ACTOR
Andre Braugher
- Known for
- Passengers (2008), Salem's Lot (2004), Hack (2002)
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Andre Braugher is an actor best known for Passengers, Salem's Lot and Hack.
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Andre Braugher changed his college major from pre-med to drama. He graduated from Juilliard in 1988 and was recognized as its most distinguished theater student at graduation.
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His acting mentor was Richard Belzer.
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Andre Braugher earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Juilliard School in New York City in 1988.
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Andre Braugher withdrew from the role in Samuel L. Jackson's film Sphere (1998) because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
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The character Frank Pembleton ranked third on TV Guide's list of the 50 Best TV Detectives.
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Andre Braugher earned a bachelor's degree in theater from Stanford University in Stanford, California, in 1984.
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His father was a heavy machine operator and his mother was a postal worker.
- #008
Andre Braugher appeared alongside Richard Belzer in three different series: Law & Order (1990), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).
- #009
In 2005, Andre Braugher was enjoying the simple life of a "suburban dad" in South Orange, New Jersey.
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Andre Braugher was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.
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His surname is pronounced "brow-wer".
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Andre Braugher attended high school at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, Illinois.
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His sons are Michael Braugher (born 1992), Isaiah Braugher (born 1996) and John Wesley Braugher (born 2003).
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Andre Braugher is the youngest of the four children of Floyd and Sally Braugher.
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Andre Braugher is best known to the public for his role as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993).
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