Cause of death of Jackson Browne’s son Ethan Brown revealed

actors and models Ethan Brown’s The cause of death has been revealed.

this The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed on Tuesday, January 13, Ethan, the composer’s son jackson browndied “Effects of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine and Lidocaine,” according to documents obtained US Weekly.

The medical examiner ruled the manner of death an accident. He is 52 years old.

Jackson, 77, shared news of his son’s death in November 2025.

“It is with deep sadness that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Jackson Browne’s son, Ethan Browne, and Phyllis MajorOn November 26, 2025, Jackson was found unresponsive in his home and has now passed away, according to a statement posted on his Facebook. “We ask that the family respect his privacy and privacy during this difficult time. No further details are available at this time.”

Jackson and Major welcomed Ethan in 1973, three years before Major committed suicide at age 30. Jackson later married Lynee Sweeney in 1981, welcomed son Ryan the following year, and divorced in 1983.

Ethan followed in his father’s footsteps and pursued a career in Hollywood. He was only 1 year old when he appeared on the cover of the magazine rolling stones With Jackson in 1974, the songwriter held his son in his arms and nuzzled his face. The 1995 film “Hackers” would later serve as Ethan’s feature film debut. In 2002, starred in the TV series “2002” raptor Before starring in 2004 Raising Helen beside Kate Hudson.

according to Mark Rosen’s Memoirs of 2025 Night Walker: How to Become a DJ in New York City in the ’90sEthan was also a professional actor and worked on campaigns for designers such as Isaac Mizrahi during his lifetime. Rosen recalled meeting Ethan in his book, calling him a “real human being” with his late mother’s “sharp cheekbones” and “an angular face and soulful gaze that seemed to reveal his deepest truths, even on the glossy pages.”

Ethan was a father himself, having welcomed a daughter before his death.

“Ethan is a great father. He’s a great son, a great man. I love seeing him with his kids,” Jackson gushed about his son in a May 2022 interview. A true rock and roll revival. “When I see him in movies, modeling, being with his daughter, and being such a great father, I feel so proud. It makes me feel like I’ve done something really right in my life.”

Jackson spoke candidly about how his own “main focus” after Major’s death was being a father.

“I wish I could combine two things: being a songwriter and a father. I look at it this way, if I could only be a father, I wish I could know that and just do it,” the “These Days” songwriter said in an interview. route June 2021 magazine. “But life isn’t like that, you don’t get notifications in the mail saying you screwed up as a parent. You think you have the advice and help you need, but sometimes you don’t, or you’re not paying attention.”

He continued, “The mistakes I made as a parent still stay with me. I think about them often. It’s not that you were trying all the time. It’s not that I wasn’t trying at the time. You just got distracted by other things and something didn’t happen for you. Or maybe you ignored the advice you should have taken because you were overconfident.”