A stuntman who worked on the sets of Black Panther and the Avengers in Atlanta was killed alongside three of his six children in a collision with a tractor trailer on Halloween night.
DeKalb County Police say Ramsess was driving a Ford F-150 filled with children on I-20 East when he exited onto Wesley Chapel Road, where a tractor-trailer was broken down in the left lane. The pickup truck collided with the tractor trailer and flipped over.
Ramsess, 41, his 13-year-old daughter Sundari Ramsess and infant daughter Fugibo Ramsess (right) died in the crash. On Sunday, police confirmed that 10-year-old Kisasi Ramsess (left) died from his injuries. A girl is still hospitalized in stable condition, AJC.com reported.
Ramsess is survived by his wife and three children.
A GoFundMe account raised over $83,000 for funeral expenses.
Ramsess performed stunts for Marvel’s Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, according to IMBD.com.
He also worked in the art department as a set dresser in over 43 projects including The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Tributes poured in for Ramsess on social media.
Ramsess’s mother, Akili Ramsess (pictured) posted on Instagram:
“All who knew and met him know how special Taraja was. 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.”
Filmmaker Ave DuVernay posted a tribute to Ramsess on Instagram:
“Taraja. Regal. That’s the word that comes to mind when I think of him. He walked like a king. And to me, always acted like one… I remember one day on set, we didn’t have enough Black background actors for a key scene. I had to recruit my crew members to be on-camera. Taraja was the first to say yes. Yes, I’ll do my real job and then jump into this wild scene playing a tough guy with a gun for you. From there – everyone else said yes too. He was that kind of person. A leader. A light.”
