André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61
André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61
André Braugher has died. The two-time Emmy-winning star of series including Homicide: Life on the Street, Men of a Certain Age and Brooklyn Nine-Nine was 61. Braugher, whose first film role came al…
EDIT: The cause of death has come out. Lung Cancer.
https://deadline.com/2023/12/andre-braugher-cause-of-death-lung-cancer-1235668219/
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Damn. Any source on cause of death?
Article says "a brief illness", which narrows it down.
There is a journalistic shorthand at work here, "brief illness" usually means something discovered too late to treat, RIP Sir.
Yeah, my first thought was cancer, though there are plenty of other possibilities.
I'd say cancer is most likely, especially given his relatively young age. Acute issues (like a stroke or appendicitis) wouldn't really get called an "illness" at all, and most of the other terminal diseases you expect to see first diagnosed in people in the 60's (like early onset Alzheimer's, Parkinsons, ALS, etc.) don't typically have much of a mortality rate until people reach their 70's. Plus, cancer seems the most likely to fly under the radar until relatively late, given how many cases have few or no symptoms until after the tumor gets metastasized or inoperable.
Exceptions exist of course, but cancer seems to make the most sense to me.
If I had to lay odds, I'd say colon cancer. That sneaks up on a lot of men as they age and is notoriously hard to fight once it spreads. Once it does your 5 year survival rate is 13%. If you catch it while localized or regional, your odds of survival aren't bad.
Heart attack or stroke are usually described by the media as "died suddenly".