Recently the cast and crew of TNT’s Rizzoli and Isles had to say goodbye to friend and co-worker Lee Thompson Young and his character Barry Frost. Young tragically took his own life last year after struggling with bipolar disorder. Young was also known for his leading role on The Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson, and for his guest spot as DC comics Cyborg on the Superman series Smallville. Now the cast of R&I are opening up about their emotional farewell to Frost/Young.
Recently, executive producer Jan Nash spoke to TV Guide about the actors difficult job of reining in their real life emotions during the Frost memorial scene:
"I think it's some of the finest work I've seen in television in a long time because it's not just acting. Angie [Rizzoli] has to act in the context of having had the real experience. She can't let her feelings come through because that becomes too tragic and then we're not actually making good television. She had to balance controlling her own feelings, but yet accessing those same feelings in a way that allows the scene to feel real, and I honestly feel like she did. It was a magnificent job."
Isles actress Sasha Alexander, recently spoke to Fox 411 about filming the emotional scene:
"I really do think it was very brave of TNT and Warner Bros. and Jan Nash to embark on handling it head-on. They might have been like 'I can't deal with this. I don't know how to handle this,' but they didn't. They went for it and everyone just embraced it and I think that was really just to show our love for him...They have not replaced him and don't intend to do so anytime soon. So his seat remains empty and it's something that we have had to look at and struggle with from day one of shooting."
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