Chadwick Boseman and Denzel Washington shared a special connection even before the Black Panther star made it big. Boseman died on Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43.
Following news of his death, Washington honored the late actor, whom he helped pay for his acting program years before Boseman made a name for himself in Hollywood.
“He was a gentle soul and a brilliant artist, who will stay with us for eternity through his iconic performances over his short yet illustrious career. God bless Chadwick Boseman,” the Oscar winner expressed in a statement given to ET.
In a 2018 Rolling Stone interview, Boseman revealed that Washington helped pay for his and a couple of other Howard University students’ acting programs at England’s Oxford University. The Cosby Show star Phylicia Rashad was one of Boseman’s professors and had reached out to celebrity friends, including Washington, to ask to sponsor students. (Entertainment Tonight)
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