Lee Thompson Young Dead at 29


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Disney Channel star turned Rizzoli & Isles cast member Lee Thompson Young was found dead at his Los Angeles apartment on Monday morning.

 

Per TMZ, which was first to report on the tragedy, the 29-year-old actor suffered a fatal gunshot wound that appeared to be self-inflicted.

Not long after the news broke, Rizzoli creator Janet Tamaro remembered Young on Twitter:

 

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Young?s TV credits include the title role in Disney Channel?s The Famous Jett Jackson (which ran from 1998 to 2001), Scrubs, FlashForward and Smallville (where he played Cyborg). On Rizzoli, he has costarred as Detective Barry Frost since the TNT series? pilot.

 

http://tvline.com/2013/08/19/lee-thompson-young-dead-at-29/

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WTF?

Was he on meth or something? It's difficult to understand suicide when there's no

apparent hardship going on outside the use of mind-altering drugs. He wasn't broke

(that I know of), his career wasn't exactly hurting, and he's not un-attractive (from

a non-gay, male perspective). What the hell could have been THAT screwed up

in his life?

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WTF?

Was he on meth or something? It's difficult to understand suicide when there's no

apparent hardship going on outside the use of mind-altering drugs. He wasn't broke

(that I know of), his career wasn't exactly hurting, and he's not un-attractive (from

a non-gay, male perspective). What the hell could have been THAT screwed up

in his life?

 

I am sure more will be revealed soon

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I am sure more will be revealed soon

I hope so.

We should be using these stories as examples when raising our kids. Not that I enjoy ######

on the dead, but a few well-placed "don't be THIS guy, and here's why" lessons may go a

long way to cutting down how many times a year we hear these stories.

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Craziness, he was a good actor too  

I wonder if we are finally starting to see the side effects of young child actors being brought up in modern day Hollywod. Seems to be a trend going on with Disney / Nickelodeon stars

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Celebrities always seem to die in threes. First it was Finn from Glee, then Eric's sister from That 70's Show. And now this guy. Weird.

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Such an incredibly sad news. I really enjoyed his Famous Jett Jackson show as a kid.

Same here. I didn't recognize the name, but I knew as soon as I saw his picture. 

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Great thread title! (Y)

 

I only say that because the last few death threads didn't have very dramatic thread titles!

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