Once Famous Child Actors Who Passed Away

[@GrungeHQ]

May they all Rest In Peace.

[@adamantium4797]

Ok 👌

[@SnowmanStudios75]

Who was the actor in the thumb nail? I could not tell.

[@adamantium4797]

@@SnowmanStudios75 Johnathan brandis

[@mary-janereallynotsarah684]

Jonathsn's dad is lying! Hollywood killed Jonathan. They always blame bipolar

[@Akira625]

Judith Barsi’s death was perhaps the most tragic of all, an innocent victim of an unhinged alcoholic father.

[@dhenderson1810]

Her father is burning in hell right now.

[@Muggleborn_slythern]

This was indeed tragic. I can’t imagine what she went through and swear that my daughter will never go through this at my hand.

[@solarismoon3046]

@@dhenderson1810 Most of these people are. Heaven isn't for sinners - it's for saints.

[@nom-nomnami1743]

​@solarismoon3046 most of these people struggled with mental illness and addiction bc of being in Hollywood at such a young age. I'm pretty sure if the Christian God exists he's going to accept people into heaven who suffered at the hands of others before he's going to accept people who judged those same people as unworthy. So maybe worry about yo'self.

[@solarismoon3046]

​@@nom-nomnami1743 Let me educate you on the "Christian God" as you so ignorantly put it. God is not corrupt - people are. We are all sinners and therefore we are not worthy of a reward or the kingdom of Heaven. It says in Romans Romans 3:10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one." And in Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." John 3:5 "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot SEE the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot ENTER into the kingdom of God. 6 . 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. " This means to be born again in the spirit of who you are inside your heart and what you believe and know to be true according to the word of GOD and not the word of a disbelieving world. Who do you think goes to Heaven and who do you think goes to Hell? Suffering at the hands of others is not how you get into Heaven. JUDGEMENT DAY is for that. God decides by your deeds and by what you've believed according to HIS WORD who is saved and approved by his will and who is condemned by turning away from God and his son. This is the only way to get a free one way ticket to a fiery eternity for sinful and disobedient way of living and believing. Romans 6:9 "That if thou shalt confess the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead. 10 "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. This is the ONLY way to get to Heaven. All others who don't condemn themselves to eternal Hell! An eternal damnation of the spirit for sin. Only by repenting (turning away from sin) and believing that Jesus is Lord and confessing it to be so can you ever be saved from sin and be born into a new way of living and being. By believing what God tells us so that we can be reconciled to him.

[@mindeadass]

It’s so sad. None of those child actors deserve the trauma they went through. They shouldn’t be exploited for anything.

[@adamantium4797]

Riight..

[@manga12]

the price of fame.. which saddly is often very high, fleeting and very hard to get there, I heard stories from voice actors at anime conventions, and while it would be neat to make it big and have all the fans, they are often underappreciated and have soo much famine with the few feasts they might get , and have to do soo much to hone their craft, and the traveling its not my cup of tea but I like hearing the stories.

[@adamantium4797]

@@manga12 lol price of fame.. oh boo hoo

[@manga12]

@@adamantium4797 the entertainment industry can be brutal, and many will do anything without scruples just to land a job or gig

[@warrenookland8169]

Question: How do you know any of these actors? Answer: You have seen them on TV and in the movies. Conclusion: In that case you are supporting the exploitation. As we all know its still going on, if it is as you say, you need to stop supporting the industry.

[@firstname__lastname]

I will never get over Jonathan Brandis's death. He was my teen crush and I loved him in everything he was in.

[@TinyEm11]

Same here, my bedroom had loads of posters of him, and one of my fave films is sidekicks. He was gorgeous ❤

[@annemchurchwell]

@@TinyEm11 Same here I loved him on SeaQuest he would have been such an awesome actor.

[@afriend9428]

*I liked him too when I was a kid*

[@bamagal6791]

I had a crush on Jonathan Brandis too.💙 I remember having quite a few posters of him in my room as well. It’s heartbreaking that he died so young…😔

[@boohankins2993]

I had such a big crush too! I wonder what he could have achieved if he hadn't killed himself

[@philpaine3068]

In "Stand By Me," River Phoenix gave a performance of incredible depth and sensitivity. He portrayed a child who himself was troubled and hurt, but reached out to act as protector to another. The scenes between him and Wil Wheaton turned a good film into a great one.

