Jackson Odell

Jackson Reid Odell † (July 2, 1997 - June 8, 2018 [aged 20]),https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2909628/ was an American actor and singer who was best known for his role as Ari Caldwell on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs.
==About==
He was born in Evergreen, Colorado, United States on July 2, 1997.
Odell professional acting career began when he was 11 years old with small parts on shows like "Private Practice" (ABC, 2007-2013) and "I'm In the Band" (Disney XD, 2009-2011).
He continued working steadily in short films over the next couple years, and by the early 2010s had branched out to film work. Odell made his feature film debut in the 2010 action film "Jefferson," and followed that role up with a part in the 2011 family comedy "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer." With his acting career gaining steam Odell soon nabbed a small recurring role on the Emmy-winning sitcom "Modern Family" (ABC, 2009), as well as one-off roles on "Arrested Development" (Fox/Netflix, 2003) and "The Fosters" (ABC Family 2013). Then in 2013 Odell landed his breakout role as Ari Caldwell on the 80s-themed sitcom "The Goldbergs." He played Ari Caldwell on eight episodes of the series, from 2013 thru 2015. Odell's last credited screen acting role came in 2016 on the YouTube web series "Astrid Clover" (YouTube, 2014). With his screen acting work drying up, he started posting covers of famous songs on YouTube in the hopes of gaining traction as a musician. He did have some success as a musician by writing a number of original songs for the 2018 romantic drama "Forever My Girl" (2018).
==Filmography==
*Private Practice (2009)
*I'm in the Band (2009)
*Babysitters Beware (2009)
*State of the Union (2010)
*Healing Hands (2010)
*Masterpieces (2010)
*Quest (2010)
*Jefferson (2010)
*Modern Family (2010-12)
*Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)
*I Have Friends (2011-12)
*iCarly (2012)
*Arrested Development (2013)
*Jessie (2013)
*Paulie (2013)
*The Goldbergs (2013-15)
*The Fosters (2014)
*Astrid Clover (2016)
==Death==
The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office determined that Odell died on June 8, 2018 at a sober living facility of an accidental drug overdose. The coroner's office said that the cause of death was due to "acute heroin and cocaine toxicity."https://people.com/tv/jackson-odell-cause-death-accidental-drug-overdose/
==Trivia==
*His favorite actor was Robert Downey Jr. and his favorite actress was Emma Stone.
*He loved music and he liked playing the guitar.
*He also liked playing the piano.
*We have seen him in these shows: The Goldbergs, Paulie, Jessie, Modern Family, iCarly, I Have Friends, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, Jefferson, Healing Hands, I’m in the Band.
*Jackson Odell had small roles in Private Practice and State of the Union.
*Jackson Odell launched his Youtube channel in June 2010 and it was called JaxnSings.https://www.youtube.com/@JaxnSings
*He created covers such us «Stay» by Rihanna.
*His original song «Feel Like the Rain» was released in March 2014.
*He had a second channel on Youtube called JaxnBlogs.https://www.youtube.com/@JaxnBlogs
==References==
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