Lloyd Fernandez Avery II (June 21, 1969 – September 4, 2005) was an American actor. He appeared in

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-nominated film ''

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'' (1991) as one of the

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who murdered high school football star Ricky Baker (played by

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) and was later killed in retaliation. In 2005, Avery was convicted of double homicide, and later killed in prison by his cellmate.

Early life

Born in

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, Avery grew up in View Park where he attended

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. Avery was of

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and

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descent.

Career

Shortly after Avery's film debut in ''

'', Singleton would cast Avery once again in his next film, ''

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'' (1993). Avery re-emerged in 2000 starring as Nate in the film ''

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'' and as G-Ride in the 2001 independent film ''Shot''.

Arrest and death

In 2001, soon after wrapping ''Shot'', Avery was arrested and charged with a double homicide for shooting two random people, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was murdered on September 4, 2005 in

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at the age of 36, after the brutality and strangulation from his

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cellmate Kevin Roby as part of a Satanic ritual "intended as a warning to God."

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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