CNN.com – Death of Jonathan Brandis ruled suicide – Nov. 25, 2003 – There are many folks who compare Star Trek’s Wesley with the character Jonathan played on SeaQuest (Lucas). Even Wil Wheaton himself has on his own weblog. Although, I didn’t really like how each character came across in each series, I still felt I had a connection with them.
Perhaps, it’s just the geek in me (both characters were geeks in the shows. In real life, I have no idea if Jonathan was a geek. Wil on the other hand is a self proclaimed geek, which makes it really cool to go read his weblog and see what he’s up to.
Obviously, the characters in the shows haven’t died. I guess it’s that geek in me that feels sad that the real life guy who made the geeky character come alive has died. It’s hard to explain.
Interestingly, Wil has an entry about Jonathan’s death also and a comparison between himself and Jonathan. WIL WHEATON DOT NET: grinding halt
A moment of silence…
Update on 12/13/03: Question: Does anyone know or have heard why he did it? (preferably, not from a tabloid?
Update on 04/25/06: Jonathanbrandis.org – This site is a memorial to him. It has a good number of links, pictures, etc. and seems to be updated fairly often (and recently.)
Wow, I had no idea Jon had committed suicide until I read an older issue of People. What a shame. I used to have a crush on him as a girl and recently watched Stephen King’s “IT”, commenting to a friend that I used to have a crush on him. It’s sad that mental illness goes overlooked a majority of the time. Hopefully he found peace wherever he is.
what a tragic end for such a young, good-looking, and talented actor that really had alot of potential. I always had such a crush on him. Diddy, you are a total ass for making your dumb little comment about him burning in hell. U should burn in hell for talking like that. We’ll miss you Jonathan!
Its so sad that John Ritter died recently from a heart problem and now his co-star from Stephen King’s It, Jonathan Brandis has commited suicide. What drove him to do such a thing? I was so shocked when i found out today. The worst thing about it is he was only 27. Suicide is a terrible thing, especially how our time on this earth is short enough as it is without cutting it even shorter by killing ourself. Jonathan’s sadness got the better of him in the end, R.I.P
I guess I’m one of the last people to find this out. While the Actor awards were televised to Australia yesterday at lunch time, they came to the memories of those whom we’d lost during the year. I saw JOnathon’s faced. THe first guy i ever thought was cute when I was 11. Everyone seems to think if only right? I had to come on the net to find out how he died. This is truly so sad. If only he’d known how many people really did love him.
Rest in Eternal Peace.
-Brianna… Australia.
I know this has shocked many people like myself. like many of you i never forgot about jonathan but did wonder where he was now and how he was doing. none of us could ever understand how hard it is to be an actor and to be in the spotlight and on top of the world one day and then before you know it you don’t have as much work as you use to and it seems like you were forgoten from the world. jonathan still had many fans that he probably didn’t even know about like ourselves , and it’s sad to think that things never should have come to this , but no one knows and never will know what he had been through and the stress and depression he had in his life. i can’t understnad how people have come to this message board and put negative coments. please there is no reason to say anything negative on here , and if you are that low of a person i just hope you remember in a thing called carma . cause this could have happened to one of your family or friends how would you feel to read horrible things written about them that there is no point for . keep in mind his parents probably read this board if you have no compation for their feelings you are not much of a person at all. i am sorry for jonathan loss and wish this could never happen , but we can’t live with what ifs cause that honestly isn’t the right thing to do. jonathan made a mistake it can’t be taken back but it can be forgiven. i am so sorry Greg and Mary for your loss i don’t know what it’s like to lose a child but i am only 22 now and both my parents have passed so i know the pain you are going through and the only thing that can be done to help you get through this is give you time to heal… my prayers are with you … i was very much into jonathan and my mom went through hell to get me anything that had his picture or an article or taping seaquest ording the wrong guys from suncoast… anything… when i found out about his death i was shocked and started crying and i caught myself dialing her phone number cause she went through my teen years and me being a big fan i just needed someone to talk to … and halfway through the ring i realised that she was no longer there to answer so it realy hit hard cause i had no one to talk to that understood my loss of jonathan and then at the same time i thought about how i didn’t even have my parents at my age to talk to because of death. it was a terreble day for me, but we can’t dwell on bad things like this …. i know it’s hard and i know it hurts when someone dies that you love, but also God had a plan and there are reasons for everything that we don’t know… death is a part of life weather we choice to control it or an accedent happens or natural death acures… it can’t be taken back but it helps us that are still alive to not take it for graned…. to live life for what it is worth… it makes it that much more preciouse to us …. even though jonathan thought things had gotten so bad that he couldn’t or didn’t want to deal with them anymore and it has hurt his family,friends, and fans i just want everyone who this has affected to look at it not as such a loss but kind of an eye opener … cause now you hopefully will be a little kinder than before cause you never know what someone else is going through and how the smallest things can impact someones life. listen more to friends when they are don’t and don’t judge someone when they try to talk to you about something or tell them what to do just listen …be there for them don’t give them your opinion of what you would do if it were you just listen to them… use this to your advantage and take life for what it’s worth and not forgraned… thank you god bless … my love and prayers to greg and mary family and friends and fans…..
