News: Police Academy's Hightower dead
REST IN PEACE BUBBA SMITH
The 6ft 7ins was found dead in his Los Angeles home yesterday, reports TMZ.
Matterata said: 'Time to crack out Police Academy, all of them, High Tower died today.'
While asa1889 posted: 'Police Academy's Bubba Smith dies. This guy was a legend in Academy films!'
Bubba Smith starred as gentle giant Hightower in Police Academy (Warner Bros)
The 66-year-old actor and former American Football star was best known for his role as Moses Hightower in the hit comedy movie series Police Academy.
According to TMZ, police were called to his home in the Baldwin Hills area around 1pm this afternoon local time.
When they arrived, the found the star already deceased.
It appeared that he died of natural causes although the coroner is investigating.
Bubba, as he was affectionately known, began his career as a defensive end in the National Football league, playing for the Baltimore Colts in 1967.
He played in the NFL for nine seasons before becoming an actor in the early 1970s.
He landed the role of Cadet Moses Hightower in Police Academy in 1984 and appeared in all but one of the seven sequels.
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