Jarumi Amurka, Tony Todd, wanda aka fi sani da rawar da ya taka a jerin fina-finan horror ‘Candyman’, ya mutu ranar Juma’a da safiyar yau. Ya kuwa shekara 69[1][2][3].
Shugaban kamfanin masana’antar fim din da Tony Todd ke karkashinsa, Defining Artists, Dede Binder, ta tabbatar da rasuwar sa ga NBC News. A cewar ta, “Ba zan iya kaucewa ba, mun tabbatar da labarin rasuwar dan adam namiji, Tony Todd”[1].
Tony Todd ya rasu a gida sa da ke Marina del Rey a Los Angeles, amma dalilin rasuwarsa har yanzu ba a bayyana[1][3].
Tony Todd ya taka rawar gani a fina-finan da dama, ciki har da ‘Night of the Living Dead‘, ‘Lean on Me‘, ‘The Crow‘, ‘Platoon‘ da ‘The Secret‘. Ya kuma fito a fina-finan ‘Silence‘ (2002) da ‘Final Destination‘ (2003)[1].
Virginia Madsen, wacce ta taka rawa tare da Tony Todd a fina-finan ‘Candyman’ na shekarar 1992, ta bayyana jajircewarta game da rasuwarsa ta hanyar shirin video da ta wallafa a Instagram. Ta ce Tony Todd ya zama mala’ika kamar yadda yake a rayuwarsa[3].
Tony Todd ya shahara sosai saboda rawar da ya taka a jerin fina-finan ‘Candyman’, inda ya fito a fina-finan ‘Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh’ (1995), ‘Candyman 3: Day of the Dead’ (1999) da ‘Candyman’ (2021)[3].