Angela Lee Daly
cincinnati , ohio
cincy311fan@netscape.net
I first saw Jonathan Brandis in Sidekicks. It was a silly little movie with wonderful imagination. What really grabbed my attention was the fact that the character played by Jonathan Brandis had asthma, just like me.
I appreciated the fact that the film didn’t treat the characters asthma as something that was all in his mind. I was the only person in the theater who cried when he had the dream about his gym teacher torturing him by crushing his chest.
I felt a connection to the character and to Jonathan Brandis and watched most of his movies up to and including some of his recent work. I thought he did a great job in Ride with the Devil especially. I didn’t pay any real special attention to him but would do things like look up his upcoming projects on IMDB. I have watched a couple of films just because I knew he would appear. I thought of him as a talent that would eventually emerge to greater recognition.
I was watching the SAG awards and was absolutely floored when I saw his clip in the “In Memorium” bit. I couldn’t believe it. My husband ran upstairs to the computer to find out how it had happened that such a young seemingly helthy person had died. We both assumed it must be an accident.
I never met him and never had any special desire to meet him. I didn’t have a crush on him as a girl. I guess that’s why my reaction to news of his death has so surprised me. Because I was stunned. I never met this person but I had trouble going to sleep that night knowing that he was never going to be in another movie. I will never see him perform again. I didn’t even know him and yet I was shocked and saddened to hear of his suicide.
I can’t imagine the pain his friend and family are suffering. I wish I could think of something that would make them feel better. Maybe seeing all these people talking about him and remembering him might.
So, here we are. Grown up and some of us married- with children or not. Remembering a teenaged crush that we once had, or perhaps never came remotely close to growing out of.
I heard the sad news at work. I will honestly never forget that, one of my techs was reading the little blips in a magazine and announced to a couple nurses that “that boy from that SeaQuest show” killed himself. I remember feeling the heat of blood rushing through me. For that brief moment (which felt extremely long) I wished I was fifteen again and felt that same love that only a teenaged girl can feel toward her most beloved TV star, dreaming of looking into those piercing blue eyes. Maybe that was the best way to hear of it, I couldn’t start crying or scream… it would have scared my patients. Yet, to an extent I still feel like crying. I didn’t know him- although for years I hoped that someday I would, as we all did. I can’t say that this has thrown me into depression or anything quite that dramatic, but it will definetly leave it’s mark on my heart because that fleeting teenage dream was a diamond kept well hidden in my being, and it will now never be. That makes me sad. I hope his family and friends are coping well, I can’t imagine the pain they likely feel, but I have said a prayer for their peace. All I can hope is that somewhere in his time here he found Life. May God bless and keep you all, SAJB
Jonathan brandiz, was a cute actor i liked him in the movie sidekicks he was a good actor and my daughter liked him, when i told her he died she was shocked , why did u have to take ur life???? arggggg, we will mis u and we care about you even though we never knew u and , we hoped one day we would meet u in heaven,xo (L_and_D)(gbu Jonathan)
You’re in the arms of an angel…..far away from here….I hope you can find comfort where you are now. God Bless.
Can’t believe this. I too was one of the 14 y/o’s who adore JB. I just now heard about this. How could it have passed with so little a bang. suicide? what a tragic end so many in the hollywood world often come to. He will be missed.
