Anton Yelchin

Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was a Soviet-born American movie, television and voice actor.
Starring role in the 2013 movie, "Odd Thomas".
Early life.
Yelchin was born in Leningrad, present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia. His family was Jewish. His family moved to Tarzana, California as refugees. He studied at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies and at the University of Southern California.
Career.
His career began in 2000. He was in the movies "Along Came a Spider" and "Hearts in Atlantis" (both 2001). His role as Jacob Clarke in the Steven Spielberg miniseries "Taken" was his most famous role as a child actor. 
He later appeared on the television series "Huff" and starred in the movies "Terminator Salvation" (2009), "Charlie Bartlett" (2007), "Fright Night" (2011), "Like Crazy" (2011) and "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013). 
Yelchin was best known for portraying Pavel Chekov in the "Star Trek" reboot series, appearing in "Star Trek" (2009) and "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013), and will appear in "Star Trek Beyond" (2016).
Death.
On June 19, 2016, Yelchin was found by friends crushed between his car and the iron security gate of his Studio City, Los Angeles home. It was described as a "freak accident". He was pronounced dead at 1:00 am at the age of 27.