Brad Everett Young obit

Brad Everett Young, Celebrity Photographer and Actor, Dies at 46

The Virginia native showed up in ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Love & Basketball’ and ‘The Artist’ and founded Dream Loud Official, dedicated to restoring and preserving music and art programs in schools. 

He was not on the list.

Brad Everett Young, a celebrity photographer, actor and champion of arts education, has died of injuries suffered in a car crash. He was 46.

Young had seen a movie and was driving alone on the 134 Freeway late Sunday night when his car was struck by a vehicle going in the wrong direction, his publicist, Paul Christensen, told The Hollywood Reporter. He died on the scene; the other driver survived and was hospitalized.

A fixture on Hollywood’s red carpets, Young was a familiar face at premieres, galas and awards shows. His photo portfolio included projects or shoots for The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, People, Variety and other publications.

Among the celebrities he photographed: David Harbour, Seth Green, Emma Caulfield Ford, Kevin Daniels, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Harvey Guillén, just to name just a few.

As an actor starting in the late 1990s, Young had bit parts on episodes of such shows as Boy Meets World, Felicity, Grey’s Anatomy and Numb3rs and in features including Love & Basketball (2000), Charlie’s Angels (2000), Jurassic Park III (2001), I Love You, Man (2009), The Artist (2011) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2017).

Young also founded Dream Loud Official, a grassroots initiative dedicated to restoring and preserving music and art programs in schools nationwide. His aim was to inspire students, teachers and artists and remind communities that “creativity is not a luxury but an essential part of education.”

“Brad’s passion for both the arts and the people behind them was unmatched,” Christensen said in a statement. “He lived his mission of keeping creativity alive, and his legacy will continue through Dream Loud Official.”

Born on July 24, 1979, in Danville, Virginia, Young was the middle child of three. After graduating from Chatham High School and Averett University — he was a writer, photographer and graphic designer on school newspapers and magazines — he came to Los Angeles with plans to attend medical school but changed course to pursue acting.

“L.A. was just the place where I could make those decisions with all the job opportunities the town offered,” he said in a 2015 interview. “In the first month here, I went out on my first audition for a TV series, booked it, joined the Screen Actors Guild, and the rest was history.

“I absolutely fell in love with everything in this business and the journey and strength it takes to accomplish what you want in it.”

He is survived by a brother, Chris. Memorial arrangements will be announced.

 

Actor

Shaun Paul Piccinino in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2017)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

5.6

Winston

2017

 

Bérénice Bejo and Jean Dujardin in The Artist (2011)

The Artist

7.8

Uncontrollable Patient (uncredited)

2011

 

Numb3rs (2005)

Numb3rs

6.9

TV Series

Robert MallardHijacked Passenger (uncredited)

2009

2 episodes

 

Paul Rudd and Jason Segel in I Love You, Man (2009)

I Love You, Man

7.0

Carpooler (uncredited)

2009

 

James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)

Grey's Anatomy

7.6

TV Series

Appendectomy Patient (uncredited)

2008

1 episode

 

Shenae Grimes-Beech, Michael Steger, Dustin Milligan, AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Stroup, and Tristan Mack Wilds in 90210 (2008)

90210

6.2

TV Series

Faculty Member (uncredited)

2008

1 episode

 

Thomas Dekker, Lena Headey, and Summer Glau in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

7.6

TV Series

Scared Tourist (uncredited)

2008

1 episode

 

Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, and Mark Ruffalo in Rumor Has It... (2005)

Rumor Has It...

5.5

Clumsy Mover (uncredited)

2005

 

Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Billy Bob Thornton, Natasha Richardson, and Panagiotis Golfis in Waking Up in Reno (2002)

Waking Up in Reno

5.5

Bar Dancer #8 (uncredited)

2002

 

Mike Myers, Michael Caine, Beyoncé, and Verne Troyer in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Austin Powers in Goldmember

6.3

Student (uncredited)

2002

 

Jurassic Park III (2001)

Jurassic Park III

6.0

Paleontology Student (uncredited)

2001

 

Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (2000)

Charlie's Angels

5.6

Red Star Employee (uncredited)

2000

 

Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Men of Honor (2000)

Men of Honor

7.2

Shocked Navy Diver (uncredited)

2000

 

Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, and Gabrielle Carteris in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Beverly Hills, 90210

6.5

TV Series

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

2000

1 episode

 

Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)

Charmed

7.2

TV Series

Tabloid Photographer (uncredited)

2000

1 episode

 

Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)

The Practice

7.7

TV Series

Juror #12 (uncredited)

2000

1 episode

 

Love & Basketball (2000)

Love & Basketball

7.2

Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)

2000

 

Oh Baby (1998)

Oh Baby

6.5

TV Series

Dream Dancer #2

2000

1 episode

 

Scott Foley, Keri Russell, and Scott Speedman in Felicity (1998)

Felicity

6.9

TV Series

Laughing Art StudentArt Student (uncredited)

1999

2 episodes

 

Danielle Fishel, Ben Savage, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong in Boy Meets World (1993)

Boy Meets World

8.1

TV Series

Dave (uncredited)

1999

1 episode

 

Popular (1999)

Popular

7.4

TV Series

French Student #4 (uncredited)

1999

1 episode

 

Stunts

Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar in Kambakkht Ishq (2009)

Kambakkht Ishq

3.9

stunt double

2009

 

Thomas Dekker, Lena Headey, and Summer Glau in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

7.6

TV Series

stunt double (uncredited)

2008

1 episode

 

Camera and Electrical Department

Class Act (2019)

Class Act

5.8

TV Mini Series

still photographer

2019

3 episodes

 

Mary Beth Evans, Ronn Moss, and Kristos Andrews in The Bay (2010)

The Bay

7.2

TV Series

still photographer

2016–2017

7 episodes

 

Laura Brunkala and Chris Bound in Messy is Perfect (2013)

Messy is Perfect

Short

additional photography

2013

 

Additional Crew

Paul Rudd and Jason Segel in I Love You, Man (2009)

I Love You, Man

7.0

stand-in (uncredited)

2009

 

Life (2007)

Life

8.3

TV Series

stand-in (uncredited)

2008

1 episode

 

Catherine Bell, David James Elliott, and Tracey Needham in JAG (1995)

JAG

6.7

TV Series

stand-in (uncredited)

2000

1 episode

 

Annie Potts and Lorraine Toussaint in Any Day Now (1998)

Any Day Now

8.4

TV Series

stand-in (uncredited)

2000

1 episode

 

Self

Krista Allen, Jennifer Hall, and Bryan Greenberg in Unscripted (2005)

Unscripted

7.3

TV Series

Self

2005

2 episodes

 

The Howie Mandel Show (1998)

The Howie Mandel Show

4.2

TV Series

Self

1998

1 episode