Lloyd Avery II

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Lloyd Avery II (1969 - 2005) was an American actor who was a high school friend of filmmakerJohn Singleton. In the early 1990s, Singleton jump-started Avery's acting career by casting him in a short but memorable role as a Blood gang member who kills one of the main characters inBoyz N The Hood. Though he came from a middle-class background and had never been in a gang prior to acting in the film, life began to imitate art when Avery subsequently became obsessed with living out his role inBoyzand joined a Blood gang in real life. After appearing as thugs in several more films throughout the 1990s, Avery was arrested in December 1999 for a double homicide and sentenced to life in prison at Pelican Bay State Prison. He was murdered by his cellmate in 2005. Lloyd Avery II can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:

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