The Biography Of An Actor Jonathan Brandis

Remember the only actor Jonathan Brandis who was featured in all the 57 episodes of Sea Quest 2032 back in 1993? It is worth knowing that in addition to being a popular teen actor he was also a screenwriter and movie director who is said to have actually started out as a child model at age two before venturing into acting in television commercials and subsequently, he started getting roles in movie and television series.

The actor whose trademark was his beautiful bright blue eyes and his mischievous smiles made his television debut on the set of the ABC soap titled One Life to Live where he portrayed the character of Kevin Buchanan. He played an important role in the movie titled The Never Ending Story II: The Next Chapter where he was cast as Bastian Bux. He acted in several other movies and TV series before his untimely demise in 2003.

Jonathan Brandis Bio

AgeThe J-Man as he was nicknamed was born as Jonathan Gregory Brandis in Danbury Connecticut on the 12th of November 1976. According to Brandis, his dad Gregory Brandis who is of the mixed ancestry of Scottish, English and German was his main inspiration in life. His father earned a living working as a firefighter and he also puts in time as a food distributor. His mom Mary Brandis who works as a teacher and also as a personal manager is of Italian and Irish descent.

Jonathan Brandis established a career in modeling at the tender age of two when he was featured as a child model for Buster Brown shoes, by the time the budding entertainer was four years old, he was already taking part in television commercials. Though the name of his high school is not mentioned, the records have it that in order to be able to take up his role in SeaQuest, he had to double up his courses in high school and finished a year earlier. The aspiring actor later attended a special school called Valley Professional School where he graduated from in 1993.

His Girlfriend image source

The deceased actor was in a romantic entanglement with Tatyana Ali who is a known actress and singer. Their relationship took-off in 1995 when the celebrity couple was featured in People Magazine in July the same year. The duo was an item from 1995 to 1998 when they decided to call it quits. Brandis reportedly started a relationship with Monica Keena in 2000 but how and where the relationship ended is not known but they were definitely not together at the time of his demise.

Is Jonathan Brandis Gay?

The answer to the question of whether the actor was gay cannot be in the affirmative because of his obvious dating history. At least, it is on record that he was involved in a couple of relationships with the opposite sex before his death.

Why did he kill himself?

The rising star took his own life by hanging himself in his apartment in Los Angeles on the 11th day of November 2003 at exactly 11:40 pm. His body was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by paramedics after he was discovered at the point of death. The next day being November 12, the young actor is reported to have died at 2.44pm from resultant injuries. The reason behind Brandis’ suicide cannot be ascertained because no suicide note was found after his demise. According to some close friends, the actor went into a state of depression as a result of his declining career, to worsen the bad situation, his part in Harts War in 2002 which he thought was going to be his saving grace experienced a significant reduction in the final cut of the movie.

Consequently, Jonathan Brandis took to the bottle and admitted his intentions of taking his own life. “A Minor Consideration” which is a body that is charged with the responsibility of dealing with issues concerning child actors spoke through their president Paul Peterson who is an ex-child actor. In his submissions, Paul stated that the underlying cause of Brandis’ death is not known and the speculations from his friend were not helping matters. He concluded by saying that what led to Brandis’ suicide will continue to be a mystery since nobody knows what informed his decision to take his own life. The actor’s remains were not buried, it was cremated and his ashes were given to his family.

His Net Worth

The net worth of the late entertainer has not been updated since his demise, but the records have it that he appeared in a total of 85 commercials, several movies and television series during his lifetime.