‘Famous Jett Jackson’ star Lee Thompson Young found dead

Former Disney Channel star Lee Thompson Young was found dead in his home on Monday, in what appears to be a possible suicide.

The 29-year-old TV actor was found dead with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a source told TMZ. Young’s body was discovered by his landlord in his Los Angeles home. The landlord went to check up on Young’s home after the actor failed to show up on set for Rizzoli & Isles Monday morning.

Young was best known for his work on Disney Channel’s The Famous Jett Jackson where he played the title character for several seasons and it was his first starring role, the Friday Night Lights movie and he has been currently playing Detective Barry Frost on TNT’s show Rizzoli & Isles, reports USA Today. He also had guest roles on Scrubs, South Beach and Smallville.

Young’s rep has not yet been reached for comment on the situation.

WordPress › Error

There has been a critical error on your website.

Learn more about debugging in WordPress.