Sometimes more tragic about someone's death is when someone dies incredibly young, no matter the cause.

In the case of celebrities who die young, the loss is not only felt on the personal level for those who were closest to them, but on an overwhelming level as well for the scores of fans that are left behind, wondering what happened or what went wrong.

Sometimes a celebrity death can help shine a light on an issue that isn't often talked about, or their memory is able to live on thanks to charities in their name.

Enstars compiled a list of 11 celebrities who tragically died young.

First is actor Cory Monteith (1982-2013)

He rose to fame portraying the character of Finn Hudson on Glee. The actor, who was found dead in his Vancouver hotel room on July 13, 2013, apparently died from a mixed toxicity of heroin and alcohol mere months after he had checked into a rehab facility to battle his addiction.

The 31-year-old had always been straight-forward about his struggles with drugs pre-fame, and never once hid that he had suffered. His death stunned scores of fans who desperately hoped his death wouldn't mean the end of Glee. Monteith's co-star and real-life girlfriend, Lea Michele, made sure the show still continued on, and the cast and crew honored Monteith's character Finn in a special tribute episode titled The Quarterback. The episode was the highest rated one of the season thus far, and all of the proceeds from downloads of the episode's songs were donated to one of Monteith's favorite charities.

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