Disney actor Lee Thompson Young found dead, LA police say

Alan Duke

CNN

LOS ANGELES (CNN) — Actor Lee Thompson Young was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment Monday morning, police said.

Investigators did not immediately reveal a suspected cause of death, noting the coroner would determine that later.

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Young, 29, is best known for the leading role on Disney’s “The Famous Jett Jackson” television series starting in 1998.

He more recently has been acting in TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” as Detective Barry Frost.

Young’s body was found in his home at 8 a.m. Monday, a Los Angeles Police spokesman said.