Jonathan Brandis
Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) was an American actor. Beginning his career as a child model, Brandis moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently won television and film roles. Brandis made his acting debut in 1982 as Kevin Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live. In 1990, he portrayed Bill Denbrough in the television miniseries It. Also in 1990, he starred as Bastian Bux in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter. In 1993, at the age of 17, he was cast in the role of teen prodigy Lucas Wolenczak on the NBC series seaQuest DSV. The character was popular among teenage viewers, and Brandis regularly appeared in teen magazines. Brandis died by suicide in 2003 following a period of heavy drinking and career setbacks.
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| Full name at birth | Jonathan Gregory Brandis
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| Claim to fame | Ladybugs,his best-known role as Lucas Wolenczak, a teen prodigy, in the NBC sci-fi series seaQuest DSV
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| Date of birth | 13 April 1976
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| Place of birth | Danbury, Connecticut, USA
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| Date of death | 12 November 2003
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| Age | 27 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging
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| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
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| Occupation | Actor, director, and screenwriter
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| Height | 5' 9½" (177 cm)
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| Weight | 150 lbs (68 kg)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | Beverly Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Net worth | $400,000 USD
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| High school | San Fernando Valley Professional School
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- He claimed that his dad was one of the main inspirations in his life, having taught him about the 'business from an early age'
- Dated Monica Keena. [2000]
- In the start of his teenage-life, he was considered a bit short. This phenomenon was in fact due to that he was actually also growing as an adult. During filming Sidekicks (1992) he had the same height as Mako (5` 4"). He then seriously grew in his late teenage years. In the last season of "SeaQuest DSV" when he was about 18 years old he reached the height 5` 9". He then kept this height for some few years until during filming of Outside Providence (1999) when he finally received his adult height of 6`.
- Has an action figure based on his character, Lucas Wolenczak, from "SeaQuest DSV" (1993).
- Was considered for "Saved by the Bell" (1989).
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