Daniel Robitaille

Daniel Robitaille is the central antagonist from the Candyman film series. He was originally presented in the 1985 short story "The Forbidden" written by horror novelist Clive Barker where he was identified only as the Candyman. Played by actor Tony Todd, Daniel Robitaille appeared in all three films in the series, Candyman, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh and the direct-to-video film Candyman: Day of the Dead.

Origin
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Candyman
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Farewell to the Flesh
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Day of the Dead
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Notes & Trivia

 * Actor Tony Todd has become an iconic figure in the horror genre due to his portrayal of Daniel Robitaille, aka, the Candyman. Todd has appeared in more than two dozen horror films playing such roles as Ben in Tom Savini's 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead, Johnny Valentine in the 1997 film Wishmaster and Bludworth in the Final Destination film series.


 * Clips of Tony Todd's Candyman character has also been featured in Boogeymen: THe Killer Compilation, The 100 Greatest SCary Moments, Clive Barker: Raising Hell and Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos.


 * A character named Monseigneur Robitaille was featured in the "The Canons of Pain" story from the first issue of Clive Barker's Hellraiser. Other than the coincidental surname, there is no connection between the two characters.
 * The background of the Candyman character is similar to that of the legend of Bloody Mary, whose story has been referenced in the Urban Legend film series, specifically, the third film in the series Urban Legends: Bloody Mary.


 * A reference to Candyman is made in the 2007 horror/comedy My Name is Bruce.


 * In the episode of , the character of Eric Cartman speaks about deceased rap artist the Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggy Smalls, and compares him to Daniel Robitaille. He tells his friends, "You have to say 'Biggy Smalls' three times in a mirror and he'll come kill you. Just like Candyman.