Not only is the death of Lee Thompson Young heart breaking to those who knew him personally, but also to his fans and those who grew up watching him on Disney. People like me! I was a big fan of the Disney show “The Famous Jet Jackson,” growing up.

Lee Thompson Young was also an actor on “Akeelah and the Bee” and “Friday Night Lights” (as Chris Comer).

He once said that he will never forgot his roots as a child star.

“It’s always a really great feeling when I talk to people who watched ‘Jett Jackson,’ because we were the same age, he told EW.com in 2011. “We were all kids. I was 13 when I started working on that show and that was part of my childhood. And it’s kind of like we have that in common….”

My prayers go out to his friends & family. May his soul rest in peace.