Jackson Browne\u2019s son, Ethan Browne, has died at the age of 52.<\/p>\n
The \u201cRunning on Empty\u201d singer took to Facebook<\/a> to announce the devastating news on Wednesday. He revealed that Ethan was found \u201cunresponsive in his home\u201d on Tuesday morning and passed away shortly after.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is with deep sorrow that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Ethan Browne, the son of Jackson Browne and Phyllis Major, was found unresponsive in his home and has passed away,\u201d Jackson, 77, shared.<\/p>\n Jackson Browne with his son Ethan on his shoulders during a concert at Battery Park, New York City, on Sept. 23, 1979. Redferns<\/p>\n Ethan and Jackson Browne during the premiere of \u201cRaising Helen\u201d in Hollywood, California, on May 26, 2004. FilmMagic<\/p>\n \u201cWe ask for privacy and respect for the family during this difficult time,\u201d he added. \u201cNo further details are available at this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n The Post has reached out to Jackson\u2019s rep for further comment.<\/p>\n The \u201cSomebody Baby\u2019s\u201d singer and Phyllis Major welcomed Ethan in 1973. <\/p>\n Ethan and Jackson Browne in Los Angeles, California, in 1974. Redferns<\/p>\n Although Jackson and Major tied the knot in 1975, their marriage came to a tragic end only a few months later when Major died by suicide in March 1976. She was 30.<\/p>\n Ethan, meanwhile, was famous in his own right.<\/p>\n Besides appearing alongside his singer-songwriter father on the cover of Rolling Stone at just six months old in 1974, he had an impressive career as an actor, model and musician.<\/p>\n Jackson and Ethan Browne during the premiere of \u201cRoxanne\u201d at the Plitt Theater in Los Angeles, California, on June 18, 1987. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n After landing a role in the Angelina Jolie thriller \u201cHackers\u201d in 1995, Ethan went on to star in the 2004 Kate Hudson movie\u00a0\u201cRaising Helen,\u201d per his IMDb page<\/a>. He also appeared in a single episode of the \u201cBatman\u201d spinoff series \u201cBirds of Prey\u201d on WB TV in 2002.<\/p>\n Beyond his modest acting career, the \u201cDoctor My Eyes\u201d singer\u2019s son modeled for famous designers like Isaac Mizrahi.<\/p>\n Record producer Mark Ronson, in his 2025 book \u201cNight People,\u201d described Ethan as \u201cthe real deal\u201d who had \u201can angular face and soulful gaze that seemed to reveal his deepest truths, even from a glossy page.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackson and Ethan Browne at the premiere of \u201cBatman Returns\u201d in Los Angeles, California, on June 16, 1992. Getty Images<\/p>\n Ethan and Jackson Browne during the premiere of \u201cRaising Helen\u201d in Hollywood, California, on May 26, 2004. FilmMagic<\/p>\n Jackson, who shares another son, Ryan, 43, with ex-wife Lynne Sweeney, opened up about fatherhood and how he \u201ccould have done a lot better\u201d during a candid interview with AARP<\/a> just a few years before his oldest son\u2019s death.<\/p>\n \u201cLove of our children motivates us to work hard for a future where they\u2019ll be safe and nurtured and will flourish,\u201d he told the outlet in April 2021. \u201cYou know, I tried. But I think I could have done a lot better \u2013 I have lots of regrets.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult to divide your time between the imperatives of a creative life and the awesome responsibility of guiding and caring for the life of a child,\u201d the \u201cStay\u201d singer added. \u201cAnd some of the small mistakes are the most difficult to rectify \u2013 a seemingly little mistake, but a wrong turn.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackson Browne performing at the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara, California, on Sept. 27, 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n Jackson Browne onstage at Carnegie Hall in New York City on March 3, 2025. Getty Images Tibet House US<\/p>\n But Jackson acknowledged that his relationships with his two sons were \u201cthe most important relationships\u201d he ever had, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer later gushed about Ethan during another interview one year later.<\/p>\n