Former hearthrob Jonathan Brandis offs himself

[Guest]

I used to look forward to watching him every week on SeaQuest. His eyes made me melt! It's so hard to understand why someone who seems to have so much going for himself would do himself in ;( . I wonder if there will be any articles in People or another magazine which will help explain why this happened...

[Guest]

I used to look forward to watching him every week on SeaQuest. His eyes made me melt! It's so hard to understand why someone who seems to have so much going for himself would do himself in ;( . I wonder if there will be any articles in People or another magazine which will help explain why this happened...

[Guest mondo]

I read about this last week. They haven't confirmed it was suicide but it looks like it will have been that way. Very sad such a young guy who (from the outseide) seemed to have so much going for him. Most likely one of the weekly's will pick up his stroy even though so far it ahs gotten very little notice.

[Guest mondo]

I read about this last week. They haven't confirmed it was suicide but it looks like it will have been that way. Very sad such a young guy who (from the outseide) seemed to have so much going for him. Most likely one of the weekly's will pick up his stroy even though so far it ahs gotten very little notice.

[VaHawk]

It was covered in the Washington Post, which is one of the most respected and widely circulated newspapers in the entire world! :o

[VaHawk]

It was covered in the Washington Post, which is one of the most respected and widely circulated newspapers in the entire world! :o

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

Conjecture: clinical depression

 

Almost certainly the leading cause of suicide in the younger generation. ;(

[Guest]

>It was covered in the Washington Post, which is one of the

>most respected and widely circulated newspapers in the entire

>world! :o

 

Did the article hypothesize what might have been troubling him?

[jackhammer91406]

The story also ran in the L.A. Times.

As for why someone with so much potential could even consider "offing" himself, severe clinical depression can cause all sorts of dis-connects in rational thinking. A person with a grasp on reality can become paralyzed by this condition and be unable to form rational thoughts. The causes of this condition can range from chemical imbalances to emotional upheavals. But the effects are undeniable allowing an otherwise sane person to think of suicide as a viable alternative to life, and having experienced this first hand in spite of being someone who had always had a firm grip on reality and a strong intelligent mind, I can relate. It is sad no one close to him saw the danger signs sooner and helped him get appropriate treatment

 

The symptoms of the onset of severe depression are well known and almost any mainstream newspaper will have advertisements listing these conditions. In fact, I would say that Mondo, who bravely posted his problems in another thread, would be wise to consider himself a candidate for depression, since he also seems paralyzed by his circumstances. Mondo, I hope you will seek out help.

 

At the risk of opening myself up to attacks by those who have often referred to me as the leader of the prozac set, I urge any of you who may know someone with symtoms of depression to do all you can to assist them in finding help. I applaud those (Mondo and others) who have used this forum as a way to reach out, and I would hope that we as a small subset community, could bypass the normal bitch fest mentality and lend a supportive voice and hand to those seeking help.

[Laurent]

As one who lost a brilliant young colleague to suicide, I fully agree with Jackhammer. Those who live alone sometimes manage to cover the signs of depression when they're with others. Reading mesages left by a dead man can, in the words of Emily Dickinson, creae a feeling of "zero at the bone."

[skins1]

AS REPORTED ON EONLINE.COM

 

 

 

Jonathan Brandis' Apparent Suicide

 

by Sarah Hall

Nov 21, 2003, 12:50 AM PT

 

 

 

Actor Jonathan Brandis, who began his television and film career as a child star, has died, the victim of an apparent suicide. He was 27.

 

Brandis was best known for his portrayal of crewmember Lucas Wolenczek on two seasons of Steven Spielberg's underwater sci-fi series, SeaQuest DSV, which catapulted him to teen-idol status.

 

a d v e r t i s e m e n t

 

Police said 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.

 

Paul Peterson, president of A Minor Consideration, an organization that deals with issues affecting child actors, released a statement expressing his sorrow over Brandis' death.

 

"We are left with a sense of helplessness and perhaps even anger that this thoroughly unexpected death occurred when we have spent years developing resources to deal with any and all crisis situations," Peterson's statement read. "This one hurts. What more can we say?"

 

The Los Angeles coroner's office performed an autopsy, but won't announce the cause of death until Brandis' blood and toxicology results are returned, which could take up to six weeks. However, according to Peterson, initial reports showed no sign of drugs in Brandis' system.

 

"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," Peterson stated.

 

Born April 13, 1976 in Danbury, Connecticut, Brandis got his start at age six, when he landed a recurring role on the soap 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 Murder She Wrote and Who's the Boss?

 

Brandis earned his first starring film role in 1990's The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter. He went on to appear in 1992's Ladybugs with Rodney Dangerfield and more recently in the Farrelly brother's Outside Providence in 1999.

 

Brandis reportedly left no suicide note. He was an only child, who is survived by his parents, Greg and Mary Brandis.

[bluenix]

>As one who lost a brilliant young colleague to suicide, I

>fully agree with Jackhammer. Those who live alone sometimes

>manage to cover the signs of depression when they're with

>others. Reading mesages left by a dead man can, in the words

>of Emily Dickinson, creae a feeling of "zero at the bone."

 

Ah, this is one of the few poems published during Dickinson's lifetime. It's worth quoting in full.

