Cle Shaheed Sloan
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Cle "Bone" Shaheed Sloan (born May 22, 1969) is an American
Career
Sloan was introduced to the film industry by football legend Jim Brown, who helped him secure a job as an assistant when he was released from prison. The job allowed Sloan to meet director Antoine Fuqua and sparked his interest in becoming a cinematographer. Sloan has since appeared in small roles in three of Fuqua's hit movies Training Day, Tears of the Sun, and Brooklyn's Finest. During the production of Training Day, Sloan worked as a gang adviser and helped persuade actual gang members to lend their credibility to the project on-screen.
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Personal life
On January 29, 2015, Sloan and Terry Carter were struck by a truck in a hit-and-run incident in Compton, California. The incident, caused by Suge Knight, killed Carter and injured Sloan.[4] Though Sloan refused "to be used as a snitch" and testify against Knight,[5] on September 21, 2018, Knight pleaded no contest to manslaughter and was sentenced to 28 years in prison.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1998 | The Replacement Killers | Banger |
2001 | Training Day | "Bone" |
2003 | Tears of the Sun | Mission Rebel |
2008 | Street Kings |
LeShawn Fremont |
2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | "The Dragon" |
2012 | End of Watch | "Tre" |
2017 | Bright | Mike "OG Mike" |
2020 | The Tax Collector | "Bone" |
References
- ^ Gerber, Marisa (April 17, 2015). "'Suge' Knight prosecutor uses time-tested strategy on recanting witness". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Athens Park Bloods". unitedgangs.com. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ The Night Watchman Retitled to Street Kings Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine. Comingsoon.net (2008-02-05). Retrieved on 2012-11-24.
- ^ a b Gorman, Steve (2018-09-20). "Rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight pleads to manslaughter days before murder trial". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Cle 'Bone' Sloan says he won't snitch on Suge Knight". KABC-TV. April 13, 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2018.