Maryland, Oct. 30 -- Floyd Roger Myers Jr., who captured hearts as a young Will Smith in the 1990s sitcom 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air', has died at the age of 42.

His mother, Renee Trice, confirmed that he died of a heart attack on Wednesday morning at his home in Maryland to TMZ. Trice revealed that her son had been grappling with recurring heart ailments for several years, having survived three heart attacks in as many years before succumbing to the fourth.

After making his onscreen debut as Young Will in the 1992 episode of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air', Myers went on to play Marlon Jackson that year in the ABC limited series 'The Jacksons: An American Dream', also starring Angela Bassett, Vanessa Williams and Billy Dee Williams, repo...