Tony Todd, jarumin finafinai na talabijin wanda aka fi sani da rawar da ya taka a jerin finafinai na rikici ‘Candyman‘, ya mutu a shekarar 69. An tabbatar da rasuwarsa ta hanyar wakilinsa, Jeffrey Goldberg, a ranar Laraba dare a gida sa da ke Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, California[2].[3]
Tony Todd ya rasu ne saboda dalilai na asali, amma Goldberg ya ce ba a bayyana dalilin rasuwarsa ba. Todd ya shahara sosai saboda rawar da ya taka a matsayin Candyman a cikin finafinai na ‘Candyman’ na shekarar 1992, da kuma finafinai uku masu zuwa: ‘Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh’ (1995), ‘Candyman 3: Day of the Dead’ (1999), da ‘Candyman’ (2021)[2].[3]
Virginia Madsen, wacce ta taka rawa tare da Tony Todd a cikin finafinai na ‘Candyman’ na shekarar 1992, ta bayyana dukiyar ta game da rasuwarsa ta hanyar wata vidio da ta wallafa a shafin Instagram. Ta kuma nuna godiyar ta ga masoyanta saboda addu’oyin mararice da suka yi mata.
Tony Todd ya yi aiki a fannin finafinai na talabijin na tsawon shekaru da dama, inda ya taka rawa a finafinai kamar ‘The Crow,’ ‘The Rock,’ ‘Final Destination,’ ‘Platoon,’ da ‘Night of the Living Dead.’ A talabijin, ya fito a shirye-shirye kamar ‘Boston Public,’ ‘Law & Order,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘Charmed,’ ’21 Jump Street,’ da ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation‘[2].[3]