Lloyd Avery II
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Lloyd Avery II | |
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| Born | Lloyd F. Avery, Jr. June 21, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 2005 (aged 36) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–2005 |
Lloyd Avery II (June 21, 1969 – September 4, 2005) was an American actor. He was best known for his character in John Singleton's Oscar-nominated film Boyz n the Hood (1991), as the triggerman who murders high school football star Ricky Baker.
Early life and career
Born in Los Angeles, California, Avery grew up in View Park where he attended Beverly Hills High School.
Shortly after his film debut in Boyz n the Hood in 1991, he landed a short stint on the hit television series Doogie Howser, M.D.. Singleton would cast Avery once again in his next film, Poetic Justice (1993), along with his brother Ché Avery (who murders Q-Tip's character, Markell). He went on to appear in another role in the Hughes Brothers' Menace II Society spoof Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood.
Avery emerged back on the scene in 2000 starring as Nate in the critically acclaimed 2000 film Lockdown and as G-Ride in the 2001 independent film Shot. He was set to take on more leading roles after the success of both films, but his career would be short-lived.[citation needed]
Arrest and death
In 2005, soon after wrapping Focus.[1] Avery was arrested for a double homicide and sentenced to life in prison.[citation needed] On the evening of September 6, 2005, Avery was found dead in his cell. His body was discovered two days later after he was strangled and struck on the head.[citation needed]
Filmography
- Boyz n the Hood (1991)
- Poetic Justice (1993)
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
- The Breaks (1999)
- Lockdown (2000)
- Focus (2001)
References
- ^ Golianopoulos, Thomas (2007-10-30). "Stranger Than Fiction". king-mag.com. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
External links
- Beverly Hills High School alumni
- Male actors from Los Angeles, California
- African-American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people who died in prison custody
- Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery
- Murdered African-American people
- Murdered male actors
- People murdered in California
- Prisoners who died in California detention
- 1969 births
- 2005 deaths
- Deaths by strangulation in the United States
- Deaths by beating in the United States