Taurean Blacque, Star of Hill Street Blues, Dies at 82

Taurean Blacque, an Emmy-nominated actor best known for appearing on the NBC series Hill Street Blues, has passed away at the age of 82. Blacque's family confirmed his death to the media, revealing that he passed away in Atlanta"following a brief illness." Rodney Middleton, his son, confirmed the news on Facebook, writing in a post:""Thank you all for your prayers, calls and texts to me and my family. My father pass[ed] away today At 2:52 pm est.

Though his first performance where with the Negro Ensemble Company in New York, Blacque would blossom as a character actor and guest star on television. His first appearance was on the TV series What's Happening!!, followed by stints on Sanford and Son, Wonderbug, The Tony Randall Show, Charlie's Angels, The Bob Newhart Show, Taxi, and Good Times.

"I knew it was going to be successful just from reading the pilot. But not this big," Blacque previously said in an interview with Playboy about the series ."I made a right turn on red one night, and this cop came over and said, 'You went through the red light.' I said, 'I'm sorry, officer, but I didn't go through red.' He said, 'You son of a b-tch, don't tell me you didn't go through the red light.

In addition to his career, which also included appearances in feature films like Rocky II, The Hunter, Oliver & Company, and DeepStar Six, Blacque was also known for being a public face for adoption advocacy. According to The AP, Blacque had two biological children but adopted eleven others. In 1989, then President George H.W. Bush asked Blacque to"become the national spokesperson for adoption.

Blacque is survived by 12 children, 18 grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Our thoughts go out to his family during this difficult time.

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