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Actor Lee Thompson Young dead at 29

Actor Lee Thompson Young, pictured in 2005. Getty Images

TORONTO — Actor Lee Thompson Young, who appears on the Showcase series Rizzoli & Isles, has died. He was 29.

According to TMZ, the actor’s body was discovered early Monday at his Los Angeles home. He reportedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

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Young, who played Det. Barry Frost on Rizzoli & Isles, got his start as the lead in The Famous Jett Jackson and went on to do guest roles on a number of series, including Scrubs, CSI: NY and the Vancouver-shot Smallville.

A native of South Carolina, Young also appeared in movies like Friday Night Lights and The Hills Have Eyes II.

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