Talladega Nights star Houston Tumlin has passed away at the age of 28.The actor, who was aged just 13 when he appeared in the 2006 Will Ferrell film, died by suicide on Tuesday afternoon at his home in Pelham, Alabama.Shelby County coroner Lina Evans toldTMZthat Tumlinwas killed by a self-inflicted gunshot to the head around 4:30pm.Sources told TMZ that Tumlin's girlfriend was in the house at the time.
A note has not been found.Houston was a standout in Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby, in which he played foul-mouthed Walker Bobby, Will Ferrell's character's son.The smash-hit movie grossed $163 million at the box office and became one of the highest-earning comedies of the 2000s.It also starred John C.
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