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From the time he decided to perform onscreen at four years old, Russian-born actor Anton Yelchin was on the fast track to stardom starting with his breakthrough role in "Hearts in Atlantis" (). Though he had his start on the big screen, Yelchin earned his stripes on television, landing several guest spots on long-running shows before being cast as a series regular on the short-lived comedic drama, "Huff" (Showtime, ).

Despite the critical acclaim for the show and a few awards for co-star Blythe Danner, "Huff" was finished after only two seasons. Undeterred, Yelchin continued to rack up an impressive number of credits in several television and feature projects, though true celebrity still eluded him. But that all changed when Yelchin scored the role of Pavel Chekov in the blockbuster feature remake of "Star Trek" (), which practically guaranteed that the young actor instant stardom.

The handsome young actor went on to work in several high profile productions, includi

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Anton Yelchin Height, Age, Death, Girlfriend, Family, Biography

Full NameAnton Viktorovich Yelchin
ProfessionActorPhysical StatsHeight (approx.)5' 9" ( cm)Eye ColourTurquoise GreenHair ColourLight BrownCareerDebutFilm: A Man Is Mostly Water () as 'Augie'

TV: ER () as 'Robbie Edelstein'
Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor award for the film 'Hearts in Atlantis' at the 23rd Young Artist Awards
Best Ensemble Cast award for the film 'Star Trek' at the 30th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Actor Achievement Award at the 3rd Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards (posthumously)
Personal LifeDate of Birth11 March (Saturday)BirthplaceLeningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)Date of Death19 June Place of DeathStudio City, Los Angeles, CaliforniaAge (at the time of death) 27 YearsDeath CauseBlunt Traumatic AsphyxiaZodiac signPisces

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Anton Yelchin

&#; Born on 11 February , in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]

&#; Died on 19 February , in Studio City, California, USA, cause blunt traumatic asphyxia

Biography Anton Yelchin was an American actor, known for playing Bobby in Hearts in Atlantis (), Chekov in the Star Trek () reboot, Charlie Brewster in the Fright Night () remake, and Jacob in Like Crazy (). He was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, USSR, to a Jewish family. His parents, Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin, were a successful pair of professional figure skaters in Leningrad, and his grandfather was also a professional sportsman, a soccer player. Anton was a six-month-old baby when he immigrated to the United States, where his parents settled in California and eventually developed coaching careers. He demonstrated his strong personality from the early age of four, and declined his parents' tutelage in figure skating because he was fo