Photo: Mike Coppola/NBCUniversal/via Getty; VALERIE MACON/AFP via GettyChristopher Melonihas nothing but love for his late42costarChadwick Boseman.TheLaw & Order: Organized Crimestar, 59, said he’s rooting for Boseman, whoreceived a posthumous Golden Globes nominationfor best actor in a motion picture, drama category for his role inMa Rainey’s Black Bottom, at Sunday night’s awards ceremony.“Beyond being a great actor,” Meloni said of Boseman during an appearance on E!’s Golden Globes pre-show. “He’s a really special human being.“For more on the Golden Globes, listen below to the episode of PEOPLE Every Day!Meloni also recalled his first meeting with Boseman, saying on the HFPA and Dick Clark Productions Golden Globes pre-show that he was “so happy” for Boseman when he learned that the actor would be playing legendary baseball playerJackie Robinsonin42.“I first met him as we’re both getting baseball lessons,” Meloni remembered. “I didn’t know him and I walked up to him and introduced myself. I was so happy for him — a chance of a lifetime playing Jackie Robinson.“According to Meloni, he was equally impressed while working with Boseman on set.“Just watching him on set and how he conducted himself, both in front of the cameras and when the cameras weren’t rolling, I realized not only was he a great actor but also a great human being,” he said.“His passing affected me deeply,” Meloni added of Boseman, whodiedin August died at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. “Great guy, great actor.“RELATED VIDEO: Golden Globe 2021 Nominations: Emily in Paris, Promising Young Woman, Chadwick Boseman and MoreBoseman posthumously appeared inMa Rainey’s Black BottomoppositeViola Davis, who also earned a nomination for her performance in the movie. His posthumous Golden Globe nomination was also his first.Ma Rainey’s Black Bottomis based on August Wilson’s 1982 play about the “Mother of Blues” Ma Rainey (Davis) and her experience with white management at the time. The movie takes place in 1927 Chicago and explores the racial tension in the music world as white record executives profited off of Black artists.
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Christopher Melonihas nothing but love for his late42costarChadwick Boseman.TheLaw & Order: Organized Crimestar, 59, said he’s rooting for Boseman, whoreceived a posthumous Golden Globes nominationfor best actor in a motion picture, drama category for his role inMa Rainey’s Black Bottom, at Sunday night’s awards ceremony.“Beyond being a great actor,” Meloni said of Boseman during an appearance on E!’s Golden Globes pre-show. “He’s a really special human being.“For more on the Golden Globes, listen below to the episode of PEOPLE Every Day!Meloni also recalled his first meeting with Boseman, saying on the HFPA and Dick Clark Productions Golden Globes pre-show that he was “so happy” for Boseman when he learned that the actor would be playing legendary baseball playerJackie Robinsonin42.“I first met him as we’re both getting baseball lessons,” Meloni remembered. “I didn’t know him and I walked up to him and introduced myself. I was so happy for him — a chance of a lifetime playing Jackie Robinson.“According to Meloni, he was equally impressed while working with Boseman on set.“Just watching him on set and how he conducted himself, both in front of the cameras and when the cameras weren’t rolling, I realized not only was he a great actor but also a great human being,” he said.“His passing affected me deeply,” Meloni added of Boseman, whodiedin August died at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. “Great guy, great actor.“RELATED VIDEO: Golden Globe 2021 Nominations: Emily in Paris, Promising Young Woman, Chadwick Boseman and MoreBoseman posthumously appeared inMa Rainey’s Black BottomoppositeViola Davis, who also earned a nomination for her performance in the movie. His posthumous Golden Globe nomination was also his first.Ma Rainey’s Black Bottomis based on August Wilson’s 1982 play about the “Mother of Blues” Ma Rainey (Davis) and her experience with white management at the time. The movie takes place in 1927 Chicago and explores the racial tension in the music world as white record executives profited off of Black artists.
Christopher Melonihas nothing but love for his late42costarChadwick Boseman.
TheLaw & Order: Organized Crimestar, 59, said he’s rooting for Boseman, whoreceived a posthumous Golden Globes nominationfor best actor in a motion picture, drama category for his role inMa Rainey’s Black Bottom, at Sunday night’s awards ceremony.
“Beyond being a great actor,” Meloni said of Boseman during an appearance on E!’s Golden Globes pre-show. “He’s a really special human being.”
For more on the Golden Globes, listen below to the episode of PEOPLE Every Day!
Meloni also recalled his first meeting with Boseman, saying on the HFPA and Dick Clark Productions Golden Globes pre-show that he was “so happy” for Boseman when he learned that the actor would be playing legendary baseball playerJackie Robinsonin42.
“I first met him as we’re both getting baseball lessons,” Meloni remembered. “I didn’t know him and I walked up to him and introduced myself. I was so happy for him — a chance of a lifetime playing Jackie Robinson.”
According to Meloni, he was equally impressed while working with Boseman on set.
“Just watching him on set and how he conducted himself, both in front of the cameras and when the cameras weren’t rolling, I realized not only was he a great actor but also a great human being,” he said.
“His passing affected me deeply,” Meloni added of Boseman, whodiedin August died at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. “Great guy, great actor.”
RELATED VIDEO: Golden Globe 2021 Nominations: Emily in Paris, Promising Young Woman, Chadwick Boseman and More
Boseman posthumously appeared inMa Rainey’s Black BottomoppositeViola Davis, who also earned a nomination for her performance in the movie. His posthumous Golden Globe nomination was also his first.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottomis based on August Wilson’s 1982 play about the “Mother of Blues” Ma Rainey (Davis) and her experience with white management at the time. The movie takes place in 1927 Chicago and explores the racial tension in the music world as white record executives profited off of Black artists.
source: people.com
