Chadwick Aaron Boseman was born on November 29, 1976 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA population just 26K. Chadwick or Chad as he went by growing up is the son of Carolyn Boseman who is a nurse and Leroy Boseman, who worked at a textile factory while simultaneously running an upholstery business. He is the youngest of three sons and it appears that he comes from a pretty big family.