Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd found shot to death

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

• Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was found shot to death in Atlanta on Saturday, with multiple gunshot wounds to his back.
• An investigation into the actor’s death was launched.
• The Tony nominated actor was a favorite in the Spike Lee movies, starring Clockers, as much as She has to have it Y Chi-Raq.

Tony-nominated actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, who appeared in numerous Spike Lee films, was found shot to death in the southern US city of Atlanta over the weekend, causing a wave of pain and praise for your work.

Police found the 70-year-old man dead southwest of the Georgia state capital on Saturday, with multiple gunshot wounds to his back, a spokesman said. AFP. An emergency medical team rushed to the scene and confirmed that he was dead upon arrival.

An investigation was launched, but police have made no arrests so far.

An intense and experienced stage actor, Byrd made his breakthrough on the big screen at a late age, at the age of 45, when he appeared in Lee’s film. Clockers.

If you were playing boss in Clockers, or the father in Go to the Bus, his talent and physical presence made him stand out in Lee’s films and caught the attention of other directors.

But he did work with Lee again on several other projects, including a 2017-2019 series based on Lee’s own film. She has to have it and the 2015 movie Chi-Raq.

“Tom is my boy,” Lee said on his Instagram account. “I am very sad.”

“Byrd was brave, funny, creative, country, smooth, expressive and a pleasure to be around,” said actor Wendell Pierce, who appeared with him on Get on the bus.

“What a good actor,” Oscar winner Viola Davis said on Twitter. “I loved working with you Byrd … How sad that your life ended this way.”