first African American and youngest person ever nominated for an Academy Award for boyz n the hood
Also the recent OJ TV movie, and more...

very talented, very young, opened some doors.

sad news.

oh well...
I thought he was an American success story.
thought boyz was more than just a story line.

never mind.

I was 12 when that movie came out and remember scenes from that movie watching it once more than any Jim Carey movie that I probably watched a half dozen times as an early teen. Didn't understand it much then either. Maybe worth a revisit.

You don't have to be old to get a stroke.

nope, had hypertension but don't know if he followed medical care.