John Thompson(1941-2020)

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More than two decades after his tragic cocaine overdose, the late Len Bias still leaves more questions than answers. When Bias dropped dead two days after the 1986 NBA Draft, he forever altered our perception of casual drug use and became the tipping point of America's drug crisis in the mid-80's.

Future generations continue to face the harsh punishment of drug policies that were influenced by the public outcry after his heartbreaking death. Instead of becoming an NBA star, he became a one-man deterrent, the athlete who reminded everyone just how dangerous drug use can be.

Amazingly, questions still linger about his death nearly a quarter-century later. How good could he have been in the pro ranks? Has he become underrated or overrated as the years pass? How could a University of Maryland superstar and Boston Celtics lottery pick be derailed by a cocaine binge? Was Bias a one-time user as we were led to believe, or was there a pattern of recreational use that led to his fatal last night? Did he fall in with the wrong crowd?

In the most ambitious, comprehensive and uncompromising account of Bias' life and death ever captured on film director Kirk Fraser utilizes dozens of interviews with Bias' closest teammates, friends and family in an effort to determine exactly what happened on that fateful night. Maybe it wasn't as much of a fluke as we thought.

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Len Bias (2009)

John Thompson nasceu o 2 de setembro de 1941 em Washington, Distrito de Columbia, EUA. Era ator e foi conhecido pelo seu trabalho em Jogada Decisiva (1998), O sexto homem (1997) e Special Squad (1984). Foi casado com Gwendolyn Twitty. Morreu o 30 de agosto de 2020 em Arlington, Virgínia, EUA.

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Jogada Decisiva

6,9

John Thompson

1998

O sexto homem

5,7

John Thompson

1997

Special Squad

8,1

Série de TV

Driver

First Monday

7,1

Série de TV

John Thompson

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