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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In 'Love, Antosha,' a portrait of actor Anton Yelchin and his untimely death

Anton Yelchin is known mainly for his role as Chekov in the blockbuster "Star Trek" reboots.

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KCRW placeholderBy Rico Gagliano • Aug 2, 2019 • 1 min read

Anton Yelchin is known mainly for his role as Chekov in the blockbuster "Star Trek" reboots. He loved playing the only character in “The Beaver” who got no laughs.

His parents were Russian ice ballet stars who immigrated to the U.S. as the USSR was falling apart.

Yelchin died in a car accident three years ago when he was 27 years old.

Now there's a new documentary about him called "Love, Antosha."

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    Rico Gagliano

    host of “MUBI Podcast”

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    Sarah Sweeney

    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Michell Eloy

    Line Editor, Press Play

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    Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir

    Associate producer

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    Garret Price

    director of “Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage”

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    Drake Doremus

    Producer of "Love, Antosha"

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