I don’t know if you’ve already heard but Andre Braugher recently passed away at 61.
He was an incredibly accomplished actor with a long and storied career (just check 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 life, his character on Brooklyn 99 did huge things for LGBTQIA2S+ representation and continually subverted gay TV stereotypes. In 2013 he told the Huffington Post how important to him it was that Holt’s gay identity be part of “a complex character, 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 think that wherever he is he’s playing catch with Cheddar.
~Jen
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