Austin Majors, Child Actor In 'NYPD Blue', Dies At 27

Austin Majors, a former child actor, passed away at the age of 27. He gained notoriety for his part in "NYPD Blue." In Los Angeles, he passed away on Saturday. The LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner pronounced him dead. Majors, according to a Variety article, resided at a homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles and was featured in the Los Angeles Daily  last week when L.A. mayor Karen Bass visited the facility. Records kept by the medical examiner indicate that the cause of death is still being investigated. His sister Kali recalled him. Austin, my older brother, has passed away. He passed away overnight. It still seems so strange to me. He had a lot of life ahead of him at just 27 years old. Family of Major published a Austin was described as "a loving, artistic, bright, and lovely human being" in a statement to TMZ. Austin cherished and was extremely proud of his acting profession. "Austin's younger sister, Kali, says her favourite memories of Austin include growing up on set with him, helping at events with Kids With a Cause, and camping together. He was an enthusiastic Eagle Scout and graduated from high school as salutatorian. We will always miss Austin because he was the sort of son, brother, grandchild, and nephew that made us proud. Although Austin Setmajer-Raglin was born in 1995, his breakthrough performance on the ABC police drama "NYPD Blue" as Theo Sipowicz, the son of Det. Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz), occurred in 1999. From 1999 through 2004, Majors made an appearance in 48 episodes. Additionally, he made cameos in a number of television programmes, including "ER" and a two-episode voice role in the 2005 "Hercules" miniseries. Through 2007, Majors also had appearances on "NCIS," "According to Jim," and "Desperate Housewives." His last appearance was on "How I Met Your Mother" in 2009. He received his degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and was passionate about both directing and music creation.