Evan Ellingson, well-known child actor, died at the age of 35
Former actor and child star Evan Ellingsonwho once seemed to be on his way to stardom, was found dead in his home in Los Angeles County. Saint Bernard, according to the local coroner’s office. The exact details of his death are still unknown, but according to TMZ, authorities do not believe it was a murder.
Ellingson, who has been off camera since 2010, was spotted in his room in San Bernardino. According to his father Michael, the former actor lived in a recovery home for drug addicts.. Despite this fact, the family reported that his death was a complete surprise as Ellingson’s personal situation had recently improved.
Ellingson He is best known for his portrayal of Cameron Diaz’s teenage son in 2009’s Anne’s Choice. He also had a recurring role as Kyle HarmonSon of the protagonist Horatio Cane (David Caruso) in the series CSI: Miami, a total of 18 episodes over three years.
“Anne’s Choice” was the last film Evan Ellingson appeared in (Source: Memento Films Distribution)
He began his career in entertainment at the age of 13 with a small role in a television movie and an appearance on the series General Hospital. He later took part in shows such as Titus, That Was Then, Mad TV, Complete Savages, Bones and 24, among others. Additionally, he has been part of the cast of several films such as Walk the Talk, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Bondage, Confession, Rules of the Game, Time Changer, The Gristle and others.
In 2009, the year of his biggest film success, the actor spoke about his experiences entering the entertainment industry at such a young age. According to IMDb, Evan was discovered at a skate park where he was asked to do a Vans commercial. From then on his career took off.
Evan Ellingson debuted on television with the show Complete Savage, but his first acting opportunity came in a Vans commercial when he was ice skating at a young age.
“I never had the same childhood experience with my friends. I never spent more time with them. However, my childhood was great. I was busy doing the things I liked. I have no regrets because I quickly discovered my passion for acting.“.
However, Hollywood did great damage to Evan, who was heavily addicted to drugs at the age of 19. Things became even more complicated for Evan when his older brother Austin died of a heroin overdose, causing Evan to rethink his lifestyle.
During a deposition in 2022, Evan confessed that he struggled with addiction for much of his life. The actor also revealed that his older brother died of a heroin overdose (Source: YouTube/The River’s Edge Ranch)
“Up until that point in my life (when his brother died) all I learned or did was make money, take care of myself and just be the best I could be and not worry about who it concerns.” Then when my brother died, I realized that there is so much more to life and how important people are and that I would have given anything to get my brother back.” the former actor shared during an intimate interview that took place in 2022 as part of his testimony at River’s Edge Ranch, a religious drug rehabilitation center for men.
At that point, after several years of working through his addiction issues, Evan said he was hopeful about what life had in store for him in the future.
“Now I have peace again, I have hope. “I’m really excited about life, I know there’s hope for me, and now I just want to share it with other people.”