I was stunned when my little sister came up and told me that my teen dream died a few months ago. I couldn’t believe it. I typed in his name and was saddened to here it was true, but I was even more stunned to here that it was suicide. Wow. This word seems to be haunting me these days, with the loss of a few friends.
I remember watching him for the first time in Ladybugs and thinking, “Who is that? He is so hot!” I told all of my freinds about the eye candy and went to see the movie again that same day. From then on a collected everything I could having to do with Jon, in Teen Beat and Bop and all the other little girly mags. Then one day we met JOn and Mario Lopez at a store, that’s a day I shall never forget. Hope to see you again Jon. RIP
I just found out…
Why?
I loved that guy. He looked so cute as Lucas, and as Bastian… when I was a kid, I always wanted to have a baby brother like him…
Rest in peace, savoir of Fantasy!
I was a Jonathon Brandis fan when I was younger. But come on, his suicide appears to me like a complete replica of others who died at the age of 27: Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, etc. The only difference is, Brandis wasn’t a musician and quite frankly, unless you were a teenager girl when he was in “Ladybugs”, he wasn’t that famous at all. I think that while people should mourn his death, they should also realize that he committed suicide. His family should be the people we feel sorry for; it won’t help them to constantly see on the Internet how girls are still talking about how “hot” he was; that doesn’t mean anything now. Although talented, he was disturbed. That’s the real issue at hand.
JB was cool in The Never Ending Story II. But, that was his ONLY good role (to be honest). He was awesome, and he will be missed.
P.S. Why did he kill himself?
I realize this is somewhat after the fact, but i didn’t learn of his death until a few days ago and this is march of ’04. Just wanted to pay my respects to a wonderful part of my life, even though it was through TV adolescent “crush”. My condolences to his family and friends……this is soooooo silly, but when i was in school and about 14 years old, i signed all of my home work with the last name Brandis, i would always get my papers back with the last name circled and a question mark beside it…….giggle….i still get that little butterfly feeling thinking about it…….i hope you find your peace Jonathan….you made a lot of fans quite happy through your work…
I too just heard of this death and can not believe what I am reading. I was one of those young girls that loved Jonathon. I never missed an episode of Sea Quest or any movie he was in at that time. I am shocked at this information and send my regards to his family. Just a few weeks ago I was strangly thinking about him and wondering why I had not heard about him in a while, my friend let me know about what she had heard and I had to find out the real truth. Again my regards to his family and friends for this tragic death.
I only learned of his death 2 months ago from an (clearly old) Empire magazine. You know when you get it in your head to e-mail an actor etc. you admire & you know you’ll never get a reply, but you do it anyway. well i never got round to that e-mail. and even though i probably wouldn’t have changed anything i feel awful. he was so young and beautiful and did not deserve to die or feel the need to take his own life. i will remember that awful feeling of thinking that one more e-mail could have made him go on, even if I am only one of the little people. rip.
Rest in peace jonathan, yet i am another shocked fan to learn of your death
I caught a showing of “Ladybugs” on cable just now & had to switch the channel to reminicse about my first & most significant teenage crush. Throughout those years, I may have single-handedly kept Bop & Tiger Beat magazine in business, buying them ONLY for the features on Jonathan. =P Like so many other teenage girls during the height of Jonathan’s success, I fell so deeply in love with those radiantly luminecent blue eyes of his & smile that just melted my heart. I completely adored Jonathan & though I eventually grew up(I am now 25) & left my childhood loves behind, I never forgot the sparkle in his eyes & how watching him always touched my heart.
Back to today,- after the movie I thought to run a google search on him(as I did sometime within the last year, just out of curiousity when he popped into my mind for some odd reason, after ALL these years…that last search was of course, before the news of his death.). With deep dismay & utter disbelief, I read for the first time only TODAY about him having committed suicide just last November. It’s now five months later & I hadn’t heard a single word about it. I guess I am not really one for Celeb gossip shows or magazines, because this story just seemed never to surface in my world. To say that I am shocked & crushed to learn of what has happened, is a complete understatement. My heart is filled with sadness for the loss of this young, beautiful, talented man who I adored & dreamed of countless days of my teenage years. I used to want to MARRY Jonathan(as I’m sure many teenage girls, did). He was the FIRST boy that I’d EVER thought that of, at that age. *saddened laugh* He defintely possessed a quality that was greatly alluring. He was just one of those people who there was just SOMETHING about…some magical quality that no words could ever do justice. After reading all of your posts, I realize that I was not the only one out there who loved & adored him so deeply. And although I am so deeply saddened to learn of this devastating news, it warms my heart to hear all of you express so beautifully just how this incredible person touched your lives in the same way that I know he touched mine.
