Cameron Boyce remembered by his Descendants co-stars on the sixth anniversary of his tragic death
Boyce was just 20 years of age when he suffered a fatal epileptic seizure in his sleep on July 6, 2019.
While his epilepsy diagnosis was not previously made public, his family confirmed he was previously diagnosed just days after his death.
Boyce was best known for playing Carlos - son of 101 Dalmatians villain Cruella de Vil in the Descendants movies and TV shorts that all aired on Disney Channel.
Three of his co-stars - Sofia Carson (Evie), Booboo Stewart (Jay) and Sarah Jeffery (Audrey) - all took to Instagram on Sunday to pay tribute to their beloved co-star.
Carson shared an undated black and white throwback snap of her, Boyce and fellow Descendants co-star Dove Cameron (Mal).
She added the poignant caption, 'Our Angel. Forever,' which received over 1.1 million likes in nine hours from her 20.3 million followers.
Her co-star Stewart shared that same post on his Instagram story for his 2.3 million followers as well.
Jeffrey also took to her Instagram story sharing a throwback pic from 2014 of her and Boyce, along with a poignant tribute.
A young Boyce was seen in a black hoodie with a black stocking cap while Jeffrey was in a black stocking cap and a brown coat as they embraced.
'2014. On a BC ferry heading back to Victoria to shoot more of Descendants. Life is good. Miss you Cam,' Jeffrey said with a red heart emoji.
Kenny Ortega, who directed all of the Descendants films, also shared a throwback snap of Boyce and a touching tribute on Instagram.
'Impossible to forget you Cameron. You own a piece of my heart. The memories of our times working together are some of my greatest treasures,' Ortega began.
'When you entered a room the light grew brighter because of your presence. Your laugh, imagination, talent, generosity, and loving heart were second to none,' he added.
Jeffrey also took to her Instagram story sharing a throwback pic from 2014 of her and Boyce, along with a poignant tribute.
Please join me in remembering our #foreverboy with a donation of any amount to the Cameron Boyce Foundation. Let's make the world a better and healthier place in his name. . .,' he concluded, while linking to the Cameron Boyce Foundation page.
Boyce was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home on July 6, 2019, and authorities pronounced him dead on the scene.
Descendants followed a group of kids - the offspring of iconic Disney characters - who try to free their parents from captivity.
Carson's Evie was the son of the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Stewart's Jay was the son of Jafar from Aladdin and Jeffrey was the daughter of Aurora and Prince Philip from Sleeping Beauty.
Boyce also starred in Mirrors, Eagle Eye, Grown Ups, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer and Runts, along with playing Luke Ross on Jessie from 2011 to 2015.
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