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Tony Todd

Profession : Actor

Birth : December 4, 1954

I grew up a poor kid to a single mom, so as an African-American actor I have a responsibility to hold the mirror up and reflect our stories. I'm living the dream and also escaped the inevitable.

Tony Todd

True story - When 'Candyman' first came out, my daughter and I were Christmas shopping, and people were harassing us. Finally my daughter puts down her shopping bag and said 'That's not Candyman! That's my dad!' I will never forget that, because that's when we really bonded.

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When I was a kid I really loved Humphrey Bogart. But when I was in theater school, Robert DeNiro was my go-to guy.

Tony Todd

Yes, I would like to be involved in something that would hopefully be a blockbuster, but I'm interested in seeing new filmmakers telling new stories and to able to help them do that.

Tony Todd

I grew up on video games. When I was in college, even during snowstorms, I would go the half-mile to the drugstore to play 'Millipede.'

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Dude, I've been a gamer ever since Intellivision.

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I remember watching 'Abbott and Costello vs Frankenstein' continuously as a kid and being amazed that my horror legends were making a comedy.

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I collect Gottlieb games, and I play classic pinball.

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I hustled my way through college playing pinball.

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Dude, I've played almost every position except for President. When I did 'The Event,' I was head of the CIA. When I did 'Chuck,' I was head of the NSA. For a guy that's a hippie at heart, I don't know where they think of this.

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One of the things that motion capture and/or voice acting does is allow you to continue your career, change it, or bring a new aspect to it.

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I like critical failures. It makes you work harder.

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I get sent horror scripts every week and most of them are putrid. A lot of people think it's an easy medium but it's not. Not if you want to make ones that last.

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Although we're all in this to make a living, why not make something to make an impact? One day, I'll make a horror film. I think I know what the audience wants.

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But my career's so much deeper than just horror.

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Most actors do that. They fill in the blanks. You don't want to play a cipher.

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You know early on when you're given a gift that can keep you sane. That's what acting does for me. It keeps me honest and keeps me sane.

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In my mind, I'm not scary at all. I'm channeling my inner Cary Grant!

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The work I did with Artists Collective led me to a scholarship at Uconn... It led to me getting a scholarship at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and a scholarship at Trinity Rep in Providence.

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Working on 'Candyman' in Chicago was probably the - I absolutely love this city, this city is so funky.

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