I know this has been posted already, but it was lost in the crash....

Jonathan Brandis

April 13, 1976 - November 12, 2003

Rest in Peace, Jon

Here is the latest from L.A.

Death of actor Jonathan Brandis ruled suicide

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES --
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 Nov. 12, committed suicide by hanging, said Elissa Fleak, a coroner's investigator.

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.

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It gets worse:

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, November 20, 2003


"Actor Jonathan Brandis’ Suicide Investigation"

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department, Wilshire Area Homicide Unit, is handling the death investigation of 27 year-old actor Jonathan Brandis.

On November 11, 2003, at about 11:40 p.m., a friend of Jonathan Brandis called police to report that the actor had attempted suicide at his apartment, located in the 600 block of Detroit Avenue. Paramedics from the Los Angeles Fire department responded and transported Brandis to Cedars Sinai Medical Center where he eventually died from his injuries. Brandis was pronounced dead by hospital staff on November 12, 2003, at about 2:45 p.m.

An autopsy will be performed by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office and the official cause of death is still pending.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is requested to contact Wilshire Area Homicide Unit, at 213-473-0460. On weekends and during off-hours, call the 24-hour toll free number at the Detective Information Desk, at 1-877-LAWFULL, 1-877-529-3855.

This news release was prepared by Public Information Officer Jason Lee, Media Relations Section, 213-485-3586.

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That means that beautiful, softspoken young man suffered for almost 15 hours, before he was finally set free.  Words cannot express how sad I feel about that.

I had posted here, before the crash, about a very brief time I was able to spend with him, while he was here filming SeaQuest.   I will post it again in the future, but somehow I just don't feel like doing it now.

Yes, that is a wonderful pic cal posted.  That looks exactly how he was when he was here....that must be from about the same time.

He seemed so full of life, with a smile, and those bright flashing eyes.  As I posted before, the only things he didn't like here were the bugs and the heat.  Of course he didn't know me or my friends, but he just chatted with us like we were old pals.

Not the slightest hint of what was to follow only too soon.

We will probably never know what was going through his mind when he took that last step; and I feel we don't have a right to know anyway.

Quote:

I think that only God and Jon know the answer to that.

I have done extensive searching on the net, and can find nothing that would point to his actions.  OF course, you can believe about 10 percent of what is on the net, but if there were something very wrong, it seems it would have poped up somewhere.

In my very brief meeting with him, I found him to be very soft-spoken, and very sensitive. I'm just afraid that whatever pressures he was feeling were just too much for him.

May God bless his soul.

The facade of the building is a bit odd...  only the bottom windows match...  I guess there have been a lot of alterations to it over the years..

..wonder which set of windows was Jon's.

Today is Jonathan Brandis's birthday, he would have been 28.

Rest in peace, my friend.

That looks like a nice place, MikeZ. 

I know more about the real personality of Jon because of your interaction with him and your memories of those good times, than I ever would have known just by reading about him at IMDb or somewhere similar.  I hope the dinner in honor of his birthday helps you and your friends to deal with the pain of his loss, and you'll find peace in those memories for many years to come.

Love,
Sir J

One heck of a lot of views for this post, Mike, and I suspect a lot like me too teary-eyed to know how to reply.  Still, a big thankyou to you and Patsy for remembering Jon: still think of him as that little kid knocked about by others as he climbs out of the pool in Neverending Story 2.