Chadwick Boseman’s widow Simone delivers emotional tribute at Gotham Awards

Remember Chadwick Boseman

Actor Chadwick Boseman poses for a portrait in 2013.

Remember Chadwick Boseman

Boseman’s breakout role took place in 2013 when he played baseball legend Jackie Robinson in the movie “42”.

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Boseman embraces Jackie Robinson’s widow, Rachel, after the premiere of ’42 ‘in Los Angeles.

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Boseman greets director Spike Lee during an NBA game in New York in 2013.

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Boseman is featured in ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ shortly after ’42 ‘appeared in theaters.

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Boseman laughs with baseball player Matt Kemp after he threw out the first field in a 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers game.

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Boseman plays the iconic singer James Brown in the 2014 film “Get on Up”.

Remember Chadwick Boseman

In 2017’s “Marshall,” Boseman portrayed Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American judge in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Boseman poses with the author of the comic strip, Stan Lee, who co-composed with the Marvel superheroes who came to life on the big screen.

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Boseman stars in a number of Marvel movies as Black Panther, the king of the fictional nation of Wakanda. The character got his own film in 2018.

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The role of Black Panther / King T’Challa was the ‘honor of (Boseman)’s career’, reads a statement from his publicist, Nicki Fioravante.

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Boseman attends the European premiere of ‘Black Panther’ in London.

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While competing in the 2018 NBA Dunk Contest, Victor Oladipo wears a Black Panther mask and does the “Wakanda Forever” greeting with Boseman, who sat in court.

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Boseman surprises a fan on ‘The Tonight Show’ in 2018.

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Boseman, as Black Panther, does the “Wakanda Forever” greeting in “Avengers: Infinity War.”

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Boseman walks through the crowd after receiving an award at the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards.

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Boseman joins the Golden Globes on stage with three of his co-stars “Black Panther”: from left Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan.

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From left, Jordan, Boseman and Angela Bassett attend the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2019. The cast “Black Panther” won the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a film.

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Boseman poses with Lady Gaga behind the scenes after winning an Oscar in 2019.

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Boseman and his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, will attend the NBA All-Star Game in February 2020.

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Boseman, middle, plays a Vietnamese war soldier in ‘Da 5 Bloods’, a Spike Lee movie released in June 2020.

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