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Floyd Roger Myers Jr., Who Played Young Will Smith, Dies at 42 of Reported Heart Attack

Family reports a heart attack as cause following years of cardiac trouble.

Overview

  • The actor was found dead at his Maryland home on October 29, according to his mother, Renee Trice, who spoke to TMZ.
  • His mother said she had spoken with him only hours earlier and noted he had suffered three heart attacks in the past three years.
  • Sister Tyree Trice launched a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses and identified his four children as Taelyn, Kinsley, Tyler and Knox.
  • Myers gained recognition in 1992 portraying a young Will Smith on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and young Marlon Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream, later appearing in Young Americans (2000).
  • After leaving acting, he co-founded the Fellaship Men's Group focused on men's mental health, which posted a tribute following his death.