Actor, musician Louie Rankin dead at 66 in car crash in small-town Ontario - Toronto Star

Actor, musician Louie Rankin dead at 66 in car crash in small-town Ontario | The Star

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SHELBURNE, ONT.—Jamaican-born actor and reggae artist Louie Rankin has died in a car crash in small-town Ontario at the age of 66.

Ontario Provincial Police say Rankin’s vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer near Shelburne, Ont., on Monday morning.

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Photos from the scene show a mangled vehicle and a truck along the side of a highway.

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Sidiki Morrison, who identified himself as Rankin’s manager and producer and is also known as Bizmo iBoss, says Rankin was a legend in his native Jamaica.

Rankin recently announced on Instagram that he was shooting a movie in Toronto with Morrison’s company, iHouse Records.

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Rankin was also known for his role of Ox in the 1998 film “Belly.”

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More recently, he appeared in DJ Khaled’s 2016 music video for his song “Nas Album Done.”

DJ Khaled posted a series of photos of Rankin on Instagram overnight, saying he’d been friends with the artist for 20 years.

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Nas also commemorated Rankin on the social media platform, calling him a “live wire.”

“Great working with this man,” Nas wrote. “A legend. In ‘Belly’ you stole the show.”

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The aftermath of a fatal crash involving a car and a transport truck near Shelburne, Ont. is shown in a handout photo from the Ontario Provincial Police. Jamaican-born actor and reggae artist Louie Rankin has died in a car crash in small-town Ontario at the age of 66. Ontario Provincial Police say Rankin's vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer near Shelburne on Monday morning.

By The Canadian Press

Tues., Oct. 1, 20191 min. read