[@GalaxyXPLR]

Best film I've ever seen. I loved his character and Chris and Gordie's bond. Back when I first watched it I didn't know how much their characters hit home for both of them 💔

[@angelaholmes8888]

It's so heartbreaking what happened to river Phoenix he was such a brilliant actor 😢

[@user-ze1ww6vk2y]

Should have chose Pepsi

[@austindreher5322]

Yes drugs kill. Sad I was a Huge fan

[@jakeilano6821]

Cameron Boyce was the one that hit the most when I found out he died, I still miss him 😢.

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

because you fancied him - a sad fact of lookism that it hits more with attractive ones

[@Kalani_Saiko]

@@MostlyLoveOfMusic That may be the case for some people but not all. I was more struck at his age and the circumstances of his death at the time. It's tragic when anyone dies so young.

[@Dmv_devin]

@@MostlyLoveOfMusiche had better roles then majority of the other ones on this list and he was geniuley a nice soul who was taken from a disease

[@markg999]

What...I had no idea he died till now. Wow

[@fv6125]

Brad Renfro deserved more recognition

[@dnelle3228]

He was failed by so many adults around him, too. Larry Clark took photos of Brad nearly naked and shooting up, and called it “art” even after Renfro died. One of Bryan Singer’s accusers says Singer abused Brad and also tried to involve him in abusing other boys. He never had a chance.

[@stevetimms4100]

Yes. He was great in 'TheClient'.

[@michaeld8573]

Totally agree. He was a natural.

[@kimmyfreak200]

the band 10 years, the singer jesse is brad renfro's cousin, anyway their first video for WASTELAND they asked brad to perform in the video, but it was all the INTERVENTION to get him clean....even the song was written for brad..the music video is on youtube devin siebold channel "10 Years Wasteland Original Video" makes me sad....and its a more emotional track and the video is eerie but its awesome...they had a beautiful idea and it didn't work..they later changed the song and video again.. :(

[@michaeld8573]

@@kimmyfreak200 I never knew that song existed. I just watched it. So sad, but thank you for letting us know that it exists.

[@aprilstevens8884]

Jonathan Brandis was my teen heart throb. I cried so much when he took his own life. Truly missed.

[@nicktaylor2657]

Find it sad that Gary Coleman parents were looking for a reconsolidation before his death when they stole all his money as a child and why he struggled financially Was never gonna happen 😔

[@rebeccaflowerbeck9894]

Stand by Me is such a great film.💔😿😻❤️ I convinced my high school English teacher for our class to watch it…we all loved it and fell in love with River Phoenix. 😻 I can’t remember the film she wanted us to watch…I’ve forgotten. Obviously not as memorable as Stand by Me! 😆

[@jackwells8107]

River Phoenix was such an incredible actor. He was fun in Jimmy Reardon, yet he was so incredible in serious roles like My Own Private Idaho, Little Nikita, and Running on Empty, but he was still making the switch to adult roles, like Dog Fight or Sneakers. I enjoy Joaquin's work, but I feel the industry lost a legend with River's passing.

[@Internazionale2010]

If you got recommended to watch a River Phoenix film it was probably one of the following - My own private Idaho, Indiana jones and the last crusade, little Nikita or running on empty, I’d say the best of the bunch is little Nikita.

[@justachickwholovesmash]

My heart still breaks for Jonathan Brandis. He was such a good dude, on screen and off.

[@o.p.h.o.v.e.n]

Absolutely. No one could not like him. I wish he hadn't felt the way he did and knew he was welcome to stay here.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Lee Thompson young was truly a gifted actor i was shocked 😢

[@motherlove202]

Me too; he was one of my teenage crushes

[@angel196989]

when Rizzoli & Isles did the episode honoring his memory, I cried so hard because he was really gone. It wasn't like other shows where an actor left the series and they killed the character off, you knew Lee was really gone and that was so heartbreaking

[@timmsy7761]

Loved him in Rizzoli & Isles

[@a.grimes4202]

So sad about Dana Plato and Gary Coleman. Conrad Bain and Charlotte Rae are both gone, too, leaving Todd Bridges (Willis) as the only surviving cast member from the first season of _Diff’rent Strokes_ . *😢*

[@MrEdWeirdoShow]

I remember back at the start with that show, that most people assumed after an early drug bust of Todd, that he'd be the first to go. But no, it went totally the opposite way.

