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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.
Tony Todd
VENOM
for VENOM in SPIDER-MAN AND THE SYMBIOTES or SPIDER-MAN AND VENOM
Suggested by disneymaster1901
I'm not sure if it should be a live action or animated movie or TV show. Based on elements from Marvel Comics, some of the movies and TV shows and videos games. Peter Parker asks, "Will you marry me?" to MJ Watson, and she says "Yes!" For the next few months, while preparing for the wedding, Peter goes through major peril involving some alien goo. He discovers an asteroid in the park, a black goo comes out of it, and it actually JUMPS onto him! Everything goes black and then he wakes up wearing a black Spider-Man suit. It makes him feel more alive than ever. But overtime, his mind gets corrupted, which makes MJ want to call off the engagement, but aside from that, more asteroids land on Earth and those exposed to the goo end up turning into shrieking monsters. A prisoner named Cletus Cassidy gets exposed to some red goo, and his new monster self helps him escape and is assembling other monsters to plot world domination. After the first half of the movie, Spider-Man and rival reporter Eddie Brock argue over who's the hero, the black goo comes off, exposing Peter's identity to Brock, and ends up on Brock's body. The Symbiote introduces himself as Venom and they fight. Venom gets away and meets up with Cletus, now named Carnage. Overtime, Venom decides to help save the Earth and assembles Spider-Man and other Symbiote friends to stop Carnage.
