‘NYPD Blue’ child star’s cause of death revealed: Austin Majors was 27

Unintended fentanyl toxicity is accountable for the Feb. 11 demise of former “NYPD Blue” youngster actor Austin Majors, per a Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Workplace post-mortem report obtained by The Put up.

Majors, née Austin Setmajer, died at age 27. 

On the time of his demise, TV’s onetime golden boy — greatest recognized for portraying Theo Sipowicz, son of Detective Andy Sipowicz, performed by Dennis Franz, on the ABC cop drama — was residing in a homeless housing facility in LA.

Franz, 78, praised Majors for being a “pleasure to work with” in a testomony penned to the fallen actor’s web site. 

“He by no means has misplaced his enthusiasm to be on the set. He simply loves coming to work,” wrote Franz. “He thinks of this as his playground and all of us as his older playmates! It’s Austin Majors Day when he’s right here, he runs the present. However when he hears his cue, he will get a twinkle in his eye and he is able to work.”

At his passing, Majors’ household launched an announcement studying, partly: “[Austin] was a loving, creative, good, and sort human being. Austin took nice pleasure and pleasure in his performing profession … Austin was the [kind] of son, brother, grandson, and nephew that made us proud and we are going to miss him deeply ceaselessly.”

In 2002, he was awarded the Younger Artist Award for greatest efficiency in a TV sequence. That yr, he was additionally nominated for greatest efficiency in a voice-over position for his work within the animated flick “Treasure Planet.”

His different gigs included visitor components on “Determined Housewives,” “NCIS,” “ER,” “Windfall,” “Based on Jim,” “American Dad!” and an look within the 2007 Lifetime film “An Unintended Christmas.”

The younger actor’s ultimate televised efficiency was in a 2009 episode of “How I Met Your Mom.”

In September 2020, Majors shared a snapshot of his SAG-AFTRA card, which listed him as a member since 2000. 

He celebrated his 20-year membership within the caption of his publish, writing: “Woah! Simply paid dues & realized I’ve been a member of SAG for two a long time (now @sagaftra). What an attractive trip it has been. I by no means dreamed I’d nonetheless be alive this a few years later … not to mention what this may impact. My first union job was a industrial for @bountypapertowels , the faster picker higher! haha) I’m proud/shocked by this seeming time-warp & by some means it nonetheless feels just like the journey is simply begining 🙂 Hold it 100 fam.”

Majors is likely one of the many A-listers to endure a fentanyl-related finish. 

Musicians Tom Petty, Coolio, Mac Miller and Prince, in addition to actors Michael Okay. Williams and former youngster star Adam Wealthy, have all met their fates because of deadly hits of the highly effective drug.