Chadwick Boseman: The Private Battle Behind a Hero’s Final Act

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00:00The terrible news tonight, that Chadwick Boseman has died after battling colon cancer for four years.

00:06Chadwick Boseman was just 43 years old.

00:11Chadwick Boseman was the celebrated actor who shot to worldwide fame as the Marvel superhero Black Panther.

00:19This is a man who changed everything for us.

00:23He was a real-life superhero. He was Black Panther.

00:26He also made a name for himself portraying iconic Americans Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and James Brown.

00:34The body of work will last forever.

00:36Chadwick Boseman just gave it 110%. He was never going to let anything stop him.

00:42But his relentless drive came at a cost.

00:45There wasn't a lot of money. There was a lot of stress. And stress takes its toll.

00:52He did what he needed to do, but that was the thing about Chadwick Boseman.

00:55He always did what he needed to do.

00:58And just as he was emerging as the star of his generation, the unthinkable happened.

01:07I was hoping it was like a bad joke.

01:09I was very shocked, very upset. And it still hurts.

01:13Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer at the incredibly young age of 43, 25 years younger than the average male.

01:26Plus, the survival rate for colon cancer at his age is between 72 and 90%.

01:32So I want to know, why was Chadwick's life cut so cruelly short?

01:36We'll see you next time.

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