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</div> </div> <p><em><a href="http://decider.com/show/NYPD-blue/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NYPD Blue</a> </em>actor<em> </em><a href="http://decider.com/tag/Austin-majors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Austin Majors</a>‘ <a href="https://decider.com/2023/02/14/austin-majors-child-actor-nypd-blue-dead/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">cause of death</a> has been revealed as an overdose. </p> <p>According to his <a href="https://mec.lacounty.gov/case-detail/?caseNumber=2023-01728" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">autopsy report</a>, Majors’ cause of death was listed as fentanyl toxicity and was ruled accidental. </p> <p>The actor died Feb. 11, 2023, at the age of 27. He had been staying in a homeless facility in Los Angeles at the time of his death.</p> <p><a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/13/nypd-blue-star-austin-majors-dead-dies-27/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TMZ</a><em> </em>reported at the time that a source claimed Majors “may have ingested a fatal amount of fentanyl.” </p> <p>The former child star was best known for playing Theo Sipowicz, the son of Detective Andy Sipowicz on <em>NYPD Blue</em>. His on-screen father, Dennis Franz, remembered him as “a joy to have on the set” after the news of his death first broke. </p> <p>“I was so shocked and saddened to hear of Austin’s passing,” Franz said in a statement in February, per <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/02/dennis-franz-austin-majors-nypd-blue-statement-1235260791/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Deadline</a>. “Austin was always such a joy to have on the set. He brought smiles and happiness to everyone.”</p> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img width="100%" height="auto" alt="Dennis Franz and Austin Majors" class="wp-image-1213429 lazyload" data-srcset="https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1284 1284w" data-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/nypd-blue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1284 1284w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption><span class="credit">Photo: Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure> <p>“Some of my favorite scenes during the 12 years of&nbsp;<em>NYPD Blue</em>&nbsp;are with Sipowicz and Theo. Every day that Austin worked I would greet him with a special song, ‘It’s Austin Major’s Day’ sung to the tune of Howdy Doody Time,” his statement continued. “Although we haven’t stayed in touch since the show ended in 2005, I will always remember him fondly.”</p> <p>Majors appeared in a number of other projects after his five-year run on <em>NYPD Blue.</em> He made appearances on <em><a href="http://decider.com/show/How-i-Met-your-mother/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How I Met Your Mother</a>, <a href="http://decider.com/show/desperate-housewives/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Desperate Housewives</a>, <a href="http://decider.com/show/american-dad/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">American Dad</a>,</em> and many other projects.</p> <p>Just days before his passing, Majors was photographed for a report by the <em><a href="https://www.dailynews.com/2023/02/07/la-mayor-bass-courts-biden-administration-in-addressing-homelessness/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles Daily News</a> </em>about the L.A. homeless facility where he stayed, Hilda Solis Care First Village. </p> <p>His family remembered him as “loving, artistic, brilliant, and kind human being,” per TMZ. </p>  <p>“Austin was the kind of son, brother, grandson, and nephew that made us proud and we will miss him deeply forever,” the statement from his family concluded. </p> <p><strong><em>If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, call the SAMHSA National Helpline at&nbsp;<a href="tel:18006624357" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1-800-662-4357</a>.</em></strong></p>
	 

The former actor was remembered by his family as a “loving, artistic, brilliant, and kind human being.”{ai:summary}<p>NYPD Blue actor Austin Majors died from a fentanyl overdose. His death was ruled accidental. Majors, 27, was staying in a homeless facility in Los Angeles at the time. #society #celebritydeaths</p>