"I just learned of Cameron Boyce's passing and I am completely, utterly devastated," tweeted Disney Channel star Joshua Rush. "Cameron has a sweet soul, always was learning, and always tried to pass that knowledge along to others. When I joined the Disney Channel, he became someone I looked up to. Every time I'd see him, hearing something new about the channel, what it meant to be a part of it, and how to navigate the weird world of the job we shared, Cameron always had love to share, but also understanding."
"He had been through it," Rush continued. "All the good, all the bad. All the frustrating parts of it, and all the amazing parts of it. Life is too short, but Cameron's light shines on. I still pass along the things that he told me to kids joining the channel, and hopefully they will do the same. He lives on there. He lives on in the things he created and worked for. And he lives on in the hearts and minds of his fans, and the people who he touched. I would not be the same person without the head start and knowledge that Cameron gave me. I was honored to know him."
Zendaya, star of HBO's Euphoria, also expressed her condolences. She had risen to fame with the Disney Channel series Shake It Up, which featured Boyce on a 2011 episode.
"Absolutely heartbreaking," she tweeted. "My heart goes out to his friends and family."
Michelle Monaghan, who starred alongside Boyce in Eagle Eye, posted a picture of her holding him in from the 2008 film.
"I'm so saddened to hear of the passing of one of the sweetest souls I have ever met," the actress wrote on Instagram. "@thecameronboyce was a rare young man. He had the most beautiful smile, a constant twinkle in his eyes and a true zest for life, committed to making an impact on his community and beyond. A true testament to the extraordinary family who raised him. Sending my love to each and everyone of them."
In a length post on her Instagram, Disney alum Sabrina Carpenter described Boyce as an "extraordinarily special" person. "I cannot grasp what a world without you looks like yet, nor do i want to," the Girl Meets World star wrote. "Nothing i can write will feel right, or pay enough tribute to how incredible you actually are, but all i know is i am so beyond lucky to have known you and eternally grateful for the times you and i shared together. I feel very sick to my stomach writing this, and i wish i could hug you. you had the most incredible mind, spirit, sense of humor, heart, and too much talent for your own good. you were an angel on earth and i can only imagine all the sensational things you would have done had this world given you more time."
"You will be so f--king missed," Carpenter continued, "but absolutely never forgotten. to your family, i am sending all the love in the world as i can't imagine how you are feeling in this time. see you again one day cam."
