Jackson BrowneS Son, Ethan Browne, diesโ at 52
Ethan Browne, son of musician Jackson Browne โadn model Phyllis โMajor, โhas died,โข his family announced novemberโ 25,โ 2025. โฃHe was 52.โค The cause โof death was not immediately disclosed.
Browne followed a diverseโค path, working โas a model, actor, and musician. His early life was marked by tragedy; his mother died โby suicide when โhe was onylโฃ two years old, leaving Jackson Browne to raise him as aโ single father while navigating his own burgeoning music career.
Ethan reportedlyโค modeled forโค designers including Isaac โคMizrahi and โappeared in the 1995 film Hackers,starring Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller,as wellโ as the 2004โข Kateโ Hudson movie Raising Helen and the TV seriesโ Birds of Prey.
He โขalso pursued music, forming โthe duo Alain โขZane with Cat โคColbert, daughter of bassist Charles Colbert, who played with Harryโ Belafonte.โค Alain Zane โreleased thier debut album,โฃ Right โbeforeโฃ Your Eyes, in 2022.
Born โnovember 2, 1973,โ Ethan appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine with โฃhis father in 1974, โwhen he was six monthsโค old. Jackson Browne andโ Phyllis Majorโ were married for only four โmonths, from December 1975 to March 1976.
in aโค 2021โค interview,โ Jackson browne reflected onโ the challenges of balancing fatherhood โคand a music career.”I only had two things that I hoped I could fit together: being a โsongwriter and a father,”โฃ heโค said. โ”And I lookedโ at it likeโข this, if I have to only be a father, I hope I’ll no it, and justโค do that. But life’s โnot like that and you don’t get โฃa notice in the mail saying you’re blowing it as aโค parentโฆTheโ mistakes I’ve made as a parent are โstill with me.”
Jacksonโ Browne alsoโข has a son, Ryan, with โex-wife Lynne โSweeney. Theโฃ eight-time Grammy nominee is a member of both the Rock & Roll hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall ofโ Fame. The family has requested privacy during thisโ tough time.
