Lee Thompson Young

Acting

Lee Thompson Young

Born February 1, 1984 · Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Died August 19, 2013 · aged 29

Lee Thompson Young (February 1, 1984 - August 19, 2013) was an American actor. He is best remembered for his roles as the title character on the Disney Channel television series The Famous Jett Jackson, Chris Comer in the movie Friday Night Lights, and Boston police detective Barry Frost on the TNT police drama series Rizzoli & Isles (2010–14).

Known For

The Hills Have Eyes 2The Hills Have Eyes 2 · 2007
The Hills Have Eyes 2
5.62007
MovieHorror
A group of National Guard trainees on a routine mission find themselves up against cannibalistic mutants in the New Mexico desert.
Friday Night LightsFriday Night Lights · 2004
Friday Night Lights
6.92004
MovieDrama
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Akeelah and the BeeAkeelah and the Bee · 2006
Akeelah and the Bee
7.02006
MovieDrama
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
ManoMano · 2007
Mano
2007
Movie
Victor and Machito were best friends growing up and heavily involved in the underground salsa scene. Separated as teenagers after the death of Victor's father, Victor leaves New York all together, however the passion for dance and music never leaves him. After returning to the block he grew up on years later, he seeks out his childhood buddy Machito, whom he discovers has followed his father's fatal footsteps.
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams StoryRedemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story · 2004
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
6.02004
MovieCrimeDrama
Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and anti-violence resolutions which earned him multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominations. After exhausting all forms of appeal, Tookie was executed by lethal injection.
Johnny TsunamiJohnny Tsunami · 1999
Johnny Tsunami
6.01999
MovieFamilyTV Movie
A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.
Jett Jackson: The MovieJett Jackson: The Movie · 2001
Jett Jackson: The Movie
6.02001
MovieAdventureFamily
Jett Jackson, who is the star of Silverstone, is considering quitting Silverstone when it is given a three year extension. During the filming of the last episode, Jett is accidently sucked into Silverstone's world when a prop malfunctions. Silverstone is zapped into Jett's world as well. In Silverstone's world, Jett has to save the world from Dr. Kragg's evil plans.
BastardBastard · 2010
Bastard
4.32010
MovieDrama
This film explores what makes the unbelievable believable. When we hear a story that seems mysterious or far-fetched, we put more trust in its accuracy the longer ago it took place. As the centuries pass, the truth becomes more malleable. We grow less skeptical of what we might otherwise dismiss as incredible. Our perspective changes. This film addresses the eerie transformation of a familiar myth when displaced to the present.

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The Good GuysThe Good Guys · 2010
The Good Guys
7.22010
SeriesDramaComedy
Once upon the 1970s, Dan Stark and his partner, Frank Savage, were big-shot Dallas detectives. So big, in fact, that they were lauded as American heroes after saving the Governor's son. Thirty years later, Dan Stark is a washed-up detective who spends most of his time drunk or re-hashing his glory days. Dan's new partner, Jack Bailey, is an ambitious, by-the-book and overall good detective, but is sometimes a bit too snarky for his own good. His habit of undermining himself has earned him a dead-end position in the department, and he is stuck solving annoying petty theft cases that nobody else wants. Worse, he's been given the thankless task of babysitting Dan, the drunk pariah who can never keep partners for long.

Eric Williams