Child actor Austin Majors, best known for his seven-season stint as Theo Sipowicz on the hit show NYPD Blue, has passed away at the age of 27.
Majors was found dead on Saturday in Los Angeles. His cause of death is unknown at this time pending further tests. Variety reports he had been living at a downtown Los Angeles facility for homeless individuals. Last week, he appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News when L.A. Mayor Karen Bass toured the facility.
Majors was born in 1992 and began his acting career at the age of eight. He starred in the TV movie An Accidental Christmas and appeared in several other television shows, such as Desperate Housewives, NCIS and American Dad! His last acting credit came in 2009, according to IMDb, on an episode of How I Met Your Mother.
Majors’s family released a statement to TMZ remembering him as “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.”
The family’s statement goes on to say that “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.”
Austin Majors’s life and career were cut short, but his impact on the entertainment industry will not soon be forgotten. He was a talented actor who was taken from us too soon. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.
