Young was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Judy (née Kreutz), a teacher and librarian, and Dick Young, a businessman.
Young's show business career started at the age of 15 when he played Bryce Lynch, a child computer hacker prodigy, in the Max Headroom science fiction television series.
He starred in many other television shows and several feature-length films thereafter including PCU, Book of Love and The Great Outdoors.
Further to his acting, Young co-produced and starred in the NBC movie Killing Mr. Griffin in 1997, produced The Proud Family Movie in 2005 for the Disney Channel and supervised post-production for the romantic comedy Marigold.
Young has also been affiliated with the music industry, having produced twelve music videos for American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's 2006 tour, producing and directing thirteen music videos for American girl group Slumber Party Girls and directing the music video "Struggle" for indie pop band Ringside.
Filmography
1998 Falling Sky
Kyle
1998 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (Video)
Rob (voice)
1997 Step by Step (TV Series)
Chip Dahlgren
- Goodbye, Mr. Chip (1997)
1997 The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (Video)
Rob (voice)
1997 Killing Mr. Griffin (TV Movie)
Jeff
1997 Life with Louie (TV Series)
- The Thank You Note (1997)
- The Good, the Bad & the Glenns (1997)
1996 Married with Children (TV Series)
Jackson
- Enemies (1996)
1996 Minor Adjustments (TV Series)
Brandon
- My Fair Darby (1996)
1995 Dave's World (TV Series)
Smitty
- Leave a Mystery at the Beep (1995)
1995 Friends (TV Series)
Steven Fishman
- The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant (1995)
1995 The Itsy Bitsy Spider (TV Series)
- Sugar Coated Spider (1995) ... (voice)
1994 In the Living Years
Crispy
1994 Rebel Highway (TV Series)
Bob Randolph
- Runaway Daughters (1994)
1994 MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice (TV Movie)
Bernard Pinsky
1994 Politically Correct Party Animals
Tom Lawrence
1994 Deep Down
Andy
1993 Crime & Punishment (TV Series)
Michael
- Our Denial (1993)
1993 Warlock: The Armageddon
Kenny Travis
1992 Breaking the Silence (TV Movie)
Kenny Becker
1991 December
Stuart Brayton
1991 The Runestone
Jacob
1990 Married People (1990-1991 TV Series)
Allen Campbell
1990 Book of Love
Jack Twiller
1989 Falcon Crest (TV Series)
Chris Agretti
- Merry Christmas, Charley
- Luck Wave
- Doctor Dollars
- God of the Grape
1989 Live-In (TV Series)
Danny Mathews
1988 Jake's Journey (TV Movie)
Jake
1988 Dance 'Til Dawn (TV Movie)
Dan Lefcourt
1988 The Great Outdoors
Buck Ripley
1987 Max Headroom ( 1987-1988 TV Series)
Bryce Lynch
1988 She's Having a Baby
Buck from 'The Great Outdoors'
Dead of Nowhere 3D
2006 The Need (Short)
1999 The New Adventures of A.R.K. ( 1999-2000 TV Series)
1998 The Adventures of A.R.K. (TV Series)
1997 ARK, the Adventures of Animal Rescue Kids (TV Series)
