Who was Jonathan Brandis and how did he die?
JONATHAN Brandis was an American actor who started his career as a child model.
He took his own life in 2003 after his acting fortunes started to decline.
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Who was Jonathan Brandis?
Jonathan Gregory Brandis was born in Danbury, Connecticut, on April 13, 1976 to Mary and Gregory Brandis, their only child.
When he was just two years old he started as a child model for Buster Brown shoes.
He progressed to acting in TV commercials two years later.
Brandis went to Valley Professional School and graduated in 1993.
He landed the role of Kevin Buchanan in the soap opera One Life to Live when he was aged 6.