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Frischman_Fan · 11-22-2003, 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by vashti1999
Brandis was in the tv miniseries "IT", which also starred John Ritter. I assume that's why 3scompanyfreak posted this in the Three's Company board.

Yes, but I also posted here because of another unexpected death to a person so young.

shel 7296 · 11-22-2003, 03:10 PM

It was on MSN I posted the article on this board

EricIdlefan · 11-22-2003, 07:12 PM

This is probably, out of all of the years, more celebrity deaths that I could ever, ever, have imagined!!

Brian Damage · 11-22-2003, 07:17 PM

Hey look 1396 posts since November 22nd

EricIdlefan · 11-23-2003, 04:16 PM

Wasn't he on drugs or some kind of marijania addiction??

swedeace · 11-24-2003, 02:38 PM

I know this is off-topic, but I wanted to post a followup:

Oh, that's sad.

I remember back in the mid-90s while collecting stuff about Ace of Base (my all-time favorite group) in magazine articles I would see his face all over the mags.

He also was in, I believe, an episode of Full House as DJ's first boyfriend in season 2 who was fickle.

Anyway... sorry for getting off topic...

AKA · 11-25-2003, 02:34 PM

Jonathan Brandis' Death a Suicide

by Lia Haberman
E! Online

Jonathan Brandis' death has officially been ruled a suicide, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed Monday. But why the onetime child star took his own life may remain a mystery.

Brandis, 27, hung himself two weeks ago but didn't leave a note, stymieing friends and fans as to his motive.

The actor was best known for his portrayal of crewmember Lucas Wolenczek on two seasons of Steven Spielberg's underwater sci-fi series, SeaQuest DSV--a role that launched dozens of teen magazine covers and made Brandis a heartthrob with young female fans.

According to police, a friend of Brandis' called 911 from the actor's apartment just before midnight on November 11 to report that Brandis had attempted suicide by hanging. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital but he died the next day.

"Speculations as to the underlying cause of this tragedy are exactly that: speculations. It serves no purpose to leap to conclusions for none of us will really know what led Jonathan to his decision to take his life," said a statement from Paul Peterson, president of A Minor Consideration, an organization that deals with issues affecting child actors.

Brandis got his show-biz break at the tender age of six when he landed a recurring role on One Life to Live and appeared in numerous commercials. He moved to Los Angeles with his family at age nine, and made guest appearances on shows such as L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote and Who's the Boss?

He racked up leading roles in movies such as 1991's The Neverending Story 2: The Next Chapter and Rodney Dangerfield's 1992 comedy Ladybugs but was relegated to secondary roles in more recent projects, including the Farrelly brother's Outside Providence in 1999 and Bruce Willis' WWII action flick Hart's War in 2002.

He was an only child, who is survived by his parents, Greg and Mary Brandis.

vashti1999 · 11-25-2003, 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by Brian Damage
Hey look 1396 posts since November 22nd

DianeChambers87 · 11-25-2003, 05:16 PM

"One by one only the good die young, they are only flying too close to the sun."

RIP

EricIdlefan · 11-25-2003, 05:37 PM

Like Brandon Lee, Rebecca Schaffer, River Phoenix, and now Johnathan Brandis, they lived too fast and died too young like James Dean, Dominque Dunne

Hollow · 11-25-2003, 05:43 PM

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Originally posted by EricIdlefan
Like Brandon Lee, Rebecca Schaffer, River Phoenix, and now Johnathan Brandis, they lived too fast and died too young like James Dean, Dominque Dunne

you already said that

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11-25-2003, 05:16 PM	#54
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11-22-2003, 03:10 PM	#47
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11-22-2003, 07:17 PM	#49
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11-23-2003, 04:16 PM	#50
EricIdlefan August Back To School Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 12, 2003 Location: East TN Posts: 68,236	Wasn't he on drugs or some kind of marijania addiction??

11-24-2003, 02:38 PM	#51
swedeace Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 9,009	I know this is off-topic, but I wanted to post a followup: Oh, that's sad. I remember back in the mid-90s while collecting stuff about Ace of Base (my all-time favorite group) in magazine articles I would see his face all over the mags. He also was in, I believe, an episode of Full House as DJ's first boyfriend in season 2 who was fickle. Anyway... sorry for getting off topic...

11-25-2003, 02:34 PM	#52
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Jonathan Brandis' Death a Suicide by Lia Haberman E! Online Jonathan Brandis' death has officially been ruled a suicide, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed Monday. But why the onetime child star took his own life may remain a mystery. Brandis, 27, hung himself two weeks ago but didn't leave a note, stymieing friends and fans as to his motive. The actor was best known for his portrayal of crewmember Lucas Wolenczek on two seasons of Steven Spielberg's underwater sci-fi series, SeaQuest DSV--a role that launched dozens of teen magazine covers and made Brandis a heartthrob with young female fans. According to police, a friend of Brandis' called 911 from the actor's apartment just before midnight on November 11 to report that Brandis had attempted suicide by hanging. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital but he died the next day. "Speculations as to the underlying cause of this tragedy are exactly that: speculations. It serves no purpose to leap to conclusions for none of us will really know what led Jonathan to his decision to take his life," said a statement from Paul Peterson, president of A Minor Consideration, an organization that deals with issues affecting child actors. Brandis got his show-biz break at the tender age of six when he landed a recurring role on One Life to Live and appeared in numerous commercials. He moved to Los Angeles with his family at age nine, and made guest appearances on shows such as L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote and Who's the Boss? He racked up leading roles in movies such as 1991's The Neverending Story 2: The Next Chapter and Rodney Dangerfield's 1992 comedy Ladybugs but was relegated to secondary roles in more recent projects, including the Farrelly brother's Outside Providence in 1999 and Bruce Willis' WWII action flick Hart's War in 2002. He was an only child, who is survived by his parents, Greg and Mary Brandis.

11-25-2003, 05:37 PM	#55
EricIdlefan August Back To School Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 12, 2003 Location: East TN Posts: 68,236	Like Brandon Lee, Rebecca Schaffer, River Phoenix, and now Johnathan Brandis, they lived too fast and died too young like James Dean, Dominque Dunne