Brad Everett Young, an actor who appeared on popular TV shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, died Monday following a car crash in Los Angeles, his publicist confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. He was 46.
“Brad’s passion for both the arts and the people behind them was unmatched. He lived his mission of keeping creativity alive, and his legacy will continue through Dream Loud Official. His family asks for your prayers and thanks you for their privacy at this time,” Young’s publicist, Paul Christensen, said in a statement to EW.
After seeing a movie late Sunday night, Young was driving alone when his vehicle was struck by another traveling in the wrong direction on the 134 Freeway, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Young died at the scene, while the other driver was hospitalized and survived.
Brad Everett Young
Since 1999, Young had parts in popular TV series such as Boy Meets World; Felicity; Beverly Hills, 90210; Numb3rs; and Popular. In ABC’s long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, he portrayed a patient in a 2008 episode, season five’s “In the Midnight Hour.”
Movies he worked on included Charlie’s Angels; Men of Honor; I Love You, Man; Love & Basketball; and The Artist, which was named Best Motion Picture of the Year at the Oscars in 2012.
Off-screen, Young was the founder of Dream Loud Official, a nonprofit dedicated to keeping arts and music programs in schools.
In the latter part of his career, he also focused on photographing celebrities, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Harbour, Seth Green, Emma Caulfield Ford, and Gilles Marini. His work was featured in publications such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and PEOPLE.
Following his death, General Hospital actor Chris McKenna, who plays Jack Brennan, noted on social media that he was “in complete shock” upon hearing the news.
“We just did a shoot a couple weeks ago and we texted this weekend,” McKenna wrote. “Brad was such a talented, funny, warm, caring guy. He donated his time, his talent, he raised money for underserved schools and the world is darker today without his light. Rest easy, bud.”