Tributes from fans and fellow entertainment stars are pouring in following the news that Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce has died aged 20.
The actor’s death was confirmed by his family on the evening of Saturday 6 July. The cause of death was announced as due to “an ongoing medical condition”.
“It is with a profoundly heavy heart that we report that this morning we lost Cameron,” a spokesperson said on behalf of the Boyce family.
“He passed away in his sleep due to a seizure which was a result of an ongoing medical condition for which he was being treated. The world is now undoubtedly without one of its brightest lights, but his spirit will live on through the kindness and compassion of all who knew and loved him.”
A Disney Channel spokesperson said: “From a young age, Cameron Boyce dreamed of sharing his extraordinary artistic talents with the world. As a young man, he was fuelled by a strong desire to make a difference in peoples’ lives through his humanitarian work.
“He was an incredibly talented performer, a remarkably caring and thoughtful person and, above all else, he was a loving and dedicated son, brother, grandson and friend. We offer our deepest condolences to his family, cast mates and colleagues and join his many millions of fans in grieving his untimely passing. He will be dearly missed.”
Fans expressed their shock on social media at the news and paid tribute to the late actor, with whom many had grown up watching on TV:
Boyce was set to appear as a series regular in HBO’s new show Mrs Fletcher, as well as a TV spinoff of the film American Satan – called Paradise City – about rock stars trying to navigate the music business.
