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Tony Todd dead at 69

Three times in the mirror, a memento mori to remind you they don't come back

Rob Beschizza
Nov 12, 2024
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Tony Todd in 2017

Tony Todd, the towering actor famed for his performances in Candyman, Star Trek, Final Destination and Platoon among many other productions, died last week at 69. NPR:

He shot to stardom in 1992 playing the ghost of a murdered Black artist in the horror movie Candyman. Todd reprised the role three more times in subsequent films in the se…

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