Saturday, May 26, 2007

Checker Fred is dead.

Carl Wright died at the age of 75. His first movie role was in Soul Food (1997). He was Checker Fred in Barber Shop. I'm not African-American. I grew up a town that was lily-white. By rights, I should be one of those people who, in the infinite wisdom of movie executives, doesn't "get" Barbershop. But I have an uncle who was a barber, and some things are universal. I knew Checker Fred, and I loved Barbershop. Farewell, Fred. Hope you got kinged.

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