Celebs And Personalities Mourn The Death Of "Black Panther" Actor Chadwick Boseman
Wakanda forever!
Chadwick Boseman passed away on August 28, 2020 after a four-year-long battle with color cancer, as announced on his official Twitter account. Notable celebrities and personalities expressed their grief on social media with heartfelt tributes to the 43-year-old star whose most notable role is the king T'Challa of the African nation Wakanda in the 2018 American superhero film Black Panther.
It can be recalled that in 2016, Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer that eventually reached stage IV. Aside from Black Panther, he was also best known for his roles in 42 (2013) as Jackie Robinson, Draft Day (2014) as Vontae Mack, Get On Up (2014) as James Brown, and Da 5 Bloods as Stormin’ Norman.
Scroll down to see how some celebrities and personalities reacted to the actor’s death:
Chris Hemsworth
Mariah Carey
This is heartbreaking. Thank you for persevering through it all. You leave behind an incredible body of work and an inspiring legacy. Rest in power. Chadwick Forever. https://t.co/grXopcMLCq
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) August 29, 2020
Kevin Hart
Oprah Winfrey
What a gentle gifted SOUL. Showing us all that Greatness in between surgeries and chemo. The courage, the strength, the Power it takes to do that. This is what Dignity looks like. https://t.co/U3OOnJVS42
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) August 29, 2020
Halle Berry
Here’s to an incredible man with immeasurable talent, who leaned into life regardless of his personal battles. You never truly know what the people around you might be going through - treat them with kindness and cherish every minute you have together. RIP #ChadwickBoseman pic.twitter.com/NaNC5GKuut
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) August 29, 2020
Chris Evans
I’m absolutely devastated. This is beyond heartbreaking.
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) August 29, 2020
Chadwick was special. A true original. He was a deeply committed and constantly curious artist. He had so much amazing work still left to create. I’m endlessly grateful for our friendship. Rest in power, King💙 pic.twitter.com/oBERXlw66Z
Reese Witherspoon
May god bless you and carry you home @chadwickboseman. We lost one of the greats today. His legacy will live on forever in his beloved films and in the heart of everyone who loved him. pic.twitter.com/uKFuWUOaHX
— Reese Witherspoon (@ReeseW) August 29, 2020
Mark Ruffalo
It was the highest honor getting to work with you and getting to know you. What a generous and sincere human being. You believed in the sacred nature of the work and gave your all. Much love to your family. And much love from all of us left here.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) August 29, 2020
The Obamas
Only Chadwick could embody Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and T’Challa. He, too, knew what it meant to persevere. To summon real strength. And he belongs right there with them as a hero—for Black kids and for all our kids. There’s no better gift to give our world. ❤ pic.twitter.com/t2tjZDMxNT
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 29, 2020
Chadwick came to the White House to work with kids when he was playing Jackie Robinson. You could tell right away that he was blessed. To be young, gifted, and Black; to use that power to give them heroes to look up to; to do it all while in pain – what a use of his years. https://t.co/KazXV1e7l7
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 29, 2020
Tom Holland
Kamala Harris
Heartbroken. My friend and fellow Bison Chadwick Boseman was brilliant, kind, learned, and humble. He left too early but his life made a difference. Sending my sincere condolences to his family. pic.twitter.com/C5xGkUi9oZ
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 29, 2020
John Legend
I’m so shocked and heartbroken about Chadwick. He was such a bright light, such a gifted performer. He brought grace, elegance and power to everything he did. He always seemed to carry our ancestors with him. And now he joins them far too soon.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) August 29, 2020
Don Cheadle
i will miss you, birthday brother. you were always light and love to me. my god ... ✌🏿♥️✊🏿 🙅🏿♂️ forever and ever ... https://t.co/9pORaKZuQN pic.twitter.com/awX3DiTVwn
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) August 29, 2020
Samuel Jackson
THANK YOU @chadwickboseman for all you gave us. We needed it & will always cherish it! A talented & giving artist & brother who will be sorely missed🙏🏿 RIP
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) August 29, 2020
Robert Downey Jr.
Remembering Chadwick Boseman
Remembering Chadwick Boseman
as King T'Challa in Marvel's "Black Panther"
Photo Credit: @chadwickboseman
with castmates Don Cheadle (War Machine) and Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk)
With Michael B. Jordan
Photo Credit: @chadwickboseman
Chadwick at "The Avengers: Infinity War" premiere
Photo Credit: @chadwickboseman
Chadwick with the cast of "The Avengers: Infinity War" - Sebastian Stan, Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch Tom Holland, Anthony Mackie and "Star Wars'" John Boyega
Photo Credit: @chadwickboseman
With the late Kobe Bryant
Photo Credit: @chadwickboseman
With the late Stan Lee and fellow actor Benedict Cumberbatch
Photo Credit: @chadwickboseman
as Vontae Mack in "Draft Day"
Photo Credit: Summit Entertainment
As Andre Davis in "21 Bridges"
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with Delroy Lindo, Norm Lewis, Clarke Peters, Isiah Whitlock Jr., in Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods"
Photo Credit: Netflix
At the Met Gala 2018
Photo Credit: @voguemagazine
Banner image from @chadwickboseman
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