‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star Andre Braugher dies at 61

Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor who starred in the hit television shows “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life on the Street,” has died at the age of 61.

Brougher died Monday after a brief illness, his longtime representative Jennifer Allen confirmed to ABC News.

Born in Chicago, Braugher graduated from Stanford University. He then attended the Juilliard School in the drama division and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Her first film role was Edward Zwick’s 1989 Oscar-winning drama “Glory”, in which she starred alongside Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick and Morgan Freeman.

Braugher first made a name for himself playing Kojak’s sidekick Date. Winston Blake starred in six TV movie revivals of “Kojack” between 1989–90, but he found his breakthrough role in 1993 as Det. Frank Pembleton in “Homicide: Life on the Street”.

His portrayal of Det. Pembleton earned him two Emmy nominations, as well as a win in 1998, and two Television Critics Association Awards in 1997 and 1998 for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

More recently, he received praise for playing the no-nonsense Captain Raymond Holt in the procedural comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Braugher starred in the comedy with Andy Samberg for eight seasons.

Braugher received four Emmy nominations and won two Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Captain Holt.

The actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, remembered Braugher as a “dynamic performer in drama”. And comedy” “He will be greatly missed,” she said shortly after news of his death broke.

Braugher is survived by his wife, Amy Brabson, who played his character’s wife in “Homicide”, and three sons.