[@a.grimes4202]

@@MrEdWeirdoShow Yeah. I’m sure he’s done other things since, but the last thing I saw him in was as a commenter on TruTV’s _The Smoking Gun Presents: World’s Dumbest..._ show in like the 2010s.

[@ralphjb]

The Jonathan Brandis and River Phoenix ones hit the hardest for me. Was a major fan of both growing up.

[@Duckling08]

Me too

[@muzicfreek1986]

Omg...i don't know why, but seeing Anton Yelchin come up on this was like a punch to the chest. I guess because it hit so hard when I originally found out about his death and for whatever reason wasn't expecting to see his name pop up on one of these. Omg...I need to go cry again now. Rest in Peace, my beloved Chekov...

[@helenachevallier128]

Same 😢

[@n3onstars]

I am still so angry at how Jeep handled it. I was so so hurt when he died. It took me years after he died to be able to watch anything else (I watched all the Treks he was in), and Odd Thomas is the only thing I've managed because I'm still so sore about it. (I had similar problems when Robin Williams died, I adored him, grew up with him, and then he died. It's only been recently that I could watch a movie he was in again, The Birdcage. It's helped, now I think I might even be able to go back and watch Hook, my favorite of his)

[@dhenderson1810]

What about the biggest child actor of all, Judy Garland? She had a really tragic life and the horrible things MGM put her through.

[@frankbrodie5168]

Judy was borderline of the age where natural causes can be attributed to be fair. My own father died 6 years after Judy, at the exact same age. Just went to bed and was found dead next morning. In Judy's case it certainly seemed to be an over dependence on prescription meds that helped her to the other side. But nonetheless, people in their late 40's do just die sometimes sadly.

[@michaeld8573]

I remember her daughter telling us a funny story about Judy. They were staying in a hotel, and people put their shoes outside the door to have them polished. Judy with her daughter swapped everyone's shoes on different floors. Her daughter said 'won't people know' and Judy replied 'who's going to think it was me'.

[@juliemcgugan1244]

Yes, Heather O'rourke died from septic shock, caused by the blockage brought on by congenital (from birth) intestinal stenosis. It is when part of the intestine telescopes in on itself, meaning that contents of the intestine can no longer pass and everything gets backed up. So sad that something so simply diagnosed had such tragic consequences for one so young.

[@paulsmith8510]

Thats the STORY... Most people know that Stephen Spielberg knows the truth. RIP Heather.

[@juliemcgugan1244]

@@paulsmith8510 Do tell. I've actually heard nothing about this before. Explain what Steven Spielberg had to do with this little girl's death.

[@paulsmith8510]

@@juliemcgugan1244 the youtuber Sloan actually did a good video about this and his creepy behavior and who exposed him as a certain thing. There is a terrible story that definitely cannot be shared on KZbin and wish I never came across.

[@Chris-wyt]

Looks like she was rejecting an organ transplant.

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

Give it a rest with the BS conspiracy theories.

[@lordraiden5398]

You need to add Dominique Dunne. She played the older sister in the Poltergeist movie. She was murdered by her ex boyfriend at the age of 22 November 4th, 1982.

[@elizabethhair9017]

I got very close to a guy, thinking he might be Mr Right, when he told me Jonathan Brandis had died, I was horrified as I'd been a fan of his since 'It'. But then this guy started belittling my sadness and that was it for me - Mr Right turned out to be Mr Asshole, may all these stars rest in peace.

[@dawnieangel76]

Cameron Boyce's death was so sudden, so unexpected, I literally burst into tears. I watched him grow up on TV as my niece is close to his age. Then I got angry, because it should have happened to a TERRIBLE person, not a good kid like Cameron. I also remember crying over Judith & Heather, as we were all similar in age, and the idea of someone dying/getting killed as a kid was terrifying & so sad.

[@terereynolds698]

Sleepers was such a heartbreaking movie, I'm extremely emotionally strong, but this movie almost brought m t to tears, only 2 other movies have ever done that, Imitation of Life and Taking Chance. We were watching Taking Chance when my oldest grandson who was an active-duty Marine, called to say he was being shipped to Afghanistan, that almost dropped me to my knees. He's now a county sheriff in NC but his middle brother is still an active-duty Marine and is stationed in the middle east somewhere. Imitation of Life got to me because my grandmother was full blooded Native American, grandpa was half and my mom was ashamed of her, grandma was very dark skinned and my mom always looked like she had the perfect tan, one day when mom was at school she was walking with some friends and saw my grandma coming down the hall, my aunt was with her and holding grandma's hand, one of mom's friends asked if grandma was her mom, my mom's answer was no, she's my aunt, my mom is dead, she said it to where my grandma could hear her. Mom was known on our reservation, red on the outside, white on the inside. The girl in the movie reminded me so much of my mom.

