Biography for
Andre Braugher More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

1 July 1962, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Andre K. Braugher

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse

Ami Brabson

(28 December 1991 - present) 3 children

Trivia

Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997]

For the 1996 Shakespeare in the Park Festival in New York, Braugher played the title role in Shakespeare's Henry V. He performed the role from June 18th to July 14th at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park.

Stanford University graduate

Graduated from the Juilliard School.

Pulled out of Samuel L. Jackson's role in "Sphere" because he wanted to spend more time with his family.

Enjoying the simple life of a "suburban dad" in South Orange, New Jersey. [2005]

Sons: Michael Braugher (b. 1992), Isaiah Braugher (b. 1996) and John Wesley Braughter (JW)(b. 2003).

Last name is pronounced "brow-wer".

Wife Ami Brabson had a recurring role as Andre's wife Mary on the "Homicide" series.

Strong Shakespearean background includes roles in "Coriolanus," "King John," "Measure for Measure", "Richard II" and as Iago in "Othello". He won an Obie Award for his "Henry V" in 1996.

In 1997 he was selected by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World".

Youngest of four children; father Floyd was a heavy-equipment operator and mother Sally a postal worker. He went to high school at St. Ignatius College Prep.

Switched majors from Pre-Med to Drama in college. Graduating from Juilliard in 1988, he was acknowledged as the most outstanding theater student at graduation.