Actor Chadwick Boseman poses for a portrait in 2013.
Boseman’s breakout role took place in 2013 when he played baseball legend Jackie Robinson in the movie “42”.
Boseman embraces Jackie Robinson’s widow, Rachel, after the premiere of ’42 ‘in Los Angeles.
Boseman greets director Spike Lee during an NBA game in New York in 2013.
Boseman is featured in ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ shortly after ’42 ‘appeared in theaters.
Boseman laughs with baseball player Matt Kemp after he threw out the first field in a 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers game.
Boseman plays the iconic singer James Brown in the 2014 film “Get on Up”.
In 2017’s “Marshall,” Boseman portrayed Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American judge in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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.
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.
The role of Black Panther / King T’Challa was the ‘honor of (Boseman)’s career’, reads a statement from his publicist, Nicki Fioravante.
Boseman attends the European premiere of ‘Black Panther’ in London.
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.
Boseman surprises a fan on ‘The Tonight Show’ in 2018.
Boseman, as Black Panther, does the “Wakanda Forever” greeting in “Avengers: Infinity War.”
Boseman walks through the crowd after receiving an award at the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards.
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.
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.
Boseman poses with Lady Gaga behind the scenes after winning an Oscar in 2019.
Boseman and his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, will attend the NBA All-Star Game in February 2020.
Boseman, middle, plays a Vietnamese war soldier in ‘Da 5 Bloods’, a Spike Lee movie released in June 2020.