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NEWS: Candyman, Transformers Actor Tony Todd Dies at 69




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malvarez1



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:02 pm Reply with quote
RIP, he had one of the coolest voices in horror.

Sometimes I’m surprised at who has a ANN page.
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Mœbius



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:12 pm Reply with quote
A wonderful actor. His performance as an older Jake Sisko on Deep Space Nine was particularly moving. He will be missed.
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MarshalBanana



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:50 pm Reply with quote
That's sad, I really liked him The Rock. "The day we took hostages, we became mercenaries. And mercenaries get paid. I WANT MY F****** MONEY!"

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AJ (LordNikon)



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 3:02 pm Reply with quote
Tony was... interesting.

I met him several times in 1990s at Star Trek conventions, one time he was so drunk, he asked for help find his room after his body guard had already passed out. I sent him to huge pirate party.

He was C-rate actor. Never understood why he would carry a loaded firearm to a star trek convention, or pay armed body guards. It was a trek con.

RIP, Tony. You were one strangest people I ever met.
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I Am Audrey, how are you



Joined: 27 Apr 2021
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 3:19 pm Reply with quote
malvarez1 wrote:
Sometimes I’m surprised at who has a ANN page.

Yeah so am I, it's always confused me on some, cause I genuinely didn't know they had been in an anime, like Wil Wheaton (of Star Trek, and The Big Bang Theory fame)
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BaronViolet



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 3:39 pm Reply with quote
@AJ (LordNikon) Tony played one of the greatest horror villains in cinema. He was not bloody C rate so show respect
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ZelosZoidberg



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:04 pm Reply with quote
BaronViolet wrote:
@AJ (LordNikon) Tony played one of the greatest horror villains in cinema. He was not bloody C rate so show respect
Dude scared the shit out of me as Candyman and I watch that for the first time at age 25! C!?! Tony was at least an A-actor who didn't get roles that pushed him. May he RIP.
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Gem-Bug



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 13, 2024 11:22 pm Reply with quote
Heard over the weekend, but Rest in Peace. He starred in my favorite horror movie, the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. I love all of his horror and sci-fi roles.
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:53 am Reply with quote
AJ (LordNikon) wrote:
He was C-rate actor. Never understood why he would carry a loaded firearm to a star trek convention, or pay armed body guards. It was a trek con.


Because believe it or not fan interactions can sometimes be dangerous. I also like the random burying over his status
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Jabootu



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:56 am Reply with quote
Calling Tony Todd a c-rank actor is...well, let's just say that's an extreme minority viewpoint. In fact, I think it's just you. Obviously there's all his great work in horror films, but I'll always remember him as the adult Jake Sisco, spending his entire life obsessively trying to save his time-displaced father in what I myself consider the single finest hour of Star Trek.

RIP, Mr. Todd. Thank you for all the memories.
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