Former NFL player and actor Brad William Henke died in his sleep on Nov. 30, according to his agent. Henke, known for his role as Desi Piscatella on Orange Is the New Black, was 56 years old.
据他的经纪人说，前 NFL 球员兼演员布拉德威廉亨克于 11 月 30 日在睡梦中去世。 Henke 因在 Orange Is the New Black 中饰演 Desi Piscatella 而闻名，享年 56 岁。

Football player turned actor Brad William Henke has passed away.
足球运动员转演员 Brad William Henke 去世。
 
The Orange Is the New Black actor died in his sleep Nov. 29, his agent Sheree Cohen told E! News. He was 56.
The Orange这位新黑人演员是否于 11 月 29 日在睡梦中去世，他的经纪人 Sheree Cohen 告诉 E！消息。他 56 岁。
 
"Brad was an incredibly kind man of joyous energy," his manager Matt DelPiano added in a statement to E! News. "A very talented actor, he loved being a part of this community….and we loved him back. Our thoughts are with his wife and family."
“布拉德是一个令人难以置信的善良的人，充满欢乐的能量，”他的经理马特德尔皮亚诺在给 E! 的一份声明中补充道。消息。 “一个非常有才华的演员，他喜欢成为这个社区的一员……我们也爱他。我们的心与他的妻子和家人在一起。”
 
His cause of death has not been revealed.
他的死因尚未透露。< br/>
 
Born in Nebraska, Henke attended the University of Arizona on a football scholarship and before going on to play for the Denver Broncos, according to his agent. He played in the 1990 Super Bowl but injuries led to his NFL retirement in 1994.
据他的经纪人说，亨克出生于内布拉斯加州，他曾获得亚利桑那大学的足球奖学金，然后继续为丹佛野马队效力。他参加了 1990 年的超级联赛
 
After leaving professional sports behind, Henke found success as an actor, appearing in Lost, Dexter, ER, October Road, Law & Order, The Chicago Code, The Stand and more shows.
离开职业体育后，Henke 找到了成功的演员，出现在 Lost、Dexter、ER、October Road、Law & Order、The Chicago Code、The Stand 等节目中。
 
He's best known for playing prison guard Desi Piscatella in Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, earning him and the cast a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2016.
他最出名的是在 Netflix 的 Orange Is the New Black 中扮演狱警 Desi Piscatella，他和演员们在 2016 年凭借喜剧系列中的杰出表演获得了美国演员工会奖。
 
"I tried to be a football coach and honestly, it was a tough couple of years," he shared in 2021 while reflecting on his career move. "I didn't know what to do with my life. Luckily, I needed money, so I jumped at being an extra football player in a commercial; they needed football extras in the back of the commercial. After that, someone invited me to an acting class, saw what they were doing there, started going to class, and I just loved it."
“我曾尝试成为一名足球教练，老实说，那几年很艰难，”他在 2021 年回顾自己的职业生涯时分享道。 “我不知道我的生活该怎么办。幸运的是，我需要钱，所以我跳起来在广告中扮演一名额外的足球运动员；他们在广告背后需要足球演员。在那之后，有人邀请我去一个表演课，看到他们在那里做什么，开始上课，我就是喜欢它。”
 
According to Henke, the NFL actually prepared him well for onscreen work, as he noted, "Football helped me learn how to be disciplined, how to take criticism, to always try your best, so you can definitely use some of the same things and that was a big help for me when I started acting."
根据 Henke 的说法，NFL 实际上为他在银幕上的工作做好了充分的准备，正如他所说，“足球帮助我学会了如何遵守纪律，如何接受批评，如何始终尽力而为，所以你绝对可以使用一些相同的东西和当我开始表演时，这对我有很大帮助。”
 
Last year, he said he was keeping busy with his two kittens, his puppy and plenty of bike riding.
去年，他说他一直忙于照顾他的两只小猫、他的小狗和骑自行车。