Andre Braugher died of lung cancer at 61 . What to know about the disease .
Kaitlin Reilly
Updated Thu , December 14 , 2023 at 5:26 PM ESTꞏ4 min read 497
Actor Andre Braugher . ( Roy Rochlin / Getty Images ) ( Roy Rochlin via Getty Images )
Andre Braugher died this week at age 61 , just months after he was diagnosed with lung cancer , according to his spokesperson . The Brooklyn 99 and Homicide star was a private person and not much is known about his final months or health history . However , he told the New York Times Magazine in 2014 that he ’ d “ stopped drinking alcohol and smoking years ago .” There are an estimated 130,000 deaths from lung cancer each year . Here ’ s what to know about the disease .