EX-TEEN IDOL COMMITS SUICIDE: JONATHON BRANDIS

This is a little old, as it happenend in 2003, but I still found it interesting that a young star who had everything committed suicide partly because of his loneliness. And they say its lonely at the bottom....

Teen idol Jonathan Brandis dies at 27



LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Brandis, who from an early age appeared in a string of roles on television, commercials and film, including the starring role in 1991's The Neverending Story 2: The Next Chapter and two seasons on Steven Spielberg's SeaQuest DSV, has died. He was 27

The county coroner's office is investigating the Nov. 12 death, which was reported by the Los Angeles Police Department as a possible suicide, Lt. Ed Winter of the coroner's Investigations Bureau said Thursday.
The coroner performed an autopsy but the cause of death will not be announced until the results of blood and toxicology tests are returned. The investigation could take as long as four to six weeks.
Police said a friend of Brandis called 911 from the actor's apartment just before midnight on Nov. 11 to report Brandis had attempted suicide. Paramedics transported Brandis to Cedars-Sinai Medical, but he died the next day, police Detective Gene Parshall said. The office of Brandis' agent at Innovative Artists refused to comment.

Brandis started his career in commercials and on television, landing a recurring role on the soap One Life to Live at age six. After moving with his family to Los Angeles at age nine, he made guest appearances on such shows as L.A. Law, Who's the Boss? and Murder, She Wrote. Other film credits included the Rodney Dangerfield comedy, and the martial arts comedy Sidekicks with Chuck Norris, and a small part in the 2002 film Hart's War, starring Bruce Willis. Brandis also starred as crew member Lucas Wolenczek in the underwater sci-fi series SeaQuest DSV, a role that garnered him a Young Artists Award in 1993 and helped turn him into a teen idol.



DEATH:
On November 12, 2003, Brandis died from injuries he suffered after brutally hanging himself. He was 27 years old. The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement regarding his death:On November 11, 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' death was announced by hospital staff on November 12, 2003, at about 2:45 p.m.

Brandis did not leave a suicide note, although friends were quoted as saying he was extremely lonely and severely depressed about his lagging career. One friend admitted that Brandis drank very heavily, and had even mentioned that he might kill himself. He was also said to be upset when his appearance in Hart's War, a role he hoped would be his big comeback, was cut from the film.