime drama, Homicide: Life On The Street, a job which earned him an Emmy for excellent lead actor in a drama sequence in 1998.

In complete, he was nominated for an Emmy 11 instances, of which 4 had been for Brooklyn Nine-Nine as greatest supporting actor in a comedy sequence.

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Born Andre Keith Braugher on 1 July 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, the actor's breakout position was within the 1990 movie Glory, starring alongside Hollywood stars Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington - who received his first Academy Award for his supporting position within the movie.

Braugher is survived by his spouse, Ami Brabson, additionally an actor on Homicide: Life On The Street, and three sons, in keeping with leisure web site, IMDb.

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