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Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American actor. Born in the
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to a
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family, he immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six months. He began his career as a child actor, appearing as the lead of the mystery drama film '' Hearts in Atlantis'' (2001) and a series regular on the Showtime comedy-drama '' Huff'' (2004–2006). His fame grew when he guest-starred in a 2004 episode of ''
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'', as well as his leading role as the title character of ''
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'' (2007). Yelchin landed higher-profile film roles in 2009, portraying Pavel Chekov in the ''Star Trek'' reboot and Kyle Reese in ''
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''. He reprised his role as Chekov in the sequels ''
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'' (2013) and ''
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'' (2016). Yelchin frequently worked on independent and lower-profile films, headlining the romantic drama ''
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'' (2011), the 2011 remake of ''Fright Night'', the supernatural thriller '' Odd Thomas'' (2013), the romance '' 5 to 7'' (2014), the horror comedy '' Burying the Ex'' (2014), the neo-noir '' The Driftless Area'' (2015), and the horror thriller ''
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'' (2015). As a voice actor, he voiced Clumsy Smurf in the live-action '' Smurfs'' films (2011–2013) and the lead role James Lake Jr. on the
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animated series '' Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia'' (2016–2018). Yelchin maintained an active career until his accidental death in mid-2016 when he was fatally injured by his SUV. Multiple films of his - including ''
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'', a documentary presented by his parents - were released posthumously.


Early life and education

Anton Viktorovich Yelchin was born on March 11, 1989, in
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,
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,
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. His parents, Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin, were pair figure skaters who were stars of the Leningrad Ice Ballet for 15 years. He was Jewish, and his family was subjected to religious and political oppression in the Soviet Union. Yelchin said that his grandparents "suffered in ways ecan't even begin to understand under
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". Nationally, Yelchin's parents were the third-ranked pair team; they thus qualified for the
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, but were not permitted to participate by the Soviet authorities. Yelchin said the reason was unclear: "I don't exactly know what that was – because they were Jewish or because the
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didn't want them to travel." Yelchin's family left for the United States in September 1989, when he was six months old, and were thereafter granted refugee status from the
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. His mother worked as a figure skating choreographer and his father as a figure skating coach, having been Sasha Cohen's first trainer. Yelchin's uncle is the children's author and painter Eugene Yelchin. In an article published in the ''
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'' in December 1989, Yelchin's mother stated, "A woman came up, saw Anton, and said, 'He's beautiful. He will be actor.'" Yelchin stated that he "wasn't very good" at figure skating, his parents' profession. Yelchin grew up in the
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. He attended the Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies in Tarzana, California and enrolled at the
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in the fall of 2007 to study film. Yelchin was born with
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, though the details of his medical condition were only revealed posthumously in 2017 by a foundation established in his name, the Anton Yelchin Foundation. The foundation aims to support children and young adults ages 7-27, who were engaged in the arts but also suffering from debilitating disease or disability.


Career

After his film debut in '' A Man Is Mostly Water'', Yelchin's early roles in both film and television include '' Delivering Milo'', '' Along Came a Spider'', '' Taken'', and '' House of D''. Yelchin played Bobby Garfield in '' Hearts in Atlantis'' (2001), for which he received a
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for Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actor in 2002. On Showtime's television series '' Huff'', Yelchin played Byrd Huffstodt, the 14-year-old son of the eponymous character (
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). In 2004, he guest-starred in the Season Four episode of ''
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'' as Stewart, Cheryl David's cousin and a self-described magician who knows a card trick. In 2006, he guest-starred in the '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' episode "Tru Love", as a boy who falls in love with his teacher. He also appeared in the ''
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'' episode " Sex, Birth & Death" as Nathan Harris, a boy who has murderous urges toward prostitutes and approaches Dr.
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to help him before he actually does kill. In ''
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'', Yelchin played Zack Mazursky, a character based on real-life murder victim Nicholas Markowitz. ''
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''s review described Yelchin's performance as "heartbreakingly endearing". After the film's premiere, Markowitz's mother praised his portrayal of her son. Yelchin subsequently headlined '' Fierce People'', which received a limited release on September 7, 2007. In 2008, he played the title role in ''
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'', a film about a wealthy teenager in a public high school. He also appeared alongside the Russian duo
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in the film '' You and I'' (which was filmed in Moscow during the summer of 2007). Yelchin played supporting roles in two blockbuster films released in May 2009: ''Star Trek'', in which he played teenage navigator Pavel Chekov, and ''
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'', in which he played a young Kyle Reese. In 2011, Yelchin played Charley Brewster in
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's remake film ''
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'', starred in the romantic drama ''
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'', and voiced Clumsy Smurf in the film adaptation of ''
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'', as well as its 2013 sequel. He replaced
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for the voice role of Albino Pirate in the American version of the animated film '' The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!'' (also known as ''The Pirates! Band of Misfits'') (2012). Yelchin again played the role of Chekov in the 2013 film ''
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''. He played the lead in the thriller '' Odd Thomas'' (2013). Yelchin reprised his role as Chekov in ''
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'', which was released in 2016. He completed filming several independent films that were released posthumously. He recorded the voice role of Jim Lake Jr. on
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's animated TV series '' Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia''. He was cast as one of the lead actors in a TV adaptation of
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's book '' Mr. Mercedes'', but died before filming began.


