Robert Todd Duncan (1903 – 1998), known as Todd Duncan, was an American baritone opera singer and actor. One of the first African-Americans to sing with a major opera company, Duncan is also noted for appearing as Porgy in the premier production of Porgy and Bess (1935). In 1945, he became the first African American to sing with a major opera company, and the first black person to sing in an opera with an otherwise white cast, when he performed the role of Tonio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci with the New York City Opera.
Todd is the name of the main character of "Wayside", a cartoon which aired from 2005-2008. He is an average student who gets transferred to a school where both students and staff act strangely. The principal of the school, Mr. Kidswatter, can never remember Todd's name and instead refers to him by his address (344 South Fairview).
Oh, and no one commented on the most famous of all Todds, Bill Murray as Todd to Gilda Radner's Lisa on the recurring "Todd & Lisa" skit on Saturday Night Live. "That's so funny I forgot to laugh!" If you don't know this skit, Youtube it and enjoy. It will make your day.
In Stephen King's novella 'Apt Pupil', the main character is named Todd Bowden. Suffice it to say that the already mentioned German meaning, 'death', suits him just fine.
A famous bearer is Todd Haberkorn (b. August 16, 1982) who is an American voice actor who has provided the dub voices for anime and video games. He's well-known for his roles in the dubs of Fairy Tail, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Baccano!, Ouran High School Host Club, and many others.
In the video game "Death Jr." the son of Death is named Todd due to the Germanic translation of the name, meaning "death".
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Todd the Wraith from Stargate Atlantis, played by Christopher Heyerdahl. Given the character's personality, I think Sheppard picked a very appropriate name for him.
I'm not that keen on this name. It's sadly been over-Americanised, in my opinion, but I like the 'fox' meaning. And a famous bearer of this name is a character from the Beatrix Potter series of children's books, who is named Mr. Tod. He is a fox in The Tale of Mr. Tod. The only difference is it is obviously spelt with one d, but I thought it appropriate to put it here, because they both mean the same thing.
In 1945, he became the first African American to sing with a major opera company, and the first black person to sing in an opera with an otherwise white cast, when he performed the role of Tonio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci with the New York City Opera.