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Coronji Calhoun Sr., Halle Berry’s ‘Monster’s Ball’ Co-Star, Is Dead At Age 30

Coronji Calhoun Sr., whose role as Halle Berry’s son in the 2001 film “Monster’s Ball” helped propel his co-star to the first Best Actress Oscar won by a Black woman, has died at age 30.

Berry stepped forward on Wednesday to help with costs for “a sacred celebration” of Calhoun’s life. Calhoun died of heart failure and lung problems on Oct. 13, his mother, Theresa C. Bailey, told the CBS affiliate in New Orleans last month.

 

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Berry and “Monster’s Ball” producer Lee Daniels each donated $3,394, according to a GoFundMe page hosted by Calhoun’s family. His mother issued a thank-you for all the contributions.

“We are blown away by the outpouring of love the community and Coronji’s adopted family has shown during our process of grief,” Bailey wrote Wednesday. “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.”

Calhoun, born in St. Charles Parish, had a 10-year-old son and a 13-year-old stepson.

Source: Coronji Calhoun Sr., Halle Berry’s ‘Monster’s Ball’ Co-Star, Is Dead At Age 30