Tony Todd
Birth Name: Anthony T. Todd
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: December 4, 1954
Ethnicity: African-American
Tony Todd is an American actor and film producer. He is known for playing Candyman in the horror films of the same name. He has also had major roles in Night of the Living Dead (1990), The Rock (1996), and the Final Destination series, among many other projects.
His mother’s name is Evetta.
Tony’s maternal grandfather was named Willie Brown.
Tony’s maternal grandmother was named Lealer/Lilla Porter.
Tony has stated that he is of one quarter Cherokee Native American ancestry.
Loved him when he played Kurn on star trek lol.
He is so creep in the Final Destination movies.
This is his brother’s obituary:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=donald-w-todd&pid=176093192&fhid=17026
In this post he calls his mother Evetta:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjBv1-YHQDX/
When I google Evetta Lyons-Gaither, I get that she also went by Evetta Brown Lyons.
This must be her marriage record:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBY-T8FC
That would mean:
Tony’s paternal grandparents were Willie Brown and Lealer/Lilla Porter.
As additional proof, this is the obituary for his aunt Clara Elliston:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR5-ZFKN
We see Evetta Lyons, Anthony and his wife Fatima and the surname Porter are mentioned in this one.
candyman
I can’t believe I was scared of candyman