American actor Andrew Braugherwinner of two Emmys and star of the police comedy ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’, died this Tuesday at the age of 61 after a brief illness, as confirmed by his publicist, Jennifer Allen, to the American press.

Braugher was born in Chicago in 1962 and studied at Stanford University, studied drama at the Juilliard School and rose to fame in 1989 for the dramatic film ‘glory‘, set in the American Civil War and winner of two Oscars, in which she starred alongside Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick.

Furthermore, during his career on the small screen won an Emmy thanks to his role as Detective Frank Pembleton in ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ (1993-1999) and another in the best miniseries category for ‘Thief’ (2006), a title that also earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

Precisely in ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ he met his wife, the actress Ami Brabson, with whom she had her sons Michael, Isaiah and John Wesley. His legacy on television also leaves for posterity his role as Owen Thoreau Jr. in the series ‘Men of a Certain Age’ (2009) alongside Ray Romano and Scott Bakula, which earned him two Emmy nominations.

In recent decades, his figure had gained even greater impact due to his portrayal of Captain Raymond Holt in the police comedy ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘, in which he specifically participated from 2013 to 2021. During this period, won two Critics Choice Awards for best supporting actor in a comedy series and received four other Emmy nominations. Besides, He was scheduled to star in the series ‘Residence’from Netflix, coming soon.

On the big screen there are also appearances in the films ‘City of Angels’ (1998), ‘Frequency’ (2000) and ‘Poseidon’ (2006). Last year she co-starred in the film ‘She Said’, in which she played the editor of ‘The New York Times’ who oversaw the investigation of reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohy that sparked the #MeToo movement and the prosecution of Harvey Weinstein.