Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (Russian: Анто́н Ви́кторович Ельчи́н; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American film and television actor, known for portraying Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series, Jacob Helm in Like Crazy, James Lake Jr. in Trollhunters, and several other prominent roles.
Born to a Russian Jewish family in Leningrad, Yelchin relocated to the United States as an infant. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles and the Hollywood films Along Came a Spider and Hearts in Atlantis (both 2001). His role as Jacob Clarke in the Steven Spielberg miniseries Taken was significant in furthering his career as a child actor. He later appeared on the television series Huff and appeared in the films Alpha Dog (2007), Terminator Salvation (2009), Charlie Bartlett (2007), Fright Night (2011), The Smurfs (2011), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), Green Room (2015), and Thoroughbred (2017). He appeared in Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and the posthumously released Star Trek Beyond (2016).
Early in the morning of June 19, 2016, Yelchin was found by friends pinned between his Jeep Grand Cherokee and a brick pillar outside his home in Studio City, California, in what was described as a "freak accident". He was pronounced dead later that day at the age of 27.
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Full name at birth | Anton Viktorovich Yelchin
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Claim to fame | his roles as Bobby Garfield in the 2001 mystery drama film Hearts in Atlantis, Jacob Clarke in the Sci-Fi Channel science fiction miniseries Taken, Byrd Huffstodt in the Showtime comedy-drama series Huff, Zack Mazursky in the 2006 crime thriller film Alpha Dog, Charlie Bartlett in the 2007 coming-of-age comedy-drama film Charlie Bartlett, Ensign Pavel Chekov in the 2009 science fiction action film Star Trek and its sequel films Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016), Kyle Reese in the 2009 military science fiction action film Terminator: Salvation, Jacob in the 2011 romantic drama film Like Crazy, Charlie Brewster in the 2011 supernatural horror comedy film Fright Night, and Pat in the 2015 horror-thriller film Green Room
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Date of birth | 11 March 1989
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Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Date of death | 19 June 2016
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Age | 27 (age at death)
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Place of death | Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cause of death | Accidental blunt traumatic asphyxia (after being crushed by his own SUV)
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Resting place | Hollywood Forever Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Occupation | Actor
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Height | 5' 9" (175 cm)
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Weight | 152 lbs (69 kg)
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Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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High school | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA)
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University | University of Southern California
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