Television actor Jackson Odell was found dead at his house in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley at the age of 20 years. According to the coroner, the actor who was also a musician was found in a sober living room and there were no signs of foul play. However, the reasons for his death are still being investigated and an autopsy is expected in the next few days.
According to reports, Jackson’s family had released a statement about his death on Friday and said the actor will always be a shining light and a brilliant, loving and talented soul. The actor’s former co-star from Modern Family paid tribute to him over the weekend and said she was completely “devastated” in a long note she shared on Twitter. Jackson was more popularly known for his role as a popular student going by the name of Ari Caldwell in the ABC sitcom titled The Goldbergs. He also made cameos in popular US television show Modern Family in 2010 and 2012 as Ted Durkas, and he also made appearances in Arrested Development.
The actor also appeared in appeared in several episodes of Nickelodeon comedy iCarly. On the movie front, he acted in 2011 children's movie Judy Moody and Not Bummer Summer. He was also a popular singer-songwriter and recently provided the soundtrack for romantic movie Forever My Girl.