Lloyd Avery II

Lloyd Avery Jr.
Born Lloyd F. Avery, Jr.
June 21, 1969
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died September 4, 2005(2005-09-04) (aged 36)
Crescent City, California, U.S.
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.

Arrest and death

In 2005, soon after wrapping Focus.[1] Avery was arrested for a double homicide and sentenced to life in prison. On the evening of September 4, 2005, Avery was found dead in his cell in Pelican Bay State Prison. He was struck on the head and strangled by Kevin Roby, his Satan-worshiping cellmate. Despite 11 inmate counts overall, including many standing counts, Lloyd´s body was not discovered until Roby laid his corpse on a pentagram he had drawn on the cell floor and performed a satanic ritual over it on sept. 6.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Golianopoulos, Thomas (2007-10-30). "Stranger Than Fiction". king-mag.com. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  2. ↑ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5213c146e4b07172002f2e57/t/5220f436e4b0f8aab6d9a274/1377891382134/NOV+07_Lloyd_Avery.pdf

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