{"id":22035,"date":"2022-07-22T07:11:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T07:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/taurean-blacque-actor-on-hill-street-blues-dead-at-82\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T07:11:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T07:11:22","slug":"taurean-blacque-actor-on-hill-street-blues-dead-at-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/taurean-blacque-actor-on-hill-street-blues-dead-at-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Taurean Blacque, actor on ‘Hill Street Blues,’ dead at 82"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor who was known for his role as a detective on the 1980s NBC drama series \u201cHill Street Blues,\u201d has died<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LOS ANGELES — <\/span>Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor who was known for his role as a detective on the 1980s NBC drama series \u201cHill Street Blues,\u201d has died. He was 82.<\/p>\n

Blacque’s family announced in a statement Thursday that Blaque died in Atlanta following a brief illness.<\/p>\n

The New Jersey-native began his acting career at the Negro Ensemble Company in New York. His training at the institute helped him secure guest roles on television series including \u201cSanford and Son,\u201d \u201cWhat’s Happening,\u201d \u201cGood Times,\u201d \u201cTaxi\u201d and \u201cThe Bob New Hart Show.\u201d <\/p>\n

Blacque’s biggest breakthrough came when he joined the cast of critically acclaimed show \u201cHill Street Blues,\u201d where he portrayed the streetwise detective Neal Washington during the show’s entire run between 1981-1987. He earned an Emmy nomination for best supporting actor in a drama series in 1981.<\/p>\n

Blacque starred with Vivica Fox on the NBC soap opera \u201cGenerations,\u201d which touched on the integration of two families \u2013 one Black and another white. He became active with the Atlanta Black Theater Company and the Black Theater Festival in North Carolina. <\/p>\n

Blacque had two biological sons and adopted 11 children and was the spokesman for the county of Los Angeles Adoption Service. <\/p>\n

In 1989, Blacque was asked by President George HW Bush to become the national spokesperson for adoption. He was survived by 12 children, 18 grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. The exact cause of death was not disclosed by his family. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor who was known for his role as a detective on the 1980s NBC drama series \u201cHill Street Blues,\u201d has died LOS ANGELES — Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor who was known for his role as a detective on the 1980s NBC drama series \u201cHill Street Blues,\u201d has died. He was …<\/p>\n

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