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Many actors have attempted to crack both genres of drama and comedy. Few have succeeded, among them the genial Andre Braugher (pronounced 'Ahn-drey Braw-ger'). A two-time Emmy Award winner, he is especially remembered for two seminal roles: as the intense, often explosive Detective Frank Pembleton (signature character in the first six seasons of NBC's gritty drama Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)), and, in stark contrast, as droll, deadpan father figure Captain Ray Holt in eight seasons of the hilarious spoof Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013). The latter got him nominated for another four Primetime Emmys as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. What made the Holt character special was Braugher's unerringly perfect comic timing, great punchlines and moments of endearing pathos.
A Chicago native, Braugher was an alumnus of Stanford University and a 1988 Juillard graduate with a Master of Fine Arts degree. Originally a Shakespearean actor (noted for his portrayal of Henry V on the New York stage), he debuted on screen in the Civil War drama Glory (1989), as an erudite corporal, the first volunteer to enlist in one of the Union Army's African-American regiments. His inaugural portrayal of a police officer was as Kojak's sidekick, Detective Winston Blake, in a slew of made-for-TV movies. From there, Braugher became a popular casting choice for determined, no-nonsense authority types. To name but a few: Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis, commanding officer of The Tuskegee Airmen (1995); Detective Satch de Leon in Frequency (2000); General Hager, who falls victim to arch villain Dr. Doom in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007); Army General George Mancheck in The Andromeda Strain (2008), the miniseries; the Secretary of State in Salt (2010). Then there was, of course, his defining role in Homicide, as the compelling, intense interrogation expert Frank Pembleton.
Braugher had a leading non-military role as an angel named Cassiel (no, not Castiel!) in the romantic fantasy City of Angels (1998), starring Nicolas Cage. He then headlined as the title character in the medical drama Gideon's Crossing (2000), loosely based on the career of a real-life professor of medicine, Jerome Groopman. His performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Braugher next co-starred in Hack (2002), another crime drama, in which he played a Philadelphia cop who aids his former partner (David Morse), who, after having left the force under a cloud, has turned into a hero vigilante.
For once on the wrong side of the law, he starred as a master criminal in the acclaimed miniseries Thief (2006) for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor. His first major foray into comedy was with Men of a Certain Age (2009), the story of three friends, each experiencing their own mid-life crisis. Braugher's character (Owen) was an angst-ridden diabetic father who hated his job as a car dealer. This was yet another strong performance which resulted in two further Emmy nominations, perhaps because Braugher abandoned his stock-in-trade authoritarian persona by playing someone insecure and vulnerable. He explained in another interview on Today, that he needed new challenges in order to grow as an artist.
It also set the scene for his famous role as Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Curiously, the actor remained oddly reticent and self-deprecating about his comedic prowess. He confessed to an interviewer that he considered himself merely "a voyeur at the funny person's table". Yet, some of the show's funniest moments arise from Holt's relationships: those with his team (an excellent ensemble cast led by Andy Samberg (the Halloween specials rock!), with his partner Kevin (played by the very funny Marc Evan Jackson, who also featured memorably in Michael Schur's other off-beat comedy hit, The Good Place (2016)) and with his corgi named Cheddar.
Andre Braugher's unexpected death on December 11, 2023, at the age of 61, was a great loss to the entertainment industry.- Actor
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Camden Toy is best known for playing some of the creepiest and scariest villains on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He played one of the Gentlemen in the Emmy Award nominated episode "Hush", the skin eating demon Gnarl, and the recurring role of the all powerful Ubervamp. He also appeared on the fifth season of Angel as The Prince of Lies. Toy was a series regular on both the Emmy Award winning series The Bay, and the television sitcom Goodnight Burbank.- Actress
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Kathy Chow was born on 6 December 1966 in Hong Kong. She was an actress and producer, known for Heavenly Sword Dragon Slaying Saber (2019), Fight Back to School III (1993) and 72 Floors of Mystery (2017). She was married to Ray Lui. She died on 11 December 2023 in Beijing, China.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Manager
John 'Rambo' Stevens was a producer and manager, known for There'll Always Be an England (2008), There Is a PiL in Heaven (2012) and Christmas with the Sex Pistols (2013). He was married to Laura. He died on 11 December 2023 in the USA.- Born and raised in Ventura, California. Lifetime member of The Actor's Studio, in Los Angeles and New York.
Professional musician, has toured in a wide variety and style of bands, from death metal to reggae.
Is an avid surfer, poker player, and dog-lover, a self-proclaimed "opportunist with a degenerate-gambler edge and an affinity for the bizarre." - Cinematographer
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Ken Kelsch was born on 8 July 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Bad Lieutenant (1992), The Last House on the Left (1972) and 100 Feet (2008). He was married to Dale Denning. He died on 11 December 2023 in Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA.- Kenneth Brecher was born on 4 October 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer, known for Zoot Suit (1981), Pursuing Happiness (2015) and Independent's Day (1998). He was married to Rebecca Rickman. He died on 11 December 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim van der Woude was born on 6 March 1948 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was an actor and writer, known for De wisselwachter (1986), Prospero's Books (1991) and Wollongong the Brave (1975). He died on 11 December 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.- Tou Ger Xiong was born in 1973 in Laos. He was an actor, known for Portraits from the Cloth (1997). He died on 11 December 2023 in La Corcovada, Colombia.
