Posted on 02/14/2023 7:20:35 AM PST by Red Badger
Austin Majors, who made his mark as a child star on the hugely successful "NYPD Blue" has died ... TMZ has learned.
Austin died Saturday night while staying at a homeless housing facility in Los Angeles.
A source with direct knowledge of the circumstances surrounding his death tells us there's no foul play suspected ... but it is believed he may have ingested a fatal amount of fentanyl. We're told an autopsy is set to be completed Monday, with final toxicology results expected in the next few months.
Austin's family issued a statement on his death, telling us he, “Was 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 statement continues, "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 will best be remembered for his role as Theo Sipowicz for 7 seasons on "NYPD Blue." Theo was the son of the show's main character, Detective Andy Sipowicz, played by actor Dennis Franz.
There was a controversial scene from the show involving Austin back in 2003 when his character walked in on a naked Charlotte Ross in the restroom before she was about to shower.
The scene led to a ton of complaints against ABC and resulted in a $1.4 million fine from The FCC.
Austin took home some hardware during his career as well -- taking home the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series in 2022 for "NYPD Blue". He was also nominated for Best Performance in a Voice Over Role for his work on "Treasure Planet" the following year.
He also worked on other projects, including, "An Accidental Christmas", "Volare", and the 2000s show "According to Jim".
He was just 27. RIP...................
RIP.
Why any parent ever allows a kid into Hollywood/showbiz is beyond me.
The track record is horrible.
Died in homeless shelter? Did the parents give on him when the moolah disappeared? No
So sad.
I just finished watching the NYPD Blue series last week on Hulu. He was adorable as Sipowitz’s son.
Yep. I think Ron Howard is the only kid actor I’ve ever heard about who was able to escape unscathed. I would imagine most of these kid actors are sexually abused by the leftist scum that run Hollywood which destroys these kids mentally.
Love that show. I watched the full series twice. Sipowitz was the best.
I agree.
My wife and I are watching it right now, the episode where he walks in on his “step mom” in the bathroom was hilarious when she asked Andy if he got him off to school okay and his reply was “No, I dropped him off at Hooters. He insisted.” We watched that episode last night as a matter of fact. Hearing this really sucks, especially hearing he was in a homeless shelter an died by OD.
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According to Austin’s sister, the suspected cause of death (still under investigation) is fentanyl poisoning.
Not this one. Drug addict - fentanyl..............
There were very few.
An interesting note, Ron Howard and I were both born on the exact same date. 01-09-1954.
You might add Kurt Russell to that list.
Drug addicts will burn through every penny they have and start stealing from relatives for their next high.
This kid won awards and was fairly prominent for a while. Then drugs took hold, his career ended and he ended up in a homeless shelter. It makes me wonder if any fame is worth it for these kids because they have drugs shoved in their face by a bunch of “friends”. Then the fame and money run out but the addiction is still there.
When it’s Hollywood (especially child actors who have become adults), it’s almost always drugs. (Fentanyl, in this case.)
“Love that show. I watched the full series twice. Sipowitz was the best.” To which Andy replied:”Ipso facto dis you pissy little bitch”
I saw Kathy Garver (Cissy in Family Affair) on Bill O’Reilly many years ago. She credited her parents in keeping her head on straight.
God i remember when her TV little sister “Buffy”? died of a drug od, this crap ‘s been going on for a long time in the entertainment business.
RIP Theo. I hope his parents did not steal his earnings that goes on too much, also.
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