'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin dies in freak accident at age 27
- 8 years ago
Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin has died at the age of 27, his publicist confirmed.
TMZ reported that the Russian-born actor was discovered by his friends about 1 a.m. Sunday pinned between his car and a brick mailbox at his San Fernando Valley home.
Police officials told TMZ the engine was running when Yelchin was found and that the vehicle was in neutral on the driveway's incline.
It's unclear why he got out of his car, but foul play is not suspected.
Yelchin started small with roles in indie films and various television shows, before breaking out in films like the crime thriller Alpha Dog and the teenage comedy Charlie Bartlett.
His biggest role to date had been in the rebooted Star Trek films — the third of which, Star Trek Beyond comes out in July.
TMZ reported that the Russian-born actor was discovered by his friends about 1 a.m. Sunday pinned between his car and a brick mailbox at his San Fernando Valley home.
Police officials told TMZ the engine was running when Yelchin was found and that the vehicle was in neutral on the driveway's incline.
It's unclear why he got out of his car, but foul play is not suspected.
Yelchin started small with roles in indie films and various television shows, before breaking out in films like the crime thriller Alpha Dog and the teenage comedy Charlie Bartlett.
His biggest role to date had been in the rebooted Star Trek films — the third of which, Star Trek Beyond comes out in July.