Majors was best known for his work as Theo Sipowicz, son to Dennis Franz's Detective Andy Sipowicz, in 'NYPD Blue' from 1999 to 2004. Photo: TNS
Austin Majors, a former child actor who appeared for years on the ABC series NYPD Blue, has died at age 27.
According to the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner, Majors – who also went by Austin Majors-Setmajer – died Saturday (Feb 11). A cause of death has not yet been determined, and the case has been "deferred" pending examination.
Born Nov 23, 1995, Majors was best known for his work as Theo Sipowicz, son to Dennis Franz's Detective Andy Sipowicz, in NYPD Blue from 1999 to 2004. In 2002, he received a Young Artist award for his work on the series, which won 20 Emmys over its 12 seasons.
NYPD Blue also starred Jimmy Smits, Gordon Clapp, James McDaniel and Bill Brochtrup.
Majors' television credits also included episodes of ER, NCIS, American Dad, Desperate Housewives and How I Met Your Mother.
According to TMZ, which broke news of Majors' death on Monday, the actor died at a homeless housing facility in Los Angeles.
In a statement shared with The LA Times, Clear Talent Group, which represented Majors, remembered the actor "as the caring, generous, and kindhearted individual that he was".
"A graduate from USC's School of Cinematic Arts with a passion for directing and music producing, Austin's talents were boundless," the statement continued. "Our hearts, prayers, and condolences go out to his family."
"Austin took great joy and pride in his acting career," Kali Majors-Raglin, the actor's sister, said in a statement shared Monday with The LA Times. "From the time he was little, he never knew a stranger and his goal in life was to make people happy."
Days before his death, Majors posted on his Instagram story that he "got to meet" Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and encouraged his followers to "look for me on Fox tonight."
On Feb 7, the Los Angeles Daily News reported that Majors met with Jeff Olivet, executive director of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness, at the Hilda L. Solis Care First Village in downtown Los Angeles.
Majors graduated from USC in 2017 with a degree in cinematography and film/video production. In recent years Majors worked as a photographer, videographer and documentarian, according to his LinkedIn page.
His additional film and television credits included Treasure Planet, Brother Bear, Elf, Threshold and According To Jim. Majors also released music under the name Pope!.
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