[@janysmahoney1271]

Murder in the 1st 2; based on true story. It starred Christian Bale Kevin Bacon again; watch the opening scene, its so harrowing. I think Pappillon with MaQueen/Hoffman an Midnight Cowboy ending was sad 2.

[@janysmahoney1271]

Hollywood can b a B*** ; just chews u up an spits u out an then welcomes in the next unsuspecting victim

[@mistressmozart]

all of these are so sad. I remember Johnathan Brandis. Back in the 90s (we were about 13 or 14) my friend wrote him a fan letter and included her phone number and he called her! He seemed like such a nice guy

[@danakscully64]

Lee Thompson Young's death hit me hard because I had a huge crush on his as a teen. Jonathan Brandis too.

[@CherokeeBird]

I had the biggest crush on Corey Haim. I remember running up an $800 phone bill at 11 years old, calling his 900 number hotline 😂 My dad argued with the phone company and got it removed 😊

[@arfriedman4577]

Do you recall the year? I don't recall a call line. I'm from usa.

[@lizkrisenthal8259]

Lisa Simpson was addicted to Corey Haim’s hotline too!

[@bluejem1315]

May they all rest in peace but you forgot Michael Cuccione he was on the MTV show about a fake boy band 2gether he died of cancer .Also Dominique Dunne who was killed by her boyfriend.

[@mariec.albuquerque6446]

Dominique did not die immediately, she was hospitalized and was left in a coma from which she would never return. But when she was taken to the emergency room, she showed signs of life and then her condition worsened.

[@JoeR203]

Brandis was from Danbury, CT. which borders the town I lived in.

[@scottbakanumba1heathen313]

Wonder how the Star Wars episodes II & III would have been with Jonathan Brandis as Anakin Skywalker.

[@HimeNoKuri]

Would have been better

[@dynamiteskye9007]

I remember Jonathan Brandis. He was my first celeb crush growing up. So heart breaking...

[@teamcougars]

Gary Coleman was a very talented yet tormented actor and pers😢 so was Dana Plato she had a very tough life and experiences 😢

[@kurtmorris454]

what about Dominique Dunne who played the older girl in Poltergeist and was murdered by her boyfriend soon after?

[@lissakaye610]

Ugh…. I had such a huge crush on Jonathan Brandis… Was a huge Seaquest fan, such a sad death. It was so tragic hearing he killed himself. 😢

[@heatherlane3573]

Brad, Jonathan, Gary, Heather Lee Thompson, so sad.😢😢😢😢😢😢...and the coreys have been through a lot in their young lives from the Hollywood elites,😡😡😢😢 Mental illness needs to be talked about more on social media instead of fake happiness and toxicity

[@mogznwaz]

Gary Coleman was a LEGEND - grew up with him on TV and he was just so cool

[@Zyryne1]

I didn't know Brad Renfro went Home. Holy shit. 😮❤

[@lynn7049]

I'm saddened they left out Anissa Jones who played Buffy Davis on Family Affair.

[@Sarappreciates]

1. We must de-stigmatize mental healthcare and recovery. 2. If we decriminalize drug addiction, we can treat it like the medical crisis that these cases truly are. 3. Overall, we need to quit scaring folks from seeking medical care.

[@dhenderson1810]

On point three, the medical system isn't able to cope with all the medical problems around, so things are missed. More money and resources needs to be put into medicine, so more patients can be looked at and better resources to find problems.

[@Sarappreciates]

@@dhenderson1810 I'm uncertain what you're saying. Making people afraid to seek mental healthcare is cruel and unnecessary, and I just don't see how scaring people saves us money or lives. Sincere question for clarity: Are you saying we can't afford to change some laws? Like... Example: Just decriminalizing drug addiction, for example, could SAVE money on prosecuting and housing non-violent offenders. Many addicts are too afraid to get help due to fear of legal consequences. Simply decriminalizing their medical condition could help countless families! How can we afford NOT to? Ending the drug war would mean replacing some old law enforcement jobs with new healthcare jobