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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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