Lloyd Avery II

Lloyd Fernandez 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 murdered high school football star Ricky Baker and was later killed in retaliation. In 2005, Avery was convicted of double homicide, and later killed in prison by his cellmate.[1]

Lloyd Avery Jr.
Born
Lloyd Fernandez Avery, Jr.

June 21, 1969
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedSeptember 4, 2005(2005-09-04) (aged 36)
Crescent City, California, U.S.
Cause of deathMurder by strangulation and blunt trauma
OccupationActor
Years active1990–2001

Early life

Born in Los Angeles, California, Avery grew up in View Park where he attended Beverly Hills High School. Avery was of African American descent.

Career

Shortly after his film debut in Boyz n the Hood, 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.

Avery remerged in 2000 starring as Nate in the 2000 film Lockdown 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 which he was sentenced to life imprisonment.[2] He died on September 4, 2005 in Crescent City, California, after being beaten and strangled to death by his Pelican Bay State Prison cellmate.

Filmography

References
  1. Malcolm, S. (30 October 2007). "Stranger Than Fiction". King Mag. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  2. "Supermax jail tipped to hold 'Golden State Killer'". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
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