Reading this today, I hoped that since I’d never heard anyone utter a word of any of this, that it was just a hoax or some sick joke, or even just ignorantly prayed to myself that it was some OTHER Jonathan Brandis that this heartbreaking story was about… I am still so in shock that I don’t even know what to say or how deeply the pain of learning this will cut into my heart. I do know that my all of my heart & my deepest sympathies go out to Jonathan’s Mother & Father & to all those who loved him. Jonathan was one of the brightest stars I’ve ever laid eyes on & his light burned far too brightly to ever extinguish. He will forever live in our hearts.
Wherever you are, Jonathan,- I love you. Having touched my heart so deeply in my youth, I know that I will certainly never forget you.
I’m from Singapore and there was a Good Friday special yesterday where they showed The Neverending Story 2 on TV. I remembered watching this film when I was a lot younger, and when I was 14 (1992) I had been an ardent fan of JB, though my interests had moved on as I grew. Naturally then I was looking forward to watching NS2 again, just to relive old times. As I watched, I was amazed at how expressive Jonno was as a youngster, so talented at that young age of 9, and after the movie had ended I immediately dug out my old VCD of Sidekicks to watch the then-15-year-old Jonno’s performance. Again I was impressed at this actor’s calibre, and promised myself to do a search today on the Internet to find out how he was doing. Imagine my shock when the first result that popped up on Yahoo was a report about his apparent suicide. I was stunned and for the next few minutes numbly sat eating my lunch (morbid I know) while reading the reports about his death from as many related websites as I could access. What a waste, and what a pity… Like mostly everyone on this site Jonno accompanied me through my younger years — I remember spending lots of money on the expensive imported mags BOP, BB, Tiger Beat, Teen Beat etc. from USA just to know everything I could about him. I also would paste all my favourite pin-ups on my cupboard doors, and never missed an episode of Seaquest DSV if I could help me. To me, the demise of Seaquest was the end of Jonno’s career as a teen idol; but never in the world did I expect that he had supposedly taken his life barely a year ago. Never have I been gladder to have spent all that money years ago just so that now I have a folderful of Jon memories still with me which I will always treasure and never take for granted now. Poor Jonathan. I do hope that God has mercy on his soul, and that in the last seconds of his life saw fit to take Jon into His arms and comfort him. I pray for you Jonathan, that you are in a happier abode now. May you be forgiven in the realm beyond death so that you may rise with Christ as we celebrate Easter tomorrow. My prayers also go out Greg and Mary Brandis, that while you may never forget the lovely light that your son’s life was, that your grief may fade with time and that only the happiest memories remain. Love to you and Jon, forever.
Just recently my brother in law commited suicide and it made me think about life and what’s important. I know that suicide is a hard thing for a family to go through and I hope that they just remember the good times. I know many former tinny boppers just like myself will remember him for being the boyfriend we could never have in all his perfection and glory but it also shows us that even the most perfect guy can have problems. I hope that the family is doing well just as I hope my family will heal from our recent tragady. Jonathan’s family is in my heart and remember to thank god for the days that he was here and not hate him for the time he left.
He will be missed!
It is a tragedy ! I just wanted to see Jon’s news and I read that report saying that Jon had killed himself ! and, I know it is stupid, but I can’t help myself feeling guilty for finding out now !
When I was 14-15, Jon was all I could think about and my friends, who didn’t know him because he wasn’t that famous in France at this time and who were not as pathetic as I could be, were like “Please, get a life!”; so I did! but recently I remembered that time and I just wanted to read the last news about him, see old pictures, things like that.
Even if I can’t pretend it will change anyhting in my “every day” life, his death is a real shock and no words can express what I am feeling.
