NYPD Blue Child Star Austin Majors Dead at 27

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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022

Hollywood has mislaid a young talent.

Austin Majors, who played the lad of Dennis Franz's Andy Sipowicz quality connected NYPD Blue, died connected Feb. 11 astatine the property of 27, according to records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner.

In a connection to TMZ, his household described the erstwhile kid prima arsenic a "loving, artistic, brilliant, and benignant quality being."

"Austin took large joyousness and pridefulness successful his acting career," they continued. "He was an progressive Eagle Scout and graduated Salutatorian successful High School. He went connected to postgraduate from USC's School of Cinematic Arts with a passionateness of directing and euphony producing. Austin's younger sister, Kali, says her fondest memories with Austin were increasing up connected acceptable with him, volunteering astatine events with 'Kids With a Cause,' and backpacking together."

His household added, "Austin was the benignant of son, brother, grandson, and nephew that made america arrogant and we volition miss him profoundly forever."

A origin of decease has not been revealed. Coroner records amusement that his lawsuit has been deferred pending further investigation.

Born Austin Setmajer, the histrion played Theo Sipowicz connected 48 episodes of NYPD Blue, a relation that earned him a Young Artist Award for Best Performance successful a Drama Series, according to his authoritative website. In addition, helium made appearances connected shows specified as How I Met Your MotherDesperate HousewivesNICS and According to Jim.

Majors besides lent his dependable to the 2002 Disney flick Treasure Planet, playing a young mentation of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Jim Hawkins.

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Shortly earlier his death, Majors was identified arsenic a nonmigratory of a impermanent lodging assemblage successful a Los Angeles Daily News article. As seen successful a photograph published by the outlet connected Feb. 7, Majors met with Jeff Olivet, the enforcement manager of the U.S. Interagency Council connected Homelessness, during L.A. mayor Karen Bass' sojourn to the facility.

Per Majors' website, helium was besides an accomplished equestrian with a passionateness for riding motorcycles, camping and hiking.

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