Age: was 43
Occupation: actor
Last Seen: in the heavens above
Awarded For: being a wonderful human being, albeit for a very short time
Hollywood has lost another great way too soon.
Chadwick Boseman had only been appearing on TV shows and movies since 2003. After appearing on many television shows in the 2000s such as All My Children, Third Watch and ER, he started to blossom as a movie star in movies like "42", where he played Jackie Robinson, "Get On Up" where he was James Brown and "Marshall", where he was Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall.
However, he'll forever be known as T'Challa in "Black Panther", the beloved superhero and ruler of Wakanda, Africa. "Black Panther" was a box office monster, ranking in $1.3 billion worldwide and was lauded by critics. Boseman himself won several awards for "Black Panther", including two MTV Movie and TV Awards (Best Performance in a Movie and Best Hero), a Screen Actors Guild Award and a NAACP Image Award.
Sadly, Boseman did it all while hiding a deep secret from his fans: he had stage III colon cancer. He was diagnosed four years ago at 39. He continued to work in between treatments, though the cancer progressed to stage IV. With his wife Taylor and family by his side, Chadwick Aaron Boseman's way-too-damn-short 43-year life on Earth came to an end on Friday.
To say that Boseman did more in just 43 short years on this planet than most people is 100% truth. He was a likable man who deserved so much. Tragically, he died from something that is common with older people. The CDC recommends colon cancer screenings for those over 50. However, it can be common for those under that age as well, especially among African Americans like Boseman. It's also important to look into your family's heredity and what other members died from. If cancer runs through your family - like mine - it's important to eat the right foods and exercise. Sadly, my aunt who died two years ago was an unfortunate example. She exercised, ate healthy, never smoked and was not a heavy drinker. Yet, she died of brain cancer at 60. And the funny thing is that my father and her brother - now 68 - has been puffing on Marlboros since he was 11.
Sadly, cancer can happen to even the healthiest person. We're told to avoid fatty foods and smoking, but we can still get sick because of genetics. This is why visiting the doctor yearly is important, even if you think you're too healthy to see one. I'm watching "Black Panther" on ABC as I'm typing this and Boseman was running around with six-pack abs. True, he looked healthy on the silver screen, but now, he's another image of cancer.
Chadwick, Rest In Power, and Wakanda Forever.
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