'Hill Street Blues' actor, Taurean Blacque dead at 82

Taurean Blacque is an Emmy-nominated actor and star of hit '80s show "Hill Street Blues”

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Taurean Blacque is known for portraying detective Neal Washington

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Blacque died from an undisclosed illness at the age of 82

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Blacque was born and raised in New Jersey

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Blacque began studying acting in New York, where his training helped him land small roles on many popular television shows

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He has starred in "Sanford and Son," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Good Times," "Taxi" and "What’s Happening!!”

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Two years after the end of "Hill Street Blues," Blacque landed a role on another successful television show

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He starred as Henry Marshall on NBC’s soap opera "Generations" for 102 episodes from 1989-1991.

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