Growing up in South Carolina, Chadwick Boseman became enamored with theater in high school, and went on to study directing at Howard University. He worked his way through the stage into small TV and film roles, until landing a break with the lead in 42, the biopic about baseball player Jackie Robinson. After becoming an icon as Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Boseman succumbed to colon cancer in 2020. Read about the short but powerful life of one of the most influential entertainers of our time in Chadwick Boseman: Actor.