"iCarly" Actor Jackson Odell's Cause of Death is Revealed by Coroner
UPDATE (8/27/18, 10:45 a.m. ET): The cause of Jackson Odell's death was released on Sunday. He died of a drug overdose in a sober living facility in June, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner report revealed. Odell’s cause of death was described as an “acute heroin and cocaine toxicity” and the overdose was an accident, the coroner’s office announced.
Original post: Actor Jackson Odell, who played Gumbo on Nickelodeon’s iCarly, was found dead in his California home on June 8, according to Variety. He was 20 years old. The cause of death has yet to be announced.
His family confirmed the news on Twitter.
"The Odell family has lost our beloved son and brother, Jackson Odell, on Friday. He will always be a shining light and a brilliant, loving and talented soul. He had so much more to share. Our family will always carry that truth forward. Our wish is that the rest of the world who knew and loved him does as well. We are now going to try to make sense of our immeasurable loss privately. We will not be making anymore statements," they wrote.
- Jackson Odell Music (@JaxnTweets) June 10, 2018
The rising star appeared in several television series, including The Goldbergs and The Fosters, as well as the 2011 movie, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer.
Jackson's friend and Modern Family costar Ariel Winter shared a statement on Twitter.
"Devastated to hear about the passing of Jackson Odell. I knew Jackson since we were 12 years old, and he even appeared in an episode of Modern Family. We didn't talk much as we entered into our high school years, but I'm glad I got to spend time with him before his end. Very hard for me to hear about anyone passing away, but someone so young really saddens me. Sending love to his family and friends," she wrote.
- Ariel Winter (@arielwinter1) June 10, 2018
In addition to acting, Jackson worked as a singer-songwriter. His most famous song "Wings of an Angel" was featured of the soundtrack for the film Forever My Girl and sung by American Idol contestant and country music star Lauren Alaina.
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