Overview
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed on Jan. 13, 2026 that Ethan Browne, 52, died from the combined effects of fentanyl, methamphetamine and lidocaine.
- Officials determined the manner of death was accidental, with no additional investigative developments reported.
- Browne was found unresponsive at his Los Angeles home on Nov. 25, 2025, a death his father Jackson Browne announced publicly the next day.
- The family requested privacy in a statement shared after his passing.
- Ethan Browne worked as an actor, model and musician with credits including Hackers, Birds of Prey and Raising Helen, appeared as an infant on a 1974 Rolling Stone cover, and later released music as part of the duo Alain Zane.