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Alain Chartrand was born on 2 February 1946 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada. He was a director and assistant director, known for L'étau-bus (1985), La maison du pêcheur (2013) and Chartrand et Simonne (2000). He was married to Diane Cailhier. He died on 11 December 2023 in Québec, Canada.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Jeffrey Foskett was born on 17 February 1956 in the USA. He was an actor, known for An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997), Bring It on: All or Nothing (2006) and DirecTV Concert Series: Heart (2007). He died on 11 December 2023 in the USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her first record, The Boy With The Way, credited as Jamie Carter, was issued on Liberty Records in 1964. As Sandy Hurvitz, she was then discovered by Shadow Morton, who placed her songs with both the Shangri-Las ("I'll Never Learn") and the Vanilla Fudge ("The Spell That Comes After"). While living in New York City in 1967 she met Frank Zappa, who persuaded her to perform for a short time with The Mothers of Invention and then signed her to his Bizarre Records production company. Her first album Sandy's Album Is Here At Last was released on Bizarre/Verve in December 1968.
In 1969 she was signed by Reprise Records after executive Mo Ostin discovered her singing at a club in New York. The resulting album, Primordial Lovers, was later stated as being "one of the best 25 albums ever made" in Rolling Stone magazine. The album featured contributions from CSN&Y drummer Dallas Taylor and former Rhinoceros members Doug Hastings and Jerry Penrod. Essra nearly joined Rhinoceros in its original line up. While recording the album, she married her producer Frazier Mohawk and from then on was known as Essra Mohawk. "Essra" (S-ra) is an abbreviated form of Sandra. She was scheduled to perform at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969, but her manager missed a turn, resulting in them barely arriving before the end of the last act on Friday evening, too late to perform.[citation needed]
Members of Generation X may recognize her distinctive voice from the Saturday morning TV series Schoolhouse Rock!, as she lent her voice to "Interjections!", "Mother Necessity" and "Sufferin' Till Suffrage" in the mid-1970s. In addition, Mohawk sang the theme song to "Teeny Little Super Guy", a regular segment on Sesame Street during the 1980s.
Her third, self-titled, album came out on Asylum Records in 1974. The next album, Essra, was released on yet another label, Private Stock, in 1976. During that period, she also worked as a session and background singer, for John Mellencamp, Carole King and later she performed with the Jerry Garcia Band, and recorded and arranged background vocals for Kool & the Gang. In 1982 after recording another album in L.A., she worked with McFadden and Whitehead in Philadelphia, penning "Not With Me" for their Capitol album, Movin' On. She released another solo album, E-Turn, before Cyndi Lauper had a hit with her song "Change of Heart" in 1986.
In 2011 she provided the lead vocal for an animated short film produced by TDA Animation, about the struggle for gay rights; called; "Sufferin' Till You're Straight". The spot featured former Supremes, Scherrie Payne and Susaye Greene on background vocals.
She has written songs for other artists including co-writing a song entitled "Infinite Eyes" with blues artist Keb Mo as well as recording and performing in concert. She has released six more albums since moving to Nashville in 1993. Essra's songs have been aired on the TV series Joan of Arcadia and the soap opera All My Children. Rhino released a special limited edition of her second and third albums, Primordial Lovers MM in 2000. Essra has been a longtime advocate of peace and environmental protection. She is a member of the board of Musicians and Artists for Peace and is their Nashville coordinator.- Frank Twomey was born in 1950 in Cork, Ireland. He was an actor and producer, known for The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003), Heartstrings (2014) and The Young Offenders (2018). He died on 11 December 2023 in Ireland.
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- Director
- Writer
Jonathan Dann was born on 19 February 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. Jonathan was a producer and director, known for Broken Arrow: Can a Nuclear Weapons Accident Happen Here? (1980), CNBC Documentaries (2003) and May Peace Prevail on Earth, an Interfaith Christmas Special (2015). Jonathan died on 11 December 2023 in Mill Valley, California, USA.- Paul Chevigny was born on 12 July 1935 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Born in Flames (1983), The R.O.M.E.O.S. (2009) and The Merv Griffin Show (1962). He was married to Belle Chevigny. He died on 11 December 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Vladimir Mitypov was a writer, known for Utro obrechyonnogo priiska (1985). He died on 11 December 2023 in Russia.
- Lynda E. Lester was born on 24 July 1951 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Lynda E. was a producer, known for Diamond Men (2000), Exposé (2000) and Faust (2008). Lynda E. died on 11 December 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Kenny Graham was born on 25 November 1941 in Texarkana, Texas, USA. He died on 11 December 2023 in Bakersfield, California, USA.
- Art Department
Ian Gibson was born on 20 February 1946 in England, UK. Ian is known for ReBoot (1994), Rick Dangerous (1989) and Manmade Objects (2018). Ian died on 11 December 2023.