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Tony Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024) was an acclaimed American actor known for his deep, resonant voice and imposing screen presence. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Todd trained in theatre at the University of Connecticut and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, building a foundation for his later work both on stage and screen. Todd's film career began in the mid-1980s with supporting roles in films like "Platoon" (1986) and "Sleepwalk" (1986). He rose to prominence for his starring role as Ben in "Night of the Living Dead" (1990) before achieving iconic status as the title character in the horror classic "Candyman" (1992), a role he would reprise in several sequels. His film credits also include "The Crow" (1994), "The Rock" (1996), "Wishmaster" (1997), and his recurring role as William Bludworth in the "Final Destination" series (2000–2025). In television, Todd was widely recognized for his recurring roles across the Star Trek franchise—most notably as Kurn, Worf's brother, in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," as well as other roles in "Star Trek: Voyager." He also made memorable appearances on shows like "Boston Public," "24," "The X-Files," "Smallville," and "Law & Order". Beyond live-action roles, Todd was a prolific voice actor. He contributed to the Half-Life video game series as the Vortigaunts, voiced The Fallen in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009), Zoom in "The Flash" (2014–2023), and played Venom in "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" (2023), for which he earned a BAFTA Games Award nomination. Todd’s theatre credentials were equally impressive, including starring roles in Broadway and regional productions such as August Wilson's "King Hedley II," "The Captain's Tiger," "Othello," and "Aida." His voice, physical stature, and range earned him critical acclaim and a lasting legacy in horror, science fiction, and dramatic arts. Tony Todd died from stomach cancer at his home in Marina del Rey, California, on November 6, 2024, at the age of 69. He had reportedly been quietly battling this illness during his final projects. Both "Final Destination: Bloodlines" and "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" were dedicated to his memory.
After getting kicked out of his home and losing all his friends because he's a mutant, Scott Summers loses the will to live and goes to a bridge to jump, but before he can a man named Eric Lensherr approaches him and tells him of his team where if he joins, he will be loved and accepted and can put the humans who abandoned him to shame. It takes a while to decide but Scott eventually agrees to go with Eric. Throughout the movie Eric makes Scott do terrible things while Scott believes he's doing good. Eric manipulates Scott into becoming the monster the world thinks he is all while telling him things that his family never told him that make him feel accepted. Scott eventually ends up fighting the Iceman and while doing so puts Iceman in a coma. Eventually another guy working with Eric tells Scott that a kid like him shouldn't be there and that Eric is manipulating him. Scott asks why Logan is there and Logan tells him that it's all he can do now. Scott soon realizes that things aren't as they should be, he let his need to feel accepted and will to do what he thought was right cloud his judgment. He turns on Eric leading to a fight between Scott and Logan. Logan tells Sott he should have left, and they start fighting to the death until it's cut short by Jean Grey who had been spying on them and she takes Scott to the X Mansion where Scott meets Charles Xavier. Bobby soon wakes up from his coma and forgives Scott and they decide to work to defeat Eric and his mutants.
