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Cameron Boyce Remembered by Co-Stars

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Hollywood lost one of its brightest young stars overnight, and the tributes started pouring in before most fans even had coffee.

Cameron Boyce, the actor who grew up on screen playing Luke Ross on “Jessie” and Carlos in the “Descendants” franchise, died on July 6, 2019, at 20 years old. He was found unresponsive at his home in Los Angeles, and by Sunday, July 7, his co-stars, castmates, and Disney’s top brass were all saying some version of the same thing: he was too young, and everyone loved him.

• Boyce died in his sleep on July 6, 2019, from a seizure connected to an ongoing medical condition he had been receiving treatment for, according to a family spokesperson.
• Adam Sandler, who played his father in “Grown Ups” and “Grown Ups 2,” wrote: “Too young. Too sweet. Too funny… All our hearts are broken.”
• Disney CEO Robert Iger called Boyce “a friend to so many of us,” while “Descendants” co-stars Sofia Carson, Dove Cameron, and Booboo Stewart, along with “Jessie” castmates Peyton List and Skai Jackson, posted their own tributes.

The Circumstances of His Death

Boyce’s family confirmed he passed away in his sleep as the result of a seizure tied to a medical condition for which he was already undergoing treatment. He was discovered unresponsive at his Los Angeles home, and news of his death broke publicly on Sunday, July 7, 2019, sending shockwaves through a fan base that had watched him grow up on Disney Channel for close to a decade.

He was only 20. For a generation of kids who grew up watching “Jessie” on Sunday nights, that fact alone was what made the news so hard to process.

The Descendants Family Reacts

Sofia Carson, who starred opposite Boyce across all three “Descendants” films, posted on Instagram: “Cam, you were one of a kind. My heart will be forever broken. I am so happy that I got to spend almost everyday with you on set, you gave the best hugs.”

Dove Cameron, another “Descendants” lead, echoed that grief. “I’m struggling for words still and probably will be for a while,” she wrote. “But Cameron was one of my favorite people alive in the world, though I know that’s not unique to me. Cameron was magic, an earth angel.” Booboo Stewart, who played Boyce’s on-screen best friend in the franchise, added simply: “There are no words. I love you Cam, and I will never stop missing you.”

The Jessie Cast Remembers Luke Ross

Before “Descendants” made him an international name, Boyce spent years as Luke Ross across 98 episodes of Disney Channel’s “Jessie,” alongside Debby Ryan. That show is where most fans first met him, and his castmates from it were among the first to respond publicly.

Peyton List, who played his on-screen sister, called him “an incredibly talented performer, a fiercely caring friend, and a shining light in this world.” Skai Jackson, another “Jessie” co-star, tweeted that Boyce was “like a brother” to her, adding, “We will carry you with us always.” Boyce’s acting career actually started even earlier, with his film debut in 2008’s “Mirrors,” before Disney Channel built his career around him.

Adam Sandler and Disney’s Statement

Sandler’s tribute stood out for how personal it was, given that he’d worked alongside Boyce as father and son in two “Grown Ups” films.

Too young. Too sweet. Too funny. Just the nicest, most talented, and most decent kid around. Loved that kid.

Disney’s chairman and CEO Robert Iger posted his own tribute on Twitter, mourning a performer “who was a friend to so many of us, and filled with so much talent, heart and life, and far too young to die.” A Disney Channel spokesperson went further, pointing to Boyce’s work off-screen: he had spent time helping provide clean drinking water to underdeveloped nations and assisting homeless communities, work that got far less attention than his roles on “Jessie” and “Descendants” but clearly mattered just as much to the people around him.

That’s the detail people kept coming back to on July 7 — not just the 98 episodes of “Jessie” or the three “Descendants” movies, but a 20-year-old who was already spending his off-camera time on humanitarian work most young actors his age never think about.