Cameron Boyce obit

Cameron Boyce, Disney Channel Star, Dies at 20

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Cameron Boyce, who was best known as the teenage son of Cruella de Vil in the Disney Channel franchise “Descendants,” died on Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 20.

A statement by his family said he had died of a seizure in his sleep stemming from a continuing medical condition for which he was being treated.

[On Monday, the Los Angeles County medical examiner said in a statement that an autopsy had been performed and that “a cause of death was deferred pending further investigation.” It said that Mr. Boyce had been found unresponsive in his North Hollywood home and that he was pronounced dead at the scene.]

[On Tuesday night, the family confirmed that Mr. Boyce had had a history of epileptic seizures. The autopsy report had still not been released.]


Cameron Mica Boyce was born on May 28, 1999, in Los Angeles, the son of Libby and Victor Boyce. He started out in show business as a dancer who got his acting start in commercials before moving on to television and movies.

He appeared alongside Adam Sandler in “Grown Ups” (2010) and “Grown Ups 2” (2013). His other film credits include “Mirrors” (2008), “Eagle Eye” (2008) and the indie feature “Runt,” which has not yet been released. He would later provided the voice of Jake replacing Colin Ford in season two of Jake and the Never Land Pirates from 2013 to 2014 until he was replace with Sean Ryan Fox

He also stars in the upcoming HBO series “Mrs. Fletcher,” which Tom Perrotta adapted from his 2017 novel of the same title.

Mr. Boyce played Carlos Oscar de Vil in “Descendants” and “Descendants 2.” “Descendants 3” is scheduled for release in August. Boyce had also done voice acting for various works, such as Jake in Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Herman Schultz in Spider-Man.

After making his first acting appearance in a Panic! at the Disco music video, he made his film debut in Mirrors in 2008, and then went on to star as Luke Ross in Disney Channel's comedy series Jessie. He had also starred in feature films Eagle Eye, Grown Ups, and Grown Ups 2, and was also known for other roles such as Carlos in the Descendants television films and as Conor in Disney XD's comedy series Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything.

 

In 2017, he received a Daytime Emmy Award with Disney XD for his participation in the series “Timeless Heroes — Be Inspired,” in honor of Black History Month. He appeared alongside his grandmother Jo Ann Boyce, who was one of 12 black teenagers, known as the Clinton 12, who were the first to integrate public schools in Clinton, Tenn., according to his Disney biography. Mr. Boyce was reported to be of African, Caribbean and Jewish descent.


Last year, he was honored for his work with the Thirst Project, bringing awareness to the global water crisis and raising more than $30,000 to build two wells in Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland.

Mr. Sandler was among several actors who expressed their grief on social media. “Loved that kid,” he wrote, adding, “Cared so much about the world. Thank you, Cameron, for all you gave to us. So much more was on the way. All our hearts are broken.”