What memories do you have of Jonathan Brandis?

Question

Jonathan Gregory BrandisBorn: on 04/13/1976 in Danbury, ConnecticutDied: 12-NOV-03.
1978 Debut as a print model at age two in a sales poster for Buster Brown clothing (date approximate)
1980 Began appearing TV commercials at age five (date approximate)
1982 Became a recurring character on the daytime soap "One Life to Live" at age six (date approximate)
1986 Moved to LA with his family at age nine
1987 Acted in the NBC pilot for the Disney Channel series, "Good Morning, Miss Bliss"
1987 First TV guest spot, "Buck James", an ABC medical drama
1987 TV miniseries debut, "Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story" on NBC
1988 Feature debut, provided an additional voice for the Disney animated feature, "Oliver & Company"
1989 First substantial feature role, "Stepfather 2"
1990 Co-starred as the young Richard Thomas in "Stephen King's 'IT'", an ABC miniseries
1990 First feature starring role, "Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter", a US-German co-production

1992 Breakthrough feature role, "Ladybugs", solidified teen idol status
1993 Debut as a TV series regular, played boy genius Lucas Wolenczak on "seaQuest DSV/seaquest 2030"
1996 Provided character voice for the animated series "Alladin"
1999 Appeared as the lead character's best friend in "Outside Providence"
1999 Had featured role in "Ride With the Devil"

Answer 1

Oh my God, I remember him from the movie Ladybugs, that soccer movie about the boy (Jon Brandis) dressing up to be on a girls soccer team.

I had to look him up cause I couldn't put a name to a face. But I never remember him committing suicide! What a tragic story???

Answer 2

Brandis did no longer bypass away a suicide be conscious, besides the undeniable fact that acquaintances have been quoted as asserting he grow to be lonely and depressed approximately his lagging occupation. One buddy admitted that Brandis drank heavily, and had even reported that he ought to kill himself. He grow to be additionally reported to be upset whilst his visual attraction in Hart's conflict, a function he was hoping may well be his comeback, grow to be shrink from the action picture.

Answer 3

When I was a kid I remember him in never ending story and the sidekick with chuck norris; honeslty I didn't know he was dead until I read this question. I just read that his mother thought he hanged himself because of side effects from his acme medication called accutane which has confirmed side effects of phychosis and suicide. People need to remember that celebritys are people too.

Answer 4

Man do I love that kid! I looove seaquest and sidekicks was pretty good! Not to mention whattta hotttttie

Answer 5

Wasn't he the kid from Seaquest DSV and the Captain Crunch commercials?

Didn't know he was dead...

Answer 6

He was such a cutie. I remember him in that Muppet Treasure Island movie, lol.

Answer 7

I remember him in the movie Ladybugs I use to see that movie all the time it's so sad what happened to him

Answer 8

funny ones ... like the time we all spit a puddle of chewing tobacco spit and skittles spit - it was like 2 gallons ... and he got down like to do a push up and sucked the whole mess up ..

half of us puked .. it was so gross ...

he did it for about 4 dollars

then he went behind the dumpster and serviced four sailors for pocket change.

Answer 9

that he starred in a kid's show in the mid 90's and then sadly commited suicide :(

Answer 10

I thought he was the cutest. He was on my wall most of my teen years. I was shocked when I heard of his death.