We have an update on the tragic passing of Jackson Odell.
The actor, best known for his role on The Goldbergs when he died suddenly this summer, was found dead at a sober living facility in the San Fernando Valley in mid-June.
He was only 20 years old at the time.
Odell portrayed Ari on the aforementioned ABC sitcom, but he also appeared on Nickelodeon’s iCarly and made stopped by for an episode of mega hit Modern Family.
And we now know how he died:
According to E! News, The Blast and Entertainment Tonight, the 20-year-old passed away of an accidental drug overdose.
The coroner reportedly ruled that Odell’s cause of death was “acute heroin and cocaine toxicity” and the manner of death was deemed “accidental.”
This confirms what many outlets had reported in the days following Odell’s passing.
Back in June, a public information officer told Entertainment Tonight that Odell was found unresponsive.
His family later released a statement on Twitter that confirmed this awful news.
It read as follows:
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 him does as well.
We are now going to try to make sense of our immeasurable loss privately. We will not be making any more statements.
Odell was laid to rest in a private funeral service on June 13.
He was mourned by many around Hollywood, perhaps most notably by Modern Family actress Ariel Winter, who had known Jackson for years.
“Devastated to hear about the passing of Jackson Odell,” she wrote in response to his death, adding:
“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 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.”
Along with his acting roles, Odell was also a singer-songwriter who contributed numerous original songs to the soundtrack for the 2018 movie Forever My Girl.
We continue to send our condolences to his friends, family members and loved ones.
May he rest in peace.