 

[blockquote]A narrow Fellow in the Grass

Occasionally rides--

You may have met Him--

did you not

His notice sudden is--

 

The Grass divides as with a Comb--

A spotted shaft is seen--

And then it closes at your feet

And opens further on--

 

He likes a Boggy Acre

A Floor too cool for Corn--

Yet when a Boy, and Barefoot--

I more than once at Noon

 

Have passed, I thought, a Whip lash

Unbraiding in the Sun

When stooping to secure it

It wrinkled, and was gone--

 

Several of Nature's People

I know, and they know me--

I feel for them a transport

Of cordiality--

 

But never met this Fellow

Attended, or alone

Without a tighter breathing

And Zero at the Bone-- [/blockquote]

 

If I may, I'd like to add another here that seems apropos.

 

[blockquote]After great pain, a formal feeling comes—

The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs—

The stiff Heart questions was it He, that bore,

And Yesterday, or Centuries before?

 

The Feet, mechanical, go round—

Of Ground, or Air, or Ought—

A Wooden way

Regardless grown,

A Quartz contentment, like a stone—

 

This is the Hour of Lead—

Remembered, if outlived,

As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow—

First—Chill—then Stupor—then the letting go—

[/blockquote]

[guptasa1]

I didn't know about this. So sad - I remember watching him on Seaquest too. Sometimes people can feel others have a lot going for them when the persons themselves don't feel that way at all. Other's can't see what's inside someone's heart, and some people are very good at hiding it. I just wish people would seek help before doing something this drastic, but I also understand why they don't (I'm stubborn and I probably wouldn't either). It's really tragic.

[Kippy]

No note???????? I don't mean to sound crass, but is there the possibility that this was a case of auto-erotic asphyxiation gone bad? This happens to teenagers more often than we might care to admit-- although this man was older. Just a thought...

[Trixie]

Although I am very sympathetic to suicide as a result of clinical depression- a friend of mine died so this past October- I must say that Miss Dickenson's poem, "A narrow fellow in the grass"

is about encountering a snake. A real snake, not a metaphor. She adored nature, don't you know, and it meant Life to her. As somewhat who wrote about Death frequently enough, she didn't really mix her metaphors about Nature and Death.

Trix

[bluenix]

>Although I am very sympathetic to suicide as a result of

>clinical depression- a friend of mine died so this past

>October- I must say that Miss Dickenson's poem, "A narrow

>fellow in the grass"

>is about encountering a snake. A real snake, not a metaphor.

>She adored nature, don't you know, and it meant Life to her.

>As somewhat who wrote about Death frequently enough, she

>didn't really mix her metaphors about Nature and Death.

> Trix

 

Yes, dear. We know.

 

b

[Luv2play]

You may have hit on something. Two people in my life died this way, one a good school friend at the age of 16, and the other, my best friend, at 39. In both cases the deaths were ruled suicide. In the first case, I and my school mates were dumbfounded when Mike died. He was a football player, goodlooking, came from an old wealthy family and, most importantly, was basically a happy guy. At the time, we were all just blossoming sexually. I had never heard of erotic auto asphixiation. It was about 2 decades later that Ann Landers, of all people, wrote about it in a column, and then Mike's death made sense to me.

 

My friend, Patrick, who died over two decades later, was found by my friends and myself, when we showed up at his house for a dinner party. We found him naked in the bathroom, hanging from the door. He had been there since the night before. There was no suicide note. Although we thought it might be a case of erotic play gone awry, his family were prepared to accept it as a suicide, rather than the former. It was a bitter pill for them to swallow, as they were a prominant Catholic family in the community, who had never accepted their son's homosexuality. I think in many such cases, the families concerned will opt for the suicide explanation even when that is not what really happened.

[+ glutes]

Not to take away from the seriousness of this thread (and it is a good one), could someone post a picture of this guy so we know who you are talking about??

[VaHawk]

"It's better to burn out"

"Than to fade away"

"Once you're gone"

"You can never come back"

"Out of the blue"

"And into the black"

"My, my, hey, hey"

 

RUST NEVER SLEEPS. ;(

[taylorky]

whoa this guy was cute.

 

 

http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/studio/1959/jbpage.htm

[skins1]

Death of Jonathan Brandis ruled suicide

Tuesday, November 25, 2003 Posted: 8:56 AM EST (1356 GMT)

 

 

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The death of 27-year-old actor Jonathan Brandis, who starred in two seasons of Steven Spielberg's "SeaQuest DSV," was a suicide, the county coroner's office said Monday.

 

Brandis, who died November 12, hanged himself, the coroner said.

 

Brandis started his career in commercials and on television, landing a recurring role on the soap "One Life to Live" at age 6. He also made guest appearances on "L.A. Law," "Who's the Boss?" and "Murder, She Wrote."

 

His film credits included the starring role in 1991's "The Neverending Story 2: The Next Chapter," the Rodney Dangerfield comedy "Ladybugs," and the martial arts comedy "Sidekicks" with Chuck Norris

[Huey]

glutes here u go recent and in the past:

 

R.I.P.

 

http://pobladores.lycos.es/data/pobladores.com/an/yu/anyu_/channels/jovenes_actores/images/jb1.jpg

 

http://www.sneksoog.demon.nl/FULLPICS/jbhp14.jpg

[Huey]

>"It's better to burn out"

>"Than to fade away"

>"Once you're gone"

>"You can never come back"

>"Out of the blue"

>"And into the black"

>"My, my, hey, hey"

>

>RUST NEVER SLEEPS. ;(

 

VAHAWK Mr. Young would be proud how you used these lyrics. Nice choice.

[Trixie]

I do apologize, Bluenix. I can become very pedantic somewhere after my second martini.

[bluenix]

>I do apologize, Bluenix. I can become very pedantic

>somewhere after my second martini.

 

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