{"id":123954,"date":"2024-11-09T19:17:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T12:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123954"},"modified":"2024-11-09T19:17:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T12:17:47","slug":"candyman-and-final-destination-actor-dies-aged-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123954","title":{"rendered":"Candyman and Final Destination actor dies aged 69"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4428\/live\/e4cd6fd0-9e91-11ef-ae37-d1d83a3c4c0c.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/4428\/live\/e4cd6fd0-9e91-11ef-ae37-d1d83a3c4c0c.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4428\/live\/e4cd6fd0-9e91-11ef-ae37-d1d83a3c4c0c.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/4428\/live\/e4cd6fd0-9e91-11ef-ae37-d1d83a3c4c0c.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/4428\/live\/e4cd6fd0-9e91-11ef-ae37-d1d83a3c4c0c.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/4428\/live\/e4cd6fd0-9e91-11ef-ae37-d1d83a3c4c0c.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/4428\/live\/e4cd6fd0-9e91-11ef-ae37-d1d83a3c4c0c.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4428\/live\/e4cd6fd0-9e91-11ef-ae37-d1d83a3c4c0c.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Alamy Screengrab of Tony Todd as his Candyman character in the 1992 film. He is wearing a fur coat and is stood with his arms semi-outstretched in front of him. He has a hook instead of a right hand, as per his character. His left hand has a glove on. He is clean shaven and has short black hair\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Alamy<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Tony Todd appeared as Candyman in four films, from 1992 to 2021<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Actor Tony Todd, best known for starring in the Candyman horror films, has died aged 69.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The American actor died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, according to reports.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He starred as the title character in the horror series, depicting the ghostly Candyman character with a hook for a hand, summoned by saying his name five times in front of a mirror.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Todd continued as Candyman from the first film in 1992 through follow-ups in 1995 and 1999, and reprised the role in 2021 for a fourth film serving as a direct sequel to the original.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Throughout his 40-year career, Todd also featured in hundreds of films, stage productions and television dramas, including roles in the Transformers and Final Destination films.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In Candyman, Todd&#8217;s titular character is the ghost of artist Daniel Robitaille, a black man who was lynched in the 19th Century.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The 1992 film sees Todd&#8217;s character accidentally summoned to the real world by a graduate student in Chicago intrigued by the urban legend of the Candyman, setting off a chain of murderous events.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Speaking to <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2019\/jun\/25\/how-we-made-candyman-virginia-madsen-tony-todd-bee-sting\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">the Guardian in 2019<!-- --><\/a>, Todd recalled the film&#8217;s famous scene that sees Candyman swarmed with bees, during which he was stung 23 times and apparently paid a $1,000 bonus each time.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Everything that\u2019s worth making has to involve some sort of pain,&#8221; he remarked.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On his Candyman character, he told the same interview: &#8220;I\u2019ve done 200 movies, this is the one that stays in people\u2019s minds. It affects people of all races. I\u2019ve used it as an introductory tool in gang-intervention work: what frightens you? What horrible things have you experienced?&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Paying tribute, actor Virginia Madsen, who starred as student Helen Lyle in Candyman, said Todd &#8220;now is an angel. As he was in life&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She called him a &#8220;truly poetic man&#8221; with &#8220;a deep knowledge of the arts&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I will miss him so much and hope he haunts me once in a while,&#8221; she added. &#8220;But I will not summon him in the mirror!&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c79c\/live\/10f6f860-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c79c\/live\/10f6f860-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c79c\/live\/10f6f860-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/c79c\/live\/10f6f860-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/c79c\/live\/10f6f860-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/c79c\/live\/10f6f860-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/c79c\/live\/10f6f860-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c79c\/live\/10f6f860-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Tony Todd, looking directly to camera. He is wearing a black bowler hat and has light, grey stubble around his jawline\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Todd pictured in 2018<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The original film&#8217;s sequel &#8211; Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh &#8211; set three years later sees Todd&#8217;s iconic lead appear again in New Orleans, encountering a descendant of his daughter.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The third film &#8211; Candyman: Day of the Dead &#8211; was released in 1999, but set in 2020 Los Angeles.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Todd, and others from the 1992 film, reprised their roles in the 2021 film.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c812\/live\/3f7dfb20-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c812\/live\/3f7dfb20-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c812\/live\/3f7dfb20-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/c812\/live\/3f7dfb20-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/c812\/live\/3f7dfb20-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/c812\/live\/3f7dfb20-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/c812\/live\/3f7dfb20-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c812\/live\/3f7dfb20-9e83-11ef-97d9-9d70ce5a544e.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images \/ TriStar Todd holding on to Virginia Madsen in a scene from 1992's Candyman\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images \/ TriStar<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Todd holding on to Virginia Madsen in a scene from 1992&#8217;s Candyman<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In 2020, Todd <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2020\/oct\/01\/tony-todd-candyman-sequel-black-lives-matter-platoon\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">called that version &#8220;brilliant&#8221;<!-- --><\/a>, crediting the film&#8217;s director Nia DaCosta as &#8220;a fan of body horror&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">As part of her tribute, Madsen praised the &#8220;gift&#8221; that the film&#8217;s co-writer Jordan Peele had given herself and Todd to &#8220;let us live again as lovers&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Before Candyman, one of Todd&#8217;s earliest roles in film was in 1986 as Sgt Warren in war drama Platoon.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c8rlvl5r41jo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alamy Tony Todd appeared as Candyman in four films, from 1992 to 2021 Actor Tony Todd, best known for starring in the Candyman horror films, has died aged 69. 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