Lee Thompson Young
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Lee Thompson Young (born February 1, 1984) is an American actor, known for starring in the Disney television series, The Famous Jett Jackson.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Young was born in Columbia, South Carolina,[1] the son of Velma (née Love) and Tommy Scott Young.[2] He was in the second grade when his parents' marriage ended, and he went to live with his mother. At age ten, he portrayed Martin Luther King in a play called A Night of Stars and Dreams by Dwight Woods, and the Phillis Wheatley Report Theater of Greenville, South Carolina. It was then that Lee decided he wanted to become an actor. After doing community theater for a while, he traveled to New York during the spring break of 1996 and secured an agent.
[edit] Career
Young moved to New York that June, but it was not until the next year that he auditioned for the part of Jett Jackson in The Famous Jett Jackson. Lee filmed the pilot and found out in June 1998 from The Disney Channel that the show had been picked up. It later went on to become a Disney movie in June 2001. In 1999, Lee starred in Johnny Tsunami, another Disney Channel Original Movie, as Sam Sterling (a major character). The movie was successful, but Lee did not reprise the role in the sequel, Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board.
After the cancellation of The Famous Jett Jackson, Young had guest spots in CBS's The Guardian. He had a part in the movie Friday Night Lights portraying Chris Comer and a part in the Jamie Foxx movie Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story. Lee appeared on UPN's TV drama South Beach. He portrayed Victor Stone (known in DC Comics as Cyborg) in a fifth season episode of the television series Smallville in 2006. He reprised his character in the Season Six episode "Justice", which aired on January 18, 2007.
Young appeared in the feature film Akeelah and the Bee, playing Akeelah's brother Devon. He played National Guard rookie, Delmar, in The Hills Have Eyes 2.
In 2009, Young played a cocky surgical intern in the hit comedy show, Scrubs. It is revealed that his character was an overweight child. The character becomes involved in a romance with one of the medical interns.
Young currently plays the role of Al Gough an FBI agent, in the new ABC Television Drama FlashForward. He was written off the show in episode 7, when his character committed suicide.
Young also starred in Sugababes video for their 2009 single "About A Girl".
[edit] Personal life
Young attended the University of Southern California, majoring in Cinematic Arts. Young enjoys writing and helped write the screenplay for the future Mano.
[edit] Filmography
- The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) ... Private Delmar Reed
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006) ... Devon
- Friday Night Lights (2004) ... Chris Comer
- Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004) ... Charles Becnel
- Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001) ... Jett Jackson
- Johnny Tsunami (1999) ... Sam Sterling
[edit] Television appearances
- New York Undercover (1997) Episode 69 - "The Promised Land" ... Young Det. J.C. Williams
- The Famous Jett Jackson (1999-2001) ... Jett Jackson
- Jake 2.0 (2003) ... Prince Malik Namir
- Xiaolin Showdown (2003) ... Jermaine (Voice)
- South Beach (2006) ... Alex Bauer
- Smallville (2006, 2007) ... Cyborg
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) ... Agent Stewart
- Kevin Hill ... Levi
- Scrubs (2009) ... Derek
- FlashForward (2009)... Al Gough
- Lincoln Heights (2009) ... Julian
[edit] References
- ^ Article[dead link] at TheState.com
- ^ Lee Thompson Young Biography (1984-)
