- #ACTOR COMMITTED SUICIDE FROM RISOLLI AND ILSES MOVIE#
- #ACTOR COMMITTED SUICIDE FROM RISOLLI AND ILSES SERIES#
- #ACTOR COMMITTED SUICIDE FROM RISOLLI AND ILSES TV#
“Lee will be cherished and remembered by all who knew and loved him - both on- and off-screen - for his positive energy, infectious smile and soulful grace. “We are beyond heartbroken at the loss of this sweet, gentle, goodhearted, intelligent man,” the statement said. TNT posted a statement yesterday saying that everyone associated with the show is “devastated” by Young’s death. His character was known for getting ill at the sight of blood. On Rizzoli & Isles, Young played detective Barry Frost alongside Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander.
#ACTOR COMMITTED SUICIDE FROM RISOLLI AND ILSES TV#
He went on to play running back Chris Comer in the 2004 football film Friday Night Lights and also appeared on TV shows such as South Beach, Scrubs and Smallville.
#ACTOR COMMITTED SUICIDE FROM RISOLLI AND ILSES SERIES#
Young rose to fame as the lead character on the Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson (1998-2001), about a young actor working on a fictional show in North Carolina. Young was found dead by police at his home in the North Hollywood area of the city early yesterday, after his co-workers on Rizzoli & Isles called authorities to report that he hadn’t turned up for work, Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. “Lee was more than just a brilliant young actor he was a wonderful and gentle soul who will be truly missed.” “It is with great sadness that I announce that Lee Thompson Young tragically took his own life this morning,” Young’s manager, Jonathan Baruch, said in a statement. His suicide comes following the death of the Bachelor star Gia Allemand, who also committed suicide, and That '70s Show star Lisa Robin Kelly, who died while in rehab last week.LOS ANGELES - Former Disney star Lee Thompson Young, a regular on the TNT series Rizzoli & Isles, committed suicide in Los Angeles, the actor’s manager said yesterday. Young, a graduate of University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, was an as an avid photographer, traveler and student of martial arts, according to his biography. "I'm the youngest member of the cast, so I really take advantage of the wealth of knowledge that I find myself surrounded by," Young said in a 2011 interview with the website Rolling Out. Young joined Rizzoli & Isles when it debuted in 2010. Young followed on with roles in TV series, including The Guardian, Scrubs and Smallville and in the films Akeelah and the Bee and The Hills Have Eyes II.
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He went on to play Chris Comer in the 2004 movie Friday Night Lights. Young got his break in 1998 starring in the Disney show The Famous Jett Jackson playing a TV action hero who returns to his roots for a less high-profile life. Police officers notified a supervisor after finding Young's body, and the Los Angeles Fire Department responded and pronounced him dead at the scene, police spokeswoman Sally Madera said. Los Angeles police say Young was found dead in North Hollywood sometime after 8am local time Monday (1am AEST Tuesday). in a play in Young's hometown of Columbia, South Carolina. According to a biography from TNT, Young was inspired to pursue acting when, at age, 10, he played Martin Luther King Jr. They sent condolences to his mother and other family members. and series producer Janet Tamaro said in a joint statement. Lee will be cherished and remembered by all who knew and loved him, both on- and offscreen, for his positive energy, infectious smile and soulful grace," TNT, studio Warner Bros.
"We are beyond heartbroken at the loss of this sweet, gentle, good-hearted, intelligent man. His death came only hours after US network TNT announced it was renewing the series. Police did not immediately disclose details or a cause of death, though Young's manager, Jonathan Baruch, said in a statement that the actor committed suicide. The alarm was raised when the star, who has been performing in the crime show Rizzoli & Isles as Angie Harmon's partner Detective Barry Frost, did not show up for work today. 19, 2013 - Former Disney star Lee Thompson Young was found dead today in his apartment, a Los Angeles police official told ABC News. We ask that you please respect the privacy of his family and friends as this very difficult time," Baruch said in a statement. "Lee was more than just a brilliant young actor, he was a wonderful and gentle soul who will be truly missed. There was no official cause of death, but Young's manager, Paul Baruch, said the actor "tragically took his own life". Lee was more than just a brilliant young actor, he was a wonderful and gentle soul who will be truly missed," a spokesman told TMZ. "It is with great sadness that I announce that Lee Thompson Young tragically took his own life this morning. Sources told TMZ that Young's body was discovered with a gunshot wound that appeared to be self-inflicted.
LEE Thompson Young, the 29-year-old former Disney star who starred in Friday Night Lights, has committed suicide.
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