I never sent him any fan mail or anything and 10 years later, I kind of regret it. Without being aware of it, he brought a bit of joy into my life, gave me something to look forward to, waiting for a magazine issue or a new episode of a TV show. It helped me when I was feeling lonely and different.
Was Jon feeling lonely? was he hoping for something or someone to brighten his life, we will never know. After reading all your messages, the only thing I know now is that he will be missed.
Well, I was a fan of Jonathan AGES back. I can also remember COVERING my walls with his images. He truly had a beautiful face, not to mention the most gorgeous eyes!
I actually just found out of his death TODAY. Shows how little I pay attention to the real world.
What a shame. I just wonder, what were his reasons. . .??
You’ll be missed Jon. I hope your journey to the West was a safe one.
Always remembering:
Crystal
I’m from Singapore too..and Jon just popped into my head as well…was was wondering how he was doing, like what shows he was doing these days…
I was so shocked when i read the headers in the search results!! I mean, off and on i surf online to see what some of my teenage crushes are up to these days….but i didnt’ expect this…
i actually did several searches to make sure i wasn’t reading some hoax webpage!!
And i only found out now that he’s dead!!!
He was one of my first crushes and I enjoyed reading all about him in bop and big bopper mags..yupz..sacrificed meals for those mags! Remember his floppy hair and piercing blue eyes…still have some posters tucked away somewhere..to remind me of my whacky teen crushes…
sad to know of his passing…especially when there’s no reason…
But Jon…hope u’re safely in God’s hands somehow…all these postings online and all the websites..just shows one thing..YOU were apart of each of our lives…our growing years…and even now, as each of us come forward to share of our grief, it also shows–you still have a special place in our memory of those years…
Suicide is a sad thing…i believe each of us somewhere in our lives made a difference or touched someone’s life even in the smallest or even to ourselves insignificant ways…but it made a difference to someone else…
Jon…rest in peace..we’ll perhaps never know the reason…
To his family..i can only imagine ur grief..but i’d like to share…Jon was a ‘part’ of my life..his smile on a magazine sometimes made me forget crazy issues in those teen years, and move on with life…
Thanks Jon…we all miss you…
I ALSO LOVED JONATHAN BRANDIS I DREAMED ABOUT SLEEPING WITH HIM EVERY WAKING MOMENT WHEN I WAS A YOUNG CHILD. HE WAS MY FIRST KISS AND THE FIRST TIME WE DID THE WILD THING HE DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON CAUSE I ROCKED HIS WORLD. IT WAS B E A UTIFUL!!!!!I MAY SUFFER FROM DELUSIONS AND MY THERAPTIST MAY THINK THAT THIS IS NOT GOOD TO FANTASIZE ABOUT BUT I THINK IT IS.PLEASE DONT KILL ME!!!!
I just found out today about Jonathan’s death, I was completely taken by surprise. I was a huge fan of his, I had my walls covered in his pictures and had taped him everytime he was on TV or in a movie when I was a teenager and actually still have some of it. I had actually been thinking about looking him up on the internet for last few months to see what he was up to, when today my sister was watching something on VH1 about child stars when she called and told me the news, I couldn’t believe it. When I got home from work I researched his name and saw it was true. I am deeply saddened by this tragic news and my heart goes out to his family and friends. It is hard to believe that his beautiful face will never be seen again. I love you Jonathan and will miss you greatly. Rest In Peace.
i also found out today on VH1 and was completely shocked.. i am only 17 years old. i loved him as an actor when i was younger. last year i had researched him on the internet to see what he was up to. also, i saw him on celebrities uncensored not so long ago. i couldnt beleive that he had committed suicide because it seemed unreal to me. there are very few actors that i adored as i grew up and he was one of them. he stood out from the many. i am still in shock to read it on the internet.
u will always be loved.
I know this is not so much compared to all that have been posted. But hes apparent sucide have been an eyeopener. I know this may sound weird but from an ordinary person’s point of view, which happens to be me, we all have our ups and downs, but maybe to jonathan he had enough of it. Although his option was appalingly a last resort. There was no turning back. I, on the other hand, have considered that option few years back although its just a thought but still feels eery. I know what he did may be absurd to others. Desperate measures need not be as such as taking ones life. But it all boils down to one thing, death in whatever forms or ways dont choose. It happens in the most unexpected ways and sometimes in the most unexpected persons. I am saddened by the fact that he died at a very young age. Hes year older than me. Its scary to think that a prominent figure such as Brandis can commit such a thing but we dont know what lies behind hes ordeal. He seemed to be an intense actor with so much passion for his work. I dont know much about him cos I only watch him in Sea Quest DSV first season. I love all the characters including him of course because of their chemistry. They seem to get along well enough to not be forgotten. I know that fellow actors and actresses who knew him will be saddened by this fact. May He rest in Peace and God bless his soul.
