DANIEL Mickelson's sister has penned a heartbreaking tribute to the rising star who died at the age of 23 over the weekend.

The actor, best known for his role in the TV series Mani and the indie horror flick The Killer Clown Meets Candyman, passed away on July 4.

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A cause of death has not yet been revealed.

His shock passing was first announced by his younger sister, Meredith Mickelson, who wrote on Instagram that she'd "lost the other half of my heart."

"My heart is shattered & to write this feels so wrong and I don’t even know what to say," she began.

"Yesterday I lost my brother, best friend & the other half of my heart. There wasn’t a person I loved more on this earth."

Meredith, 22, continued that there are "no words that can do him justice that I could write. To know him was to love him.

"He was the happiest brightest smiley most sunshine human to exist and I’m so happy God chose me to be his sister for his whole amazing life."

The model's sentiments were shared by a number of famous faces, including Paris Hilton, Kaia Gerber, Jordyn Woods, and Patrick Schwarzenegger.

Supermodel Kaia led the poignant posts with a screenshot of a FaceTime call with Daniel with a touching caption.

She wrote: "I remember that time we sat on the couch and spent the whole day coming up with our own secret language that we continued to speak every time we saw each other.

"I wish we could go back there. I wish we were still talking in sentences that probably annoyed everyone else but made us crack up every time.

"I wish I was still sitting on my bathroom floor because that was the only place I had wifi and I never wanted to miss a call from you," Kaia continued.

"Thank you for being the reason for so much laughter and happiness in the world. It won't be the same without you here. I love you, Daniel."

The comment section of Meredith's post was filled with messages from celebrity friends including Amelia Hamlin.

Hamlin, daughter of actors Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, said she would love Daniel "forever," before adding in a further post: "my brother. the person who always put a smile on my face. i love you i love you i love you."

Patrick Schwarzenegger also commented his condolences under Meredith's post, writing: "Praying for you."

Paris Hilton added: "So sad to hear this. RIP."

Lottie Moss, the daughter of supermodel Kate, said: "Meredith I’m so sorry – my heart goes out to u."

A week before his death, the late actor posted images of himself on Instagram hiking in Hawaii, as well as TikTok clips with his girlfriend Maddie Haley.

Haley, a student nurse at Auburn University in Alabama, posted an emotional farewell message to the platform on Monday.

"I don't want this to be real. Words can't even describe how I'm feeling right now. Last night I lost my best friend in the whole world. I feel like my heart's been ripped out of my chest. Daniel, you were the kindest person I have ever met," her post read.

"You lit up every room with your contagious smile and never failed to make anyone happy. There wasn't one day that went by where you didn't go out of your way to make me feel special and loved. I wish I could call you right now and hear you tell me everything is going to be okay.

"I wish I could tell you how much I love you and I wish I got the chance to say goodbye. I'm not sure how I'm going to get through this but I'm going to be strong for you because I know it's what you would have wanted," she wrote. 

In addition to his acting career, Mickelson was also a budding fashion designer. He announced the launch of his own clothing line back in January.

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