Evan Ellingson, ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ Child Star, Dies at 35

Evan Ellingson, best known for his roles in “My Sister’s Keeper” and “CSI: Miami,” has died. He was 35 years old.

According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Ellingson was found dead in the bedroom of Fontana’s residence around 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

San Bernardino police said there were no obvious signs of foul play. The cause of death has not yet been determined, and an autopsy was scheduled for Monday. An investigation by law enforcement agencies is ongoing.

According to TMZ, which first reported the news, Ellingson’s father said the former child star had battled a substance abuse disorder and died in the quiet residence where he had been living. . His father told the outlet that Ellingson had been doing much better and his death shocked the family.

Born on July 1, 1988, Ellingson grew up in La Verne with his three brothers. He was discovered at a skate park at the age of 10 and was invited to skate for the Vans PV team and star in commercials for the shoe company. Ellingson then landed guest spots on “Mad TV” and went on to work in television. He was a series regular on the 2000 Fox sitcom “Titus” and, in 2004, portrayed Kyle Savage on the ABC sitcom “Complete Savages” alongside Keith Carradine and Eric Van Deten.

In 2007, he played Josh Bauer in “24” alongside Kiefer Sutherland, and from 2007 to 2010 he played Kyle Harmon, the son of David Caruso’s character Lt. Horatio “H” Kane on “CSI: Miami.” What did

In 2009, Ellingson starred in the drama film “My Sister’s Keeper” alongside Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin and Abigail Breslin. In 2005, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series for “Total Savages”. He had 20 acting credits but was not seen on screen for more than 10 years.

In 2021, the former actor found refuge at a riverside ranch, where he tried to recover from drug addiction. “Life before drugs was just fun. I’ve always been a (people) kind of person,” he said in a eulogy posted on Farm’s YouTube. “I would say around 19 is when I got into heavy drugs.

“My rock bottom was when I was 19. My older brother Austin, he died of a heroin overdose, and when he died… it sent me over the edge,” the former actor continued.

“Once my brother died, I just kind of realized that there’s more to life, and how important people are. I would have given everything I had to be able to have my brother back. And I knew I couldn’t do that. And so it sent me down to the bottom where everything got really dark and scary and things weren’t fun anymore. … It became a deep bond that I couldn’t get out.

“Since I’ve been here at the farm God has shown me so many things. I’m starting to see why things were happening the way they were and what God was doing. … God opened my mind. Restored. I have peace again now, I have hope. … I am very excited about life. I know there is hope for me, and now I just want to tell other people that there is hope. “