I am in shock as well! I also found out by VH1. I was also an enfatuated fan at 13, and I cannot believe he has passed !Although I’m still in shock and sadden by this, I can only hope that God will watch over him. We love you Jonathan Brandis! You’ll always be remembered!
I just want to say that I was very saddened by the death of Jonathan Brandis. I couldn’t believe it. I was probably 12 or 13 when I used to watch him on SeaQuest and dream of those blue eyes. haha…that was a decade ago. Oh, how we’ve grown. I hope he is already enjoying a peaceful new life. I hope he found a way to cleanse his soul of it’s demons. May happiness fill his family’s hearts knowing he has suffered long, and is no longer suffering. Depression is a crippling condition. Sometimes, no matter how strong, or how wonderful a friend or family member, you cannot bring yourself to ask for help. I hope his family knows that this death is not the end, it is only a division.
wow,
I can’t believe i’m just hearing this terrible news. i will cry myself to sleep. god bless all of you wonderful people. what kindness you have all shown. i’m touched, truly.
Just like a few of you i found out like, just now, watching a thing on VH1 about child stars. They went to a commercial and before they did they showed a pic of him. I got all excited for a minute because i thought they were going to update us on how his life had been going and actually crossed my fingers hoping maybe they’d have him on there talking. And then they come back and they say he committed suicide, almost 6 months ago!!! My jaw is still on the floor. I raced to the computer to find out if it was true, and i’m so upset, especially at the fact that i didn’t know or see it on TV or on the news or anything. I just wish i knew why. I loved him as a preteen/teen and though that madly in love/COVERING the wall in posters crush dwindled long ago every now and then i would look online just to see what he was up to or to see that handsome face. My condolensces though rather late to his close friends and family. He will be greatly missed by many. God bless.
Im pretty upset I am just now finding out about Jonathan Brandis’ death. Just like many girls on here I was head over heels for the child star. I am 20 years old so I am old enough to remember the teeny bopper magazines he appeared in. When I think of Jonathan Brandis I think of his movie “Lady Bugs” which was one of my favorites. Beyond Jonathan’s classic charm and good lucks I know he was worth so much more than that. Everyone asks “why did such an awesome person make this choice,” and perhaps no one will ever know but lets just hope that the choice that was made lead Jonathan to happiness somewhere and somehow. When I heard about his death watching VH1 lastnight I burst in to tears almost. I was in disbelief I didn’t believe this because I never knew. I <3 you Jonathan Brandis. R.I.P forever …
As like many other people, I also just recently found out about Jonathan’s death on a vh-1 special about former child stars. I was totally shocked when I found out about this sad news. I grew up watching Jon in movies, like LadyBugs, the Neverending Story II, SideKicks and It. He was such a cute and talented actor. I wonder what could have made him do what he did? Whatever it was, I hope he is at peace now. I just want to know why wasn’t his death publicized like other famous celebrities, like John Ritter? That’s one of the main reasons why I, and many other people, haven’t found out about his death until now. JB was just as important and as talented as Ritter and other famous celebrities who have passed away. JB deserves a lot more recognition for the awesome work he left behind. It is just too sad to another talented actor and good person taken from us too soon. JB’s spirit will always stay alive in our mind’s and our hearts. R.I.P. JB!!
Maybe no one will ever read this but here it goes… Jonathan one of the most important persons in my life when I was 12 & 13 years old, I was an abused child and all my happiness was to buy as many teen magazines as I could so I could read about him, and of course my room was full of his pictures.He was my inspiration to learn english!!! One day my mom took out all my posters, pictures and magazines I had. At 13 I tried to kill myself. Thank God the pills I took never worked. I moved out of that house when I turned 18 I even had a few conversations with him on icq, I told him the stupid thing I tried to do when I was a child, and he was so against suicide. Today Im a professional I dont see much TV and 3 days ago May 1st, 2004 I finally found out about his death. I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT!!!!
hi i am not really a fan but i recently saw his death on vh-1… i cant belive it. i read all these post and started to cry=( its really sad to know he died and hung himself.. i just wanna know why he did it=( i feel for his family and friends….
