NEW : `` Lee Thompson Young tragically took his own life this morning , '' his manager says . The singer was found dead in a hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday morning. Young 's body was found in his home at 8 a.m. His feature credits include '' Friday Night Lights , '' `` Akeelah and the Bee '' and '' The Hills Have Eyes II . '' Monday , a Los Angeles police spokesman says .
NEW : `` Lee Thompson Young tragically took his own life this morning , '' his manager says . The singer was found dead in a hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday morning. Young 's body was found in his home at 8 a.m. Monday , a Los Angeles police spokesman says .