LEE THOMPSON YOUNG

Lee Thompson Young is best known for being a Disney star. He became the star of the Disney show The Famous Jett Jackson, which aired from 1998-2001. His works in the television channel extended to starring in Disney Channel Original Movies Jett Jackson: The Movie and Johnny Tsunami. After being a Disney star, the actor had parts in movies like Friday Night Lights, Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story with Jamie Foxx, and Akeelah and the Bee.

Young finished his studies at the University of Southern California, where he got his degree in Cinematics Arts and was a Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity member. He continued to build a successful acting career as he dealt with a mental health condition. In 2013, Young passed away at the age of 29 years old. To honor his life and remove the stigma surrounding mental illness, his family founded the Lee Thompson Young Foundation in 2014.