Lee Thompson Young

Biography

Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Lee Thompson Young was an American actor whose first major role came as a teenager, playing the title part on the Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson from 1998 to 2001. He also starred as Sam Sterling in the Disney Channel movie Johnny Tsunami (1999). After that series ended, he had guest spots on the CBS show The Guardian in 2002. His film work included Friday Night Lights (2004), as Chris Comer, and Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004), as Charles Becnel. He played Devon in Akeelah and the Bee (2006). On television, he portrayed Victor Stone on Smallville and ended his career as Barry Frost on the TNT drama Rizzoli & Isles. He died in 2013.

29years old at death

Born February 1, 1984Columbia
Died August 19, 2013Los Angeles
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 7 years1999 to 2006

Every film, newest first

2006Akeelah and the BeeIMDb rating 7.4
2004Friday Night LightsIMDb rating 7.2
2004Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams StoryIMDb rating 6.3
2001Jett Jackson: The MovieIMDb rating 6.2
1999Johnny TsunamiIMDb rating 6.3

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First role
Young decided to become an actor after playing Martin Luther King Jr. at age ten in A Night of Stars and Dreams, a Dwight Woods play staged at Greenville, South Carolina's Phillis Wheatley Repertory Theater.
Big break
Young moved to New York City in June 1996, but did not audition for the title part in The Famous Jett Jackson until the following year.
A role that slipped away
Young did not return as Sam Sterling in the Johnny Tsunami sequel Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board; the role went to Jonathan McDaniel.