Celebrity Biographies
Coronji calhoun
He only played one role in the movies, but he got rave reviews. Coronji Calhoun, who played Halle Berry’s son in “Monster’s Ball,” died at age 30, on October 13, 2021, in New Sarpy, Louisiana, of heart failure and muscle problems, which were reportedly related to obesity.
Born on November 28, 1990, in New Orleans, Coronji Calhoun was cast at age 10 to play his Monster’s Ball character, the weight-troubled son of Halle Berry and Sean Combs ‘ characters . While she goes to visit her husband, sentenced to death, she will live an affair with a white prison guard, played by Billy Bob Thornton .
For the film, directed by Marc Forster in 2001, Halle Berry became the first black woman to win the Oscar for best actress.
“I found it difficult to berate my son on screen for being overweight,” Halle Berry recalled in an interview. “So I spent my time kissing and hugging him every minute before and after every take. It was hard because he told us something really heartbreaking: you can tell me off. Whatever you do isn’t going to be worse than what the kids at school do to me. “.
Despite the enormous impact of the film, Coronji Calhoun did not want to even try to get other acting jobs. He is survived by a son.