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Baby Driver actor Hudson Meek has died at the age of 16


Tributes are being paid Baby driver Actor Hudson Meek died at the age of 16 after falling from a moving vehicle.

Meek played Young Baby in the 2017 action film directed by Edgar Wright and starring Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Jon Bernthal. On December 19, he fell from a vehicle in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, and died two days later.

Meek was best known for playing a younger version of Elgort’s character in Baby Driver, but also appeared in episodes of 2014’s The Santa Con and the MacGyver reboot. Meek voiced Young Yasuo in Riot Games’ 2020 cinematic League of Legends, and appeared in several commercials.

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Hudson Meek, center right, at the Deauville American Film Festival in September 2024. Photo by Francois G. Durand/Getty Images.

An obituary He revealed that some of the films and TV shows that Meek worked on will be released in 2025. “He absolutely loved spending time on set and getting to learn the names and stories of all the cast and crew members,” the obituary reads.

in one Facebook posther mother Lani Wells Meek said, “Earth’s 16 years were far too short, but she accomplished so much and made a huge impact on everyone she met.” Birmingham Academy of Performing Arts Acting he said in a statement: “We are all devastated to lose one of AOA’s first and brightest. May you shine forever Hud. You will be sorely missed.”

A Celebration of Life service will be live on Saturday, December 28th at 11:30 AM Central Time.

Photo by Francois G. Durand/Getty Images.

Wesley is IGN’s UK News Editor. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can contact Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

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