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Chadwick Boseman Net Worth, Career, Personal and Early Life

Chadwick Boseman was an American actor and a screenwriter. He had a successful career that was cut short due to his tragic death. Boseman played many fun and exciting character and lit the acting world on fire as he played significant roles in high-profile films. He became popular by playing real-life historical characters and justified the roles with his convincing acting skills. Chadwick became popular after playing mainstream roles in many movies.

Early Life

Chadwick Aaron Boseman was born on November 29th of 1976 in Anderson, South Carolina. He was raised in a Christian family and was brought up in a working-class family. Boseman was interested in performing arts from an early age. He sang in a church choir when he was young. He wrote a sad play that was inspired by the death of his close friend. He also did a stage play that was based on his friends’ death.

Chadwick knew wanted to become a good director but ended up becoming an actor. He studied at the Digital Film Academy in New York City and completed an acting degree from there.  In the early phase of Boseman’s career, he used to live in Brooklyn. The late actor worked as a drama instructor at an academy. He planned to pursue acting in 2008 and planned to become a full-time actor. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue a permanent acting career.

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Career

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 When Boseman arrived in Los Angeles, he had had already worked as an actor in various television series. The popular series that he had worked in are”Third Watch,” “Law & Order,” “CSI: NY,” and “ER.” He also continued to write, plays, and also performed plays in theater as an actor in Chicago.

In Los Angeles, Chadwick played an important character in the series “Lincoln Heights.” which made him really famous. He also made his debut in a film which was called “The Express: The Ernie Davis Story.” In 2010, the actor was signed to play a significant character in the series “Persons Unknown.”

The major breakthrough in his career came in 2013 when he was signed to play the lead role in the film “42.” The actor played the baseball player Jackie Robinson in the film which became an instant hit. His performance in the movie was appreciated and he got many other important movies afterward. In the same year, he also appeared in the independent film “The Kill Hole.”

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Chadwick Boseman Net worth

Chadwick Boseman had a net worth of $12 million at the time of his death in 2020. The actor became famous in 2018 and in late 2000 his net worth had spiked up to millions. His movie “Black Panther,” was a huge success and made a huge profit at the box office. The film earned $1.35 billion at the box office and made Boseman an international star. His major earning came from working in the entertainment industry. The actor also signed many advertisement deals which added a fair share of money to his net worth.

Death

Tragically, Chadwick Boseman passed away on August 28, 2020. The actor died young and he was just 43 at the time of his death. The cause of his death was cancer and he fought with colon cancer for 6 years.

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