Personal life

Yelchin enjoyed playing guitar, and was a fan of acoustic
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. He once played for a
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band called the Hammerheads. His music was used in the soundtrack of ''Love Antosha,'' a documentary released after his death. He was interested in photography. In January 2018, an exhibit of his photography titled ''Anton Yelchin: Provocative Beauty'' was displayed at New York City's De Buck Gallery. Yelchin's photography was critically acclaimed by various magazines around the world as exhibits continued. Yelchin briefly dated his co-star
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when they were filming ''Fierce People''; after his death, she described him as her "first heartbreak".


Death

After Yelchin failed to arrive at a rehearsal on June 18, 2016, he was found dead by friends at around 1:10 a.m. that night. He was pinned between his
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and a brick pillar gate post outside his house in
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. As Yelchin apparently got out of his car and went to check his locked gate for mail, the vehicle rolled back down his driveway, which was on a steep incline and trapped him against the pillar and a security fence. He was pronounced dead at the scene; the Los Angeles County Coroner's office identified the cause of death as "blunt traumatic asphyxia" and stated that there were "no obvious suspicious circumstances involved".


Tributes

Numerous actors and other celebrities paid tribute to Yelchin in the aftermath of his death, posting their condolences on social media. Following Yelchin's death, the producers of ''Star Trek'' stated that the role of Chekov would not be recast and that the character would be written out of any subsequent ''Star Trek'' films. ''Star Trek Beyond'' was dedicated to Yelchin and
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, who had also died since the previous film. '' Smurfs: The Lost Village'', '' We Don't Belong Here'', '' Rememory'', ''
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'', '' Newness'', ''
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'', and the first two episodes of '' Trollhunters'' are dedicated to him, with the entirety of ''Trollhunters'' being dedicated to him upon its conclusion in May 2018. Yelchin was featured in the "In Memoriam" presentation during the
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. In October 2017, a bronze statue of Yelchin was erected at his grave in the
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. Celebrities present at the unveiling ceremony included
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, Zoe Saldana,
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, J. J. Abrams,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. Yelchin was memorialized in the video game ''
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''. He received a memorial plaque alongside several other late ''Star Trek'' actors, including Nimoy,
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, and ''Star Trek'' creator
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. A
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vessel named "The ''Yelchin''" is mentioned twice in the '' Star Trek: Discovery'' episode "Unification III" (S03E07) and again in the season four finale "Coming Home" (S04E13). In a 2023 episode of '' Star Trek: Picard'', Walter Koenig voices Pavel Chekov's son, named Anton in Yelchin's honor. In January 2019, Viktor and Irina Yelchin premiered a documentary about their son—''
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—''at the
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.


Lawsuit and recalls

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(FCA), the manufacturer of the Grand Cherokee, was aware of 2014 and 2015 models having a high rate of rollaway incidents due to a gearshift design that could make it difficult for the driver to determine whether the vehicle was in park or still in gear. FCA had already recalled all 2014–15 Grand Cherokees for this concern in April 2016, but the software patch to repair the vehicles did not reach dealers until the week of Yelchin's death. Following his death, FCA accelerated the recall campaign and took steps to get the affected Jeeps repaired more quickly than originally planned. In August 2016, Yelchin's parents announced through their attorney that they were planning to file a
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lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler. The dealership from which Yelchin purchased the vehicle stated that he was responsible for his own death because he had allegedly "misused" and "modified" the vehicle and asked to be removed from the lawsuit. In March 2018, it was announced that Yelchin's family and Fiat Chrysler had confidentially settled out of court.


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


Music videos


Accolades


See also

* Davey Moore – American boxer who died in very similar circumstances


References


External links

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