Celebrities are paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman, following the Black Panther actor’s tragic passing over the weekend.

The 43-year-old died after a four-year-battle with colon cancer, which he chose to keep private.

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Chadwick had small roles in television, before landing the role of baseball icon Jackie Robinson in ’42’, and soul legend James Brown in ‘Get on Up’.

In 2018, he landed the role that we would become most known for, playing T’Challa, the king of Wakanda, in Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’. The movie was the first superhero movie to receive a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards, and was a cultural milestone with a largely black cast and a black director.

His Marvel co-stars, former President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, The Rock, and many others have posted touching tributes to Chadwick on social media.

 

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“It was meant to be for Chadwick and me to be connected, for us to be family. But what many don’t know is our story began long before his historic turn as Black Panther. During the premiere party for Black Panther, Chadwick reminded me of something. He whispered that when I received my honorary degree from Howard University, his alma mater, he was the student assigned to escort me that day. And here we were, years later as friends and colleagues, enjoying the most glorious night ever! We’d spent weeks prepping, working, sitting next to each other every morning in makeup chairs, preparing for the day together as mother and son. I am honored that we enjoyed that full circle experience. This young man’s dedication was awe-inspiring, his smile contagious, his talent unreal. So I pay tribute to a beautiful spirit, a consummate artist, a soulful brother…”thou aren’t not dead but flown afar…”. All you possessed, Chadwick, you freely gave. Rest now, sweet prince.” #WakandaForever

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