NYPD Blue star Austin Majors found dead 'at homeless facility' aged 27
14.02.2023 - 13:07
/ ok.co.uk
American ex-child star Austin Majors tragically passed away in Los Angeles over the weekend - he was just 27. Celebrated for his portrayals of Theo Sipowicz in NYPD Blue (appearing in 48 episodes between 1999 and 2004) and Will Wright in the TV movie An Accidental Christmas, Austin also briefly graced the likes of ER, Desperate Housewives and How I Met Your Mother with his talent. According to TMZ, the actor was staying at a homeless housing facility at the time of his death, while it's believed that a fatal ingestion of fentanyl could be the cause.
Fentanyl is an immensely potent synthetic opioid, commonly used to relieve pain. A family statement addressing the sad news read: "[Austin] a loving, artistic, brilliant, and kind human being. Austin took great joy and pride in his acting career.
He was an active Eagle Scout and graduated Salutatorian in High School. He went on to graduate from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts with a passion of directing and music producing. "Austin's younger sister, Kali, says her fondest memories with Austin were growing up on set with him, volunteering at events with 'Kids with a Cause', and backpacking together.
"Austin was the kind of son, brother, grandson, and nephew that made us proud and we will miss him deeply forever." Adding an extra shine to his screen credits was the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series he took home in 2002 for NYPD Blue; receiving nominations for the same honour in both 2003 and 2004. Meanwhile, Austin's Emmy Award-winning co-star Dennis Franz (who played Theo's detective father Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue) once waxed lyrical about the youngster on his website. A message stated: "The fun of working with him is capturing those special
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