5 Fast Facts About Late Actor Anton Yelchin

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Actor Anton Yelchin was killed in a tragic accident on Sunday, June 19 when his Jeep rolled and pinned him against a mailbox pillar and a security fence at his Los Angeles home.

Yelchin, 27, was best known for portraying Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek movies.

Here are five things you may not know about the late actor:

1: Yelchin was born March 11, 1989 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

2: He an only child. His parents are professional figure-skaters Irina and Viktor Yelchin.

3: Yelchin's parents fled to the United States as political refugees when he was a baby.

4: Yelchin grew up in Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California.

5: Yelchin reprised his role as Chekov and stars posthumously in "Star Trek Beyond" due to be released July 22.