Lee Thompson Young

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Lee Thompson Young (born February 1, 1984 in Columbia , South Carolina , † August 19, 2013 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor who gained fame primarily through his appearances in various television series .

Life

Adolescent years

Lee Thompson Young was born in 1984 in Columbia, South Carolina, to Tommy Scott and Velma Young (née Love). Young began acting as a child or adolescent. After his parents divorced, Lee moved in with his mother. At the age of ten he took on the lead role of Martin Luther King in the play A Night of Stars and Dreams . He eventually gained further experience at the Phillis Wheatley Report Theater in Greenville , South Carolina. At the same time, the young, committed up-and-coming talent decided to become a professional actor and therefore came to New York City during the spring break in 1996 at the age of twelve , where he made his first contacts with agents.

First successes as Jett Jackson

A few months later, the shooting of the pilot for the later Disney Channel production The Famous Jett Jackson began . Due to the success in the pilot, Young was signed for the title role and appeared in 47 of 60 episodes of the successful children's and youth series. In 1999 he also worked as a screenwriter for an episode . With the series, which was primarily intended for adolescents between the ages of twelve and sixteen, Young had its first major successes and was nominated four times for various film and television awards - for the first time in 1999 for a Young Artist Award in the Best Performance category nominated in a television series (drama or comedy) - leading role , but lost to Thomas Dekker .

Young received further nominations for the Young Artist Award in the two following years in the categories of Best Representation in a Television Series (Comedy) in a Leading Role (2000) and Best Representation in a Television Series (Drama) in a Leading Role (2001). In the same year he was also nominated for a Gemini Award in the category of best representation in a children's or youth program / series . While still at The Famous Jett Jackson , he played the role of Sam Sterling in the 1999 film Johnny Tsunami - Der Wellenreiter . In the same year that the hit series was canceled, the film for the series, Jett Jackson: The Movie , was directed by Shawn Levy . 2002 followed an appearance in the television series Philly and four episode appearances on The Guardian - Savior with Heart . In 2003 he starred in an episode of Jake 2.0 .

Further success in film and television

In 2004, he starred alongside Jamie Foxx and Lynn Whitfield in Redemption , a film about the sentenced to death and later executed four-time murderer and co-founder of the Crips , Stanley Williams . In the same year, Young also appeared in Friday Night Lights - Touchdown on Friday and was a spokesperson for an episode of the animated series The Prouds and in 2004 and 2005 for two episodes of the Xiaolin Showdown series . In 2005, Young was also featured in an episode of the short-lived series Kevin Hill . In 2006, the committed young actor was engaged in the Doug Atchison production Akeelah is the greatest . Young also appeared in five of eight episodes produced on the South Beach television series . He was also seen for the first time in 2006 in the US hit series Smallville ; further appearances followed in 2007 and 2010.

Increased awareness in German-speaking countries

2007 Young led the first time directed the short film Mano , in which he also played a starring role and he in Pasadena ( California turned). He had previously played a bigger role on The Hills Have Eyes 2 . In 2008, the actor made an appearance on the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and a film appearance in the television movie Five Year Plan .

Through his role as Derek Hill in three episodes of the hospital comedy series Scrubs - The Beginners , Young also gained greater prominence in German-speaking countries. In the same year Young was also seen in the series Lincoln Heights (1 episode) and FlashForward (8 episodes). He then made the short film Bastard and was featured in an episode of The Good Guys . From 2010 until his death in 2013 he was Detective Barold "Barry" Frost with the main cast of the crime series Rizzoli & Isles .

Other appearances Youngs

In 2000, Young starred in Steps and Youngstown in Concert , followed by an appearance on the Express Yourself series . In 2003 he appeared on an episode of The Jersey and was a guest on the talk show Up Close with Carrie Keagan in 2007 . He was also featured in the making-of Exploring the Hills: The Making of 'The Hills Have Eyes 2' and in The Hills Have Eyes 2: Mutant Attacks .

death

On the morning of August 19, 2013, Lee Thompson Young was found in his home with a fatal gunshot wound. According to his manager, he killed himself . The police confirmed his death. As a teenager he already suffered from bipolar disorder and was undergoing medical treatment.

Filmography

As an actor

Movies

  • 1999: Johnny Tsunami - Der Wellenreiter ( Johnny Tsunami , TV movie)
  • 2001: Jett Jackson: The Movie (TV movie)
  • 2004: Redemption : The Stan Tookie Williams Story
  • 2004: Friday Night Lights - Touchdown on Friday (Friday Night Lights)
  • 2006: Akeelah is the greatest (Akeelah and the Bee)
  • 2007: The Hills Have Eyes 2 (The Hills Have Eyes II)
  • 2007: Mano (short film)
  • 2008: Five Year Plan (TV movie)
  • 2010: Bastard (short film)

TV Shows

Dubbing voice in film and television

  • 2004: The Prouds ( The Proud Family , an episode)
  • 2004; 2005: Xiaolin Showdown (2 episodes)

As a director

  • 2007: Mano

As a screenwriter

  • 1999: The Famous Jett Jackson (an episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Donna Freydkin: Lee Thompson Young found dead . In: usatoday.com . August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Rizzoli & Isles: Lee Thompson Young died at the age of 29 . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ US actor Lee Thompson Young dead . In: tagesschau.de . August 20, 2013. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved on August 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Stephanie Webber: Lee Thompson Young Had History of Bipolar Disorder, Depression. In: usmagazine.com. October 9, 2013. Accessed July 1, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Young, Lee Thompson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH 1st February 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbia , South Carolina, United States
DATE OF DEATH 19th of August 2013
Place of death Los Angeles , California, United States