Zane Carney, the ex-boyfriend of Michelle Trachtenberg, pays homage to his first love, stating that they stayed in touch all these years

Zane Carney, the ex-boyfriend of Michelle Trachtenberg, pays homage to his first love, stating that they stayed in touch all these years

When they were young, Trachtenberg appeared as a guest star on a sitcom, which is how the former couple first connected.

Zane Carney, the ex-boyfriend of Michelle Trachtenberg, pays homage to his first love, stating that they stayed in touch all these years

Zane Carney, the ex-boyfriend of Michelle Trachtenberg, is grieving the loss of his «first love» after learning of her untimely death at the age of 39. Officers responded to a 911 call on Wednesday, February 26, declaring the late actress dead, the NYPD informed PEOPLE.

On Wednesday, February 26, the 39-year-old guitarist paid a moving homage to the late actress on Instagram, recalling how he first met and fell in love with her when they were both young. He started the long message by saying, «I just heard the news about Michelle and I’m in shock.»

Zane Carney, the ex-boyfriend of Michelle Trachtenberg, pays homage to his first love, stating that they stayed in touch all these years

A little-known truth about Carney’s «former child acting days» was then revealed. He claimed to have starred in the sitcom Dave’s World from 1993 to 1997, «long before I picked up a guitar.»

Carney and Trachtenberg met while working on the series. He shared a picture of the two on the set of the show with two other young actors on Instagram.

Zane Carney, the ex-boyfriend of Michelle Trachtenberg, pays homage to his first love, stating that they stayed in touch all these years

Despite playing a number of roles as a kid, Trachtenberg’s breakthrough performance was in the 1996 film Harriet the Spy, when she played the title role opposite Rosie O’Donnell at the age of ten.