Most of us will forever remember the 2001 film, “Monster’s Ball.” In the film, Halle played “Leticia,” a heartbroken mother of her son, “Tyrell Musgrove.” The kid-actor who starred as “Tyrell,” Coronji Calhoun, has sadly passed away at the young age of 30.
Details Of Coronji Calhoun’s Death
According to the New York Post, Coronji Calhoun ‘passed away from congestive heart failure Oct. 13 [2021].’
It was also reported that Halle Berry and “Empire” director, Lee Daniels, ‘Berry, 55, and producer Lee Daniels contributed $3,394 each to his family on their GoFundMe page.
Shortly after his passing, Coronji’s mother, Theresa Bailey, set up the GoFundMe page in efforts to cover funeral expenses for his service. She stated that their family did not have a life insurance policy for Coronji.
Thankfully, Theresa was able to raise enough to cover the costs, and she thanked everyone for helping at that time:
“On behalf of the Calhoun and Bailey family, I would like to thank each and every individual who found it in their hearts to extend the much needed financial support to lay Coronji Sr. to rest. We are blown away by the outpouring of love the community and Coronji’s adopted family has shown during our process of grief. While the financial burden has been lifted, we still mourn the loss of my son. As we close this chapter, we ask that in your remembrance of him, you remember to love your neighbor as yourself, because that is what Coronji did for his entire community.” -Theresa Bailey
Remember Him
The “Monster’s Ball” character, “Tyrell Musgrove,” was the son of “Leticia and his death row inmate dad, “Lawrence Musgrove,” played by Bay Boy Records mogul, Sean “Diddy” Combs. “Leticia” oftentimes criticized her son for being overweight and ultimately suffered severe depression after “Tyrell” was accidentally run over by a car.
Coronji Calhoun’s Life After “Monster’s Ball”
Although many have kept up with Halle Berry’s career throughout the years, the kid actor was largely unseen in the years that followed. After “Monster’s Ball,” not much was known about him publicly. However, we do know that he has a young son.
At one point, Coronji was also apparently on a mission to get a role on the hit Fox series, “Empire.”
Coronji once posted a message online, reaching out to “Empire” director, Lee Daniels, after apparently having made some attempt at contacting him previously:
“Lee is the greatest I wish he would respond to me,” wrote Coronji Calhoun.
Halle Berry Was Deeply Concerned About Ruining Coronji During Filming
In a past interview, Halle Berry confessed how worried she was that she’d severely psychologically damage then-10 year old Coronji. She was concerned that that the insults her character had to hurl at his character in Monster’s Ball, would be too much for him to handle:
Via NYPost- “It was a lot harder than even the love scene because Coronji was really 10 [years old] and obese,” she told the entertainment publication the Gate at the time, according to People.
Berry continued, “I worried that I would somehow damage him emotionally, not just in doing the scene, but down the road. So I talked to him a lot and hugged and kissed him a lot. He said, ‘You don’t have to worry about what you say; it can’t be as bad as how they treat me at school.’ … But I hear now he’s the most popular kid in his school. So I guess [the movie] helped.”
May Coronji Calhoun rest in peace and power.
