{"id":2029205,"date":"2025-09-17T15:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2029205"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:59:20","slug":"celebrity-photographer-actor-was-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/celebrity-photographer-actor-was-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Photographer, Actor Was 46"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tBrad Everett Young, a celebrity photographer, actor and champion of arts education, has died of injuries suffered in a car crash. He was 46.<\/p>\n

\n\tYoung had seen a movie and was driving alone on the 134 Freeway late Sunday night when his car was struck by a vehicle going in the wrong direction, his publicist, Paul Christensen, told The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. He died on the scene; the other driver survived and was hospitalized.<\/p>\n

\n\tA fixture on Hollywood\u2019s red carpets, Young was a familiar face at premieres, galas and awards shows. His photo portfolio included projects or shoots for The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, Vanity Fair<\/em>, Vogue<\/em>, Elle<\/em>, Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/em>, People<\/em>, Variety<\/em> and other publications.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong the celebrities he photographed: David Harbour, Seth Green, Emma Caulfield Ford, Kevin Daniels, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Harvey Guill\u00e9n, just to name just a few.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs an actor starting in the late 1990s, Young had bit parts on episodes of such shows as Boy Meets World<\/em>, Felicity<\/em>, Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> and Numb3rs<\/em> and in features including Love & Basketball<\/em> (2000), Charlie\u2019s Angels<\/em> (2000), Jurassic Park III<\/em> (2001), I Love You, Man<\/em> (2009), The Artist<\/em> (2011) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde<\/em> (2017).<\/p>\n

\n\tYoung also founded Dream Loud Official<\/a>, a grassroots initiative dedicated to restoring and preserving music and art programs in schools nationwide. His aim was to inspire students, teachers and artists and remind communities that \u201ccreativity is not a luxury but an essential part of education.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBrad\u2019s passion for both the arts and the people behind them was unmatched,\u201d Christensen said in a statement. \u201cHe lived his mission of keeping creativity alive, and his legacy will continue through Dream Loud Official.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBorn on July 24, 1979, in Danville, Virginia, Young was the middle child of three. After graduating from Chatham High School and Averett University \u2014 he was a writer, photographer and graphic designer on school newspapers and magazines \u2014 he came to Los Angeles with plans to attend medical school but changed course to pursue acting.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cL.A. was just the place where I could make those decisions with all the job opportunities the town offered,\u201d he said in a 2015 interview<\/a>. \u201cIn the first month here, I went out on my first audition for a TV series, booked it, joined the Screen Actors Guild, and the rest was history.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI absolutely fell in love with everything in this business and the journey and strength it takes to accomplish what you want in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe is survived by a brother, Chris. Memorial arrangements will be announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hollywoodreporter.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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