Brad William Henke was a former National Football League and Arena Football League player from the United States. Brad William Henke was born in Columbus, Nebraska on April 10, 1966. He is best known for his role on Orange Is the New Black as Corrections Officer Desi Piscatella.
He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series in 2016 for his role as Corrections Officer Desi Piscatella on Orange Is the New Black. Brad William Henke passed away on November 28, 2022.
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Brad William Henke Biography
Brad William Henke was born in Columbus, Nebraska, USA on April 10, 1966. He was an actor and director who was best known for his roles in Orange Is the New Black, The Stand, and Manhunt. He died in the United States on November 28, 2022.
Brad was drafted by the New York Giants in 1989 after playing defensive line at the University of Arizona. After being released by the Giants, he played in Super Bowl XXIV for the Denver Broncos. He retired from professional football in 1994 after suffering repeated injuries that necessitated six ankle surgeries.
Henke started acting in commercials in 1994. He appeared in the films October Road, Around June, World Trade Center, In the Valley of Elah, Choke, Sherrybaby, Must Love Dogs, and Fury.
Arliss, ER, Dexter, Lost, Justified, The Office, Orange Is the New Black, Sneaky Pete, and MacGyver are among his television credits. Henke’s breakthrough role was Desi Piscatella, a gay corrections officer at Litchfield Federal Penitentiary.
Brad William Henke Age
Brad William Henke was born on April 10, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. He turned 56 on Sunday, April 10, 2022, before passing away in November of the same year.
Brad William Henke Height & Weight
Brad William Henke, the late, stood 1.93 m tall and weighed 132 kg.
Brad William Henke Net Worth
Brad William Henke had an estimated net worth of around $2 million at the time of his death.
Brad William Henke Cause Of Death
Henke, an award-winning American actor, died in his sleep on November 28, 2022, at the age of 56; however, no cause of death has been given.
Brad revealed in an Instagram post on May 15, 2021, that he had a 90% blockage of his artery, and in another post on June 29, 2021, that he had two stents of his heart, spleen, and half of his pancreas removed to remove a golf ball-sized tumor.
