{"id":66514,"date":"2013-08-19T14:49:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T14:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2013\/08\/19\/rip-lee-thompson-young-dead-at-29\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:05:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:05:44","slug":"rip-lee-thompson-young-dead-at-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/rip-lee-thompson-young-dead-at-29\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP – Lee Thompson Young, Dead at 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

RIP – Lee Thompson Young, Dead at 29<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

August 19, 2013<\/p>\n

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According to TMZ<\/a>, Lee Thompson Young<\/strong> — who played the main character on Disney’s “The Famous Jett Jackson<\/strong>” and was recurring on the TNT show \u201cRizzoli & Isles<\/strong>\u201d– has died after what officials believe is a suicide … TMZ has learned. He was 29.<\/p>\n

Sources tell us Young’s body was discovered with a gunshot wound that appears to be self-inflicted.<\/p>\n

Update 11:40 AM PT <\/strong>— Lee’s publicist confirms the actor killed himself, telling TMZ, “It is with great sadness that I announce that Lee Thompson Young tragically took his own life this morning … Lee was more than just a brilliant young actor, he was a wonderful and gentle soul who will be truly missed.”
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Young currently appears in the TNT show “Rizzoli & Isles” — and we’re told when he didn’t show up to work this morning, staffers called the landlord of Young’s L.A. home to check up on the actor.<\/p>\n

We’re told … when the landlord opened the door, he discovered Young’s body.<\/p>\n

Young was a rising star in Hollywood. After he made it big as a Disney star, he went on to play running back Chris Comer in the 2004 movie “Friday Night Lights<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

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Lee Thompson Young in Jett Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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