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Alex Bayouth (January 25, 1926 – October 14, 2022), known professionally as Ted White, was an American stuntman and actor who was best known for playing Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. He was also notable for having doubled for John Wayne, Fess Parker, Clark Gable, and Richard Boone .
- Actor, stuntman
- Alex Bayouth, January 25, 1926, Krebs, Oklahoma, U.S.
- 1949–2022
- October 14, 2022 (aged 96), California, U.S.
- Meeting Aretha and Becoming Her Manager
- Fatherhood and Separation
- Read More: How Many Children Did Aretha Franklin Have and Where Are They Now?
- Where Is Ted White Now?
Ted White was born in Detroit, Michigan, in March 1931. He was described by Timemagazine in 1968 as "a former dabbler in Detroit real estate and a street-corner wheeler-dealer." White, who also owned a chain of jukeboxes, was a sandlot promoter before he took over managing the career of singer Aretha in 1961.
The couple had one son together, Ted 'Teddy' White Jr, born in 1964. After his parents' divorce, Teddy was mostly raised by his father's family in Michigan. He spent the holidays and weekends with his mother in Detroit. Teddy went on to play guitar for his mother, before becoming a singer-songwriter under the name Teddy Richards.
White and Aretha separated in 1968, and her brother Cecil Franklin took over managing her career. Their divorce was finalized in 1969. White was said to be abusive towards Aretha during their marriage. According to a 1968 Timemagazine story, White "roughed her up in public at Atlanta's Regency Hyatt House Hotel." Gospel legend Mahalia Jackson told ...
Little is known about Ted White's life and career in recent years. He is now aged 90. In 2019, it was reported by the Detroit Free Press that Ted White had been seeking a cut of her estate, following her death the previous year.
Aug 4, 2021 · At the time of its release, Franklin — who died in 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76 — was married to her first husband Ted White, who also became her manager.
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Oct 17, 2022 · Ted White (1925–2022), stuntman and Jason Voorhees actor. By Linnea Crowther October 17, 2022. 0. Ted White was a stuntman and actor who played Jason Voorhees in “Friday the 13 th: The...
Oct 15, 2022 · Ted White, an actor and stuntman in Hollywood, best known to horror fans as Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home. He was 96...
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Theodore Richard White (March 25, 1931 – October 26, 2020) was an American businessman, songwriter, music manager and producer from Detroit, Michigan. White was the manager and first husband of soul singer Aretha Franklin.
Oct 17, 2022 · AJ McDougall. Breaking News Reporter. Published Oct. 16, 2022 10:20PM EDT. Bobby Bank/Getty. Ted White, the stuntman who donned a goalie mask to play the Friday the 13th franchise’s silent...
