Tony Todd is an American actor, director, and producer. In addition, Tony is involved in voice acting for characters in video games. For fans of horror films, Todd is well known for his films "Candyman" and "Destination".
For the first time on the screens, Tony appeared in the role of Sergeant Warren in the famous film directed by Oliver Stone "Platoon". It happened in 1986. Since then, the actor has played more than 40 movie roles. Among his works are such films as: "Star Trek", "The Rock", "The Raven", "Babylon 5", "Ax", "Charmed" and many others.
early years
The boy was born in the USA, in Washington, in 1964. Soon the family moved to Hartford, where the future actor spent his childhood. There he went to school and early began to get involved in theater and acting.
Immediately after graduation, Tony enters an acting course created specifically for African Americans, and then at the University of Connecticut and then continues his studies at the National Institute for Acting Theater in an intensive program.
First work in cinema
When Tony turned 22, the famous Oliver Stone invited him to shoot his picture. So Todd gets into the cast of the movie "Platoon", which became one of the most popular on screens around the world in the late 80s. The film told about the horrors of the Vietnam War, and the film was shot in a very naturalistic way. Charlie Sheen was invited to play the lead role, and Tony got his first cameo role in a serious project.
His next role was also small and unremarkable. The actor began to act in horror films, which have already accumulated a lot for his creative biography, in the late 80s. The first film in the series of "horror films" was "Dawn of Voodoo", where Todd got the role of a sorcerer from Haiti, wielding voodoo magic, with the help of which he made zombies out of people.
No one even imagined that in the future films of this genre would become Tony's calling card, bring him fame and glory, and make him a famous actor, mostly playing supporting roles.
Actor career
Todd got the main role in the film "Candyman" in 1991, and a year later the picture started at the box office and became one of the most popular in the horror genre. The sad story of the son of a slave who fell in love with the master's daughter and lost his life because of this. They cut off his hand and, smeared with honey, set bees on him. Before dying, he vows to take revenge on his offenders and everyone who gets in his way, turning into a ghostly monster. One had only to say his name three times in front of the mirror, and Candyman appeared in reality, starting to kill. The film was a great success with the audience, and a few years later, Todd starred in the second and third parts of it.
Most of the actor's next roles were also associated with the genres of mysticism, horror and fantasy. He plays small, but memorable roles in films: "The Raven", "Wishmaster", "The Architect of Shadows", "The X-Files", "Destination" (1, 2, 3 and 5 parts), "Ax" and many others …
In 2010, Todd became a participant and special guest of the Weekend of Horror convention for horror fans, as well as the Screamfest horror festival.
In addition to filming a movie, Tony devotes a lot of time to voice-overs for video game characters, among which the most famous are: Dota 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Personal life
Little is known about the actor's personal life; he tries not to advertise it and not give interviews concerning his family. It is only known that Todd has two children, thanks to whom he agreed to take part in the filming of the popular TV series The Amazing Wanderings of Hercules.
Interesting Facts
Tony is almost 2 meters tall. According to the sign of the zodiac, he is Sagittarius.
All his free time he tries to spend with his family and children, leaving the countryside, where no one can find them.
Although Tony often appears on the screens in the form of villains, mystical and negative heroes, in life he is a very calm, cheerful and balanced person.
Todd's sister is Monica Dupree, the famous scream queen.
