Lee Thompson Young

Infobox actor
name = Lee Thompson Young

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birthdate = Birth date and age|1984|2|1|mf=y
birthplace = Columbia, South Carolina

Lee Thompson Young (born February 1, 1984) is an American actor, known for starring in the Disney television series, "The Famous Jett Jackson".

Biography

Early life

Young was born in Columbia, South Carolina, [ [http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/16955151.htm The State | Homepage ] ] the son of Velma (née Love) and Tommy Scott Young. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Lee-Thompson-Young.html Lee Thompson Young Biography (1984-) ] ] He was in the second grade when his parents split up 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 Reporte Theatre 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 got an agent.

Career

Young moved to NY that June but it wasn't 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 in the movie. The movie went on to be a big success, but Lee didn't reprise his role as Sam in thesequel, .

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 "". Lee could recently be seen on UPN's low-rated TV drama "South Beach", which was produced by Jennifer Lopez. He portrayed Victor Stone (known in DC Comics as Cyborg) in a fifth season episode of the television series "Smallville" in 2006.

Young has also appeared in Akeelah and the Bee playing Akeelah's brother Devon. Young reprised his character of Cyborg on the CW's "Smallville" Season Six episode "Justice", which aired on January 18, 2007.

Young played National Guard rookie, Delmar, in The Hills Have Eyes 2.

Personal life

Young attended the University of Southern California, majoring in Cinematic Arts. Young enjoys writing and helped write the screenplay for the future film "Mano".

Filmography

*"The Hills Have Eyes 2" (2007).... Private Delmar Reed
*"Akeelah and the Bee" (2006).... Devon
*"Friday Night Lights" (2004)...Chris Comer
*"" (2004)...Charles Becnel
*"" (2001)...Jett Jackson
*"Johnny Tsunami" (1999).... Sam Sterling

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
*"Smallville" (2006, 2007), Cyborg
*"" (2008)...Agent Stewart

References

External links

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