Like most other girls, I too loved Jonathan around the time he was in Sea Quest and those movies. Today I learned of this tradegy while doing a search on one of my first crushes. I am shocked and very sad by this, especially the fact that I am finding out in the middle of May 04′. He obviously had a profound affect on countless people’s lives, and it is a shame that he was not recognized more in the news.
I find it very sad about sudden death of Jonathan Gregory Brandis. I was possibly his biggest fan. I do believe, however, that there is more to this suicide then lets on. Perhaps it was not a suicide at all. There are many theory’s and the more theorys that surface, the more questions rise as well. My friends and I made a vow to find out what REALLY happened to him. Even if that means we search our whole lives. There’s more to this death than meets the eye. And I plan on finding out what.
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I only just found out today…I know that sounds horribly slack, but nothing was ever mentioned over here in Australia. I had only just re-ignited my flame for Jonathon, whom I loved all through my childhood in SeaQuest DSV and then again when I found Sidekicks. My heart goes out for this beautiful person who seemed so happy and self assured in the world, and in the end must have been unhappy and alone. I’m never going to be able to watch his movies again in the same way, and even though I didn’t know him personally (my heart goes out to his family) I feel that Jonathon gave us all a little piece of himself in his movies, and someone who has the power to do that is very special. I love you Jonathon Brandis, and I hope that wherever you are, you are safe and happy, and realise that although you didn’t know all of us who knew you, we all still loved you more than we can begin to express. Go in peace Jonathon. We love you.
I only found out about Jonathan’s death a little over a week ago I went to visit my friend at the resturant she works at I went inside and sat down in my usual seat and my friend walks over to me and we start talking about what I dont remember I remember I said the name John and I stopped cause I saw the look on her face like she just remembered something I asked her what and she said did you know Jonathan Brandis killed himself I didnt believe her I asked her how she knew and she told me she saw it on VH1 a couple of nights ago I almost started crying right there in the resturant a part of me still did’nt beleive her I mean I know she would’nt make something like this up I was just hoping she misunderstood so when I got home I looked it up on the Internet and saw it for myself he will truly be missed it is just now starting to sink in I mean out of all the thousand times I thought about his death in the past week it didnt seem permanet like I kept exspecting to turn on the tv and see him on the screen promoting a new movie or something he will forever be missed I just wish I was 13 again when my world was perfect when my room was wallpapered with Jonathan Brandis posters and I fell asleep every night with my Lucas action figure in the palm of my hand I wish I knew where it was now it be nice to hold it again and remember
I feel so bad I just heard it today. I can’t believe I didn’t hear about this months ago, I remember seeing him in “IT” & “LadyBugs” was 1 of my favorite movies when I was younger. I just feel bad about not hearing it sooner, I just saw it on VH1 Child Stars of Babylon. Wow….it really sux, he was a cute actor (& not only cuz he was cute, it truly is sad), it’s sad when people take their lives b4 they are up. A 12 year old boy from my town hung himself a few years ago..it’s such a shame, if u know anyone who u think has problems w/ depression…help them.
