JamesG
11-11-2021, 04:42 PM
Actor who Played Halle Berry's Son in Monster's Ball Dies at 30
by Joey Nolfi
Nov. 11, 2021
Former child actor Coronji Calhoun Sr., who played Halle Berry's son, Tyrell, in producer Lee Daniels' 2001 drama Monster's Ball, has died at age 30. According to reports, Calhoun died from congestive heart failure.
EW confirmed that the former actor — whose sole screen credit was the role of Berry's son in the Oscar-winning project — died on Oct. 13, and that Daniels and Berry both donated $3,394 each to his family via their GoFundMe page following his death.
According to a message from Calhoun's mother, Theresa Bailey, her son "did not have any life insurance policy on him," and set up a GoFundMe page to help "give Coronji a sacred celebration of life." She later updated the notice indicating that the financial burden had been eliminated thanks to donations, including those from Daniels and Berry.
Calhoun was just 10 years old when he appeared opposite Berry in the film, for which she would go on to become the first Black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress at the 2002 ceremony.
In addition to Berry in the role of his mother, Leticia, recording artist Sean "Diddy" Combs portrayed Calhoun's father, who's on death row. Billy Bob Thornton played the prison guard who assisted in the execution.
"As we close this chapter, we ask that in your remembrance of him, you remember to love your neighbor as yourself," Bailey wrote. "Because that is what Coronji did for his entire community."
https://ew.com/movies/coronji-calhoun-sr-dead-monsters-ball-child-star/
by Joey Nolfi
Nov. 11, 2021
Former child actor Coronji Calhoun Sr., who played Halle Berry's son, Tyrell, in producer Lee Daniels' 2001 drama Monster's Ball, has died at age 30. According to reports, Calhoun died from congestive heart failure.
EW confirmed that the former actor — whose sole screen credit was the role of Berry's son in the Oscar-winning project — died on Oct. 13, and that Daniels and Berry both donated $3,394 each to his family via their GoFundMe page following his death.
According to a message from Calhoun's mother, Theresa Bailey, her son "did not have any life insurance policy on him," and set up a GoFundMe page to help "give Coronji a sacred celebration of life." She later updated the notice indicating that the financial burden had been eliminated thanks to donations, including those from Daniels and Berry.
Calhoun was just 10 years old when he appeared opposite Berry in the film, for which she would go on to become the first Black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress at the 2002 ceremony.
In addition to Berry in the role of his mother, Leticia, recording artist Sean "Diddy" Combs portrayed Calhoun's father, who's on death row. Billy Bob Thornton played the prison guard who assisted in the execution.
"As we close this chapter, we ask that in your remembrance of him, you remember to love your neighbor as yourself," Bailey wrote. "Because that is what Coronji did for his entire community."
https://ew.com/movies/coronji-calhoun-sr-dead-monsters-ball-child-star/