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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

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Nov 12, 2024
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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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