Updated November 6th, 2023 at 17:01 IST

Avengers and Black Panther stuntman Taraja Ramsess, his 3 kids die in car crash

Taraja Ramsess, who worked as a stuntman in Marvel movies, breathed his last on Halloween night, October 31. He was killed in a tragic car accident.

Taraja Ramsess file photo | Image:Taraja Ramsess
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Taraja Ramsess who worked as a stuntman on the Avengers and Black Panther films breathed his last on October 31. He was killed in a tragic car accident that took him and his three children. The 41-year-old was killed along with his 13-year-old daughter Sundari Ramsess, 10-year-old son Kisasi Ramsess and newborn daughter Fugibo Ramsess while they were travelling on Interstate 20 in Dekalb County, Georgia. 

Taraja Ramsess' career in Hollywood 

Taraja Ramsess in a Marvel movie | Image: IMdb  

Ramsess worked as a renowned stuntman in the industry. He was credited with doing multiple stunts in Marvel movies like Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War as well and Avengers: Endgame. The stuntman also worked as a hairdresser as well as in the art department. As per IMDb, he is credited with working on more than 43 projects including The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. 

Ramses’ mother pays a heartfelt tribute

The news of Taraja Ramsess’s death was broken by his mother. Taking to Instagram, his mother wrote, “My beautiful, loving, talented son Taraja @chop.saki, along with two of my grandbabies, his 13 yo daughter Sundari and his 8-week-old newborn daughter Fujibo, were killed the previous night in a horrific traffic accident. My grandson, and his 10-year-old son, Kisasi, "Sauce the Boss", are on life support. Two of my granddaughters survived, the 3-year-old Shazia is still hospitalized but is recovering with minor injuries. All who knew and met him know how special Taraja was.”

She continued her post by writing, “He had a deep capacity for love and loved his children more than all. He loved his martial arts, motorcycles and all things related to filmmaking. He a very droll yet wicked sense of humor & yet could be as cornball corny as can be. Sundari, Sunny as she was called, also reflected that special light. Funny & loved to dance. Oh God! I can't believe they're gone! We are grieving and remain prayerful for my grandchildren's recovery. Thank you to so many who have already reached out with kind words and prayers.”
 

In a separate post after Kisasi’s death, she wrote, “Kisasi Adebayo joins his father Taraja @chop.saki and sisters Sundari and Fujibo on their journey. May God bless all their souls. You all will be missed”

 

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Published November 6th, 2023 at 17:01 IST