I’M 21 I REMEMBER JONATHAN ON ALL OF THOSE TEENY BOOPER MAG’S I HAD A CRUSH ON HIM FOR THE LONGEST TIME OF COURSE YOU MOVE ON AS YEARS GO BYE AND JONATHAN WAS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND BUT KINDA FORGOTTEN WITH BOYFRIENDS, SCHOOL, AND A JOB I STOPED THINKING ABOUT BOYS THAT I WOULD NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS GET WITH I CAN’T SAY I WAS HIS BIGGEST FAN I HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN HALF THE MOVIES HE’S BEEN IN AND I BEARLY FOUND OUT ABOUT HIS DEATH A COUPLE DAYS AGO BUT I COULD SAY FROM MY HEART THAT WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT HIS DEATH MY HEART WAS BROKEN HE TURNED OUT TO BE A HANDSOME MAN BUT BEING GOOD LOOKING DOESN’T MEAN THAT YOUR A HAPPY PERSON INSIDE I THOUGHT OF LEAVING TO A FAR BETTER PLACE I WANTED TO DIE IN ORDER TO GET THERE YOU HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE FOR GOOD THAT WAS SOMETHING I COULDN’T DO NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED MY MOTHER JUST POPPED IN MY HEAD I DIDN’T WANT TO HURT HER I DIDN’T WANT TO SAY GOOD BYE IF YOU EVER THINK ABOUT TAKING YOUR LIFE JUST THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY AND YOU FRIENDS AND WHO YOUR GOING TO HURT IN THE LONG RUN LIFE MAY SUCK FROM TIME TO TIME BUT YOU HAVE TO OVER COME YOUR FEAR AND PAIN AND MOVE ON WHEN YOUR TIME COME WHEN YOU HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE MAKE SURE YOU LIVED A LONG HEALTHY GOOD LIFE AND TO JONATHAN’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS JONATHAN WILL BE MISSED GREATLY AND LOVED ALWAYS
Is too bad..
I known him through SeaQuest..
But i only knew this by today..
Im so sorry..
Lucas.. We will miss u always..
But why??? Why u choose to leave us just like that..
Im saving money to LA..
To visit u..
But why u don’t wait for me..
I watched Seaquest when it first debuted on TV and enjoyed the show and it’s cast. When I found out that The Space Channel would be replaying the show, I went to the Internet Movie Data Base website for an update of the cast. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw two dates on the screen for Jonathan Brandis. I was very saddened by this and hope that if there is something else after death, that he is happier than he was in life. He was talented and seemed to have a lot going for him. While it may be late, I offer my condoleances to his family and friends. Rest in Peace, Jonathan!
I was returning home from my friends 21st birthday and I put on my 80s tracks- the theme song “Never Ending Story” came on- I was telling my friends how much I loved the film, and how I was so captured by Jonathen Brandis character in Never Ending Story II when I was a child. Unfortunately, my night was sadden when my friend informed me that Jonathen Brandis had took his own life- and I could not believe it. Not having any personal connections to him, I am deeply sad about his death, as all i think about is me wathcing Never Ending Story, thinking of myself, with someone like him. I have read some of the articles on his death-but they don’t say much. Do you have non-propaganda information concerning his death? Well, i dont think i will be watching Never Ending Story for a while-
adele
Wow I just found out about johnathan’s death today. I can’t believe he is no longer with us. He was so talented and awesome. Im shocked that I didnt’t find out about this back in November. Growing up I loved watching Sidekicks, and Ladybugs, and the Neverending Story. I always wondered how he was doing all this time, and im hurt that his life had to end this way. I will never forget you Johnathan! Rest in Peace bro! -Jimmy
I still cant believe the news about JB. It is very sad and unfortunate that this happened. He will be greatly missed and Ill remembered him as a very talented actor with a promising future.
Rest in peace JB
Even though it has been almost 7 months that JB died, it still shocks me that a talented actor like him died at the young age of 27. I was very saddened by the news. I will never forget this actor that captured my heart in “Lady Bugs”. Jonathan, rest in peace. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU.
Even though it has been almost 7 months that JB died, it still shocks me that a talented actor like him died at the young age of 27. I was very saddened by the news.It broke my heart to read about how JB committed suicide. I still can’t believe it. My prayers go out to his close friends and his family. I will never forget this actor that captured my heart in “Lady Bugs”. Jonathan, rest in peace. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU.
Well, I just found out about JB yesterday. My 13 year old son told me about it. He said he saw child stars on the E channel and that it showed JB. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t believe my son. Just 3 days ago I was watching the “Ladybugs” on a cable channel, and was wondering what had ever happened to JB. I’m still in shock, because he was a great young actor who never gave himself a chance. But as we have seen, many child actors have really had a hard time as adults either because the work just isn’t as abundant as when they were young, or just because they have a time coping. I didn’t grow up on JB, because I’m a bit older than him, but I did watch my 17 and 13 year old sons grow up watching him. They as I will miss him. May you rest in peace and God be with you Jonathan.