SeaQuest DSV Actor Brandis Dead at 27
Source: CNN
Friday, November 21, 2003
Jonathan Brandis, who from an early age appeared in a string of roles on television, commercials and film, including the starring role in 1991's The Neverending Story 2 and two seasons on Steven Spielberg's SeaQuest DSV, has died. He was 27.
The L.A. county coroner's office is investigating the November 12 death, which was reported by the Los Angeles Police Department as a possible suicide, Lt. Ed Winter of the coroner's Investigations Bureau told the Associated Press.
The coroner performed an autopsy but the cause of death will not be announced until the results of blood and toxicology tests are returned. The investigation could take as long as four to six weeks.
Police said a friend of Brandis called 911 from the actor's apartment just before midnight on November 11 to report Brandis had attempted suicide. Paramedics transported Brandis to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, but he died the next day, police Detective Gene Parshall said.
The office of Brandis' agent at Innovative Artists refused to comment.
Brandis' other film credits included the Rodney Dangerfield comedy Ladybugs, and the martial arts comedy Sidekicks with Chuck Norris.
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He was also in Fatal Attraction, Stephen King's It, etc and had just finished directing The Year the Earth Trembled, an independent film which has gotten some praise. He was also getting set to be on a new tv show.
My wife has been a fan of his for years and we've been hearing rumors of his death for the past week or so. Finally confirmed.
Very sad. He always said he wanted to be a director more than an actor. He gets his chance, does well, then kills himself.
Source: CNN
Friday, November 21, 2003
Jonathan Brandis, who from an early age appeared in a string of roles on television, commercials and film, including the starring role in 1991's The Neverending Story 2 and two seasons on Steven Spielberg's SeaQuest DSV, has died. He was 27.
The L.A. county coroner's office is investigating the November 12 death, which was reported by the Los Angeles Police Department as a possible suicide, Lt. Ed Winter of the coroner's Investigations Bureau told the Associated Press.
The coroner performed an autopsy but the cause of death will not be announced until the results of blood and toxicology tests are returned. The investigation could take as long as four to six weeks.
Police said a friend of Brandis called 911 from the actor's apartment just before midnight on November 11 to report Brandis had attempted suicide. Paramedics transported Brandis to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, but he died the next day, police Detective Gene Parshall said.
The office of Brandis' agent at Innovative Artists refused to comment.
Brandis' other film credits included the Rodney Dangerfield comedy Ladybugs, and the martial arts comedy Sidekicks with Chuck Norris.
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He was also in Fatal Attraction, Stephen King's It, etc and had just finished directing The Year the Earth Trembled, an independent film which has gotten some praise. He was also getting set to be on a new tv show.
My wife has been a fan of his for years and we've been hearing rumors of his death for the past week or so. Finally confirmed.
Very sad. He always said he wanted to be a director more than an actor. He gets his chance, does well, then kills himself.
