Tyler Sanders, an actor who starred in the Amazon Prime series Just Add Magic: Mystery City and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his performance, died on Thursday at the age of 18.
The star was discovered dead at his home in Los Angeles, but the cause of death has yet to be determined. According to a family representative, an autopsy will be performed and a death investigation will be launched.
According to TMZ, police in Los Angeles received a report about a man who was not breathing on Thursday. Sanders was found alone at the house by responding authorities, and he was pronounced dead shortly after.
The authorities do not suspect foul play at this time, and no indicators of unusual circumstances have been discovered.
Sanders’ cause of death is presently ‘delayed,’ meaning ‘waiting additional investigation,’ according to the LA County Medical Examiner-website. Coroner’s
Apart from his role in the YA spinoff Just Add Magic, the teen actor is best known for guest appearances on TV shows like 911: Lone Star, The Rookie, and Fear the Walking Dead.
According to Pedro Tapia, a spokeswoman for Sanders, the cause of death will be studied.
In a statement, Pedro Tapia remarked, “Tyler was a gifted performer with a bright future.” ‘He comes from a beautiful family, and at this time, we ask that you respect their privacy.’
Sanders had a social media presence, including a Facebook page where he was frequently photographed at home or on vacation with his large family.
His most recent Instagram image was five days ago, when he was photographed on a terrace in Vail, Colorado, wearing a blue suit. ‘Styling,’ read the caption.
He was in Vail with his family when they were photographed white-water rafting. ‘Here’s a short before and after of my family white water rafting,’ he captioned a shot of his family paddling, then being splashed by water in the following photo.
Sanders was nominated for an Emmy for his work in Amazon’s Just Add Magic: Mystery City.
After appearing on stage in school projects, the young actor began working professionally at the age of ten. In 2015, he made his first appearance as himself on the show JLW Academy.
Following that, he earned the role of Young Jake Otto in Fear The Walking Dead’s TEOTWAWKI episode in 2017, which led to the role of Siggy in the TV movie What About Barb?
In 2018, he portrayed Logan Hawke in the TV series The Rookie. In 2019, he starred as Eli in the critically acclaimed film Reliant.
He also played Leo in Just Add Magic in 2019 and acted in the TV drama Escaping My Stalker the following year.
In 2020, he reprised his role as Leo in the spinoff Just Add Magic: Mystery City.
He played Brian in the 2022 episode of 911: Lone Star, called Impulse Control.
Tyler’s film The Price We Pay is now in post-production and will be released soon.
He has previously collaborated with actress Leah Remini, who he follows on Instagram.