Celebrity Photographer adn ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Actor Brad Everett Young Dies at 46
LOS ANGELES – Brad Everett Young, a celebrity photographer and actor known for roles in television shows including “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Boy Meets World,” died in a car crash in los angeles on September 14, his representative confirmed to NBC News. He was 46 years old.
Young was driving home alone after watching a movie on the 134 freeway when a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction struck his car, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A fixture at Hollywood events, Young’s work spanned both photography and acting. He began his acting career in the late 1990s, wiht appearances in “Popular,” “Felicity,” “Charmed,” ”Beverly Hills 90210,” the “90210” reboot, “Numb3rs,” and “Grey’s anatomy,” where he played an appendectomy patient. He also appeared in films such as “Charlie’s Angels,” “jurassic Park III,” and “Austin Powers in Goldmember.”
Beyond his on-screen work, Young founded the Dream Loud campaign, dedicated to restoring music and arts programs in schools. he photographed numerous celebrities, including david Harbour, Seth Green, jonathan Lipnicki, emma Kenney, Ethan cutkosky, and Parry Shen.
“Brad Everett Young was one of the kindest & generous people I have ever met,” Shen wrote on Facebook on September 17. “But the one trait that made him truly stand out in this business often filled with cynicism, was his indomitable positivity…He absolutely refused money whenever he took photos of me, was present to help set up at events and simply wanted to help promote my, and other’s, career.”
Shen described Young’s death as a “huge, huge loss.”
