Celebrities and friends honor late actor Chadwick Boseman who died just a few months before his 44th birthday

Chadwick Boseman at the European Premiere of "Black Panther" in 2018.Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney

• Actor and "Black Panther" star, Chadwick Boseman, would have turned 44 today, November 29.
• Boseman died from colon cancer in late August at age 43.
• Friends, family, and celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to Boseman on his birthday.

Social media paid tribute to the late actor and "Black Panther" star, Chadwick Boseman for his 44th birthday.

Boseman died in August from colon cancer at the age of 43. His untimely death left many speechless due to the fact that the public and even his close associates were not privy to his diagnosis.

"A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much," Boseman's family said in a statement in August. "From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and several more - all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther."

In honor of his birthday, his friends, alma mater, celebrities, and close associates shared posts of Boseman to celebrate his life and legacy.