Antwone Fisher Star in Prison
After several successful appearances on television on such highly acclaimed shows as NYPD BLUE, CHICAGO HOPE, and THE BURNING ZONE, De'Aundre Bonds moved into feature films with ease. He has co-starred in TALES FROM THE HOOD, SUNSET PARK, GET ON THE BUS, ILL GOTTEN GAINS, THE WOOD, and the soon-to-be-released BLACK BALL.
With a promising career ahead, the life of actor De'Aundre Bonds was changed in the blink of an eye. The day after learning of his winning a starring role in Antwone Fisher, the highly touted Denzel Washington directorial debut, Bonds went to his aunt's house to share the good news with his family. An altercation ensued between Bonds and a close friend of his aunt, which resulted in the unfortunate stabbing death of that man. Bonds was soon arrested and taken into police custody, later being sentenced to eleven years imprisonment for manslaughter.
Ironically, prior to this tragedy, Bonds co-starred in the movie Lockdown, in which he and two neighborhood friends, played by Richard T. Jones (TV's Judging Amy, The Wood), and Gabriel Casseus (Get On the Bus, New Jersey Drive) are wrongly accused and imprisoned for murder. The film, a gritty, upfront and unapologetic view of prison life, explores the hardened times they experience after falling victim to the oftentimes unjust penal system.
Bond's situation is a painful, yet all too common, example of life imitating art. In a tragic, unforeseen instant, a promising life and career came to a screeching halt. Such irony that Bonds must now struggle with the "real life" violence and daunting lawlessness that his character endures in the film. Hopefully, the tragic circumstances of his life will serve as a jarring wake-up call for those that will see this motion picture. Lockdown, opens in theatres February 14, 2003 and also stars Joe Torry (Poetic Justice, Sprung), Clifton Powell (The Brothers, Dead Presidents), and Master P. See
www.lockdown-themovie.com for the exclusive interview with Bonds, on his incarceration.