Cameron Boyce’s appearance in the HBO documentary is one of his final projects.
At only 20, Boyce already had many years of performing under his belt.
He was just 9 years old when he made his television debut in a 2008 music video for Panic!
“I have three boys and Cameron Boyce is a hero in my house,” Winter tells EW.
“He has been since he was about 10.
I literally have watched him grow up on television.
I was really eager to have [him in the documentary].
“I would never have functioned in that environment.
I don’t even really like public attention very much.
A lot of child actors don’t, believe it or not.
Winter laments the loss of Boyce, an actor who had a promising road ahead of him in Hollywood.
The actor-director still remembers where he was when he learned of Boyce’s untimely death.
“I interviewed him.
I loved spending time with him,” Winter says.
I can’t tell you how much I feel for his family.
This is a kid who hit the stage at five and passed away at 20.
And for those 15 years, he was in his element.
That’s who he was meant to be.
It’s not even like a destiny thing but just factually.
That was his life, his life was to perform.”
Showbiz Kidspremieres at 9 p.m. on HBO.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.
