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Anton Viktorovich Yelchin/Анто́н Ви́кторович Ельчи́н (b. 1989-2016) is a Russian-American film and television actor. His parents, [[Tough Act to Follow|champion figure skaters]], fled the former Soviet Union when he was 6 months old. Immediately sucking at figure skating, Anton found a calling in acting, in which his parents supported him. He has always played mostly in intense dramas, and developed his career playing cute little boys, and then complex young men [[Coming of Age Story|coming of age]] (see below). A major [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] — at least until [[Star Trek (film)|summer]] [[Terminator Salvation|2009]].
 
Sadly, in June 2016 he was killed at the age of 27 by his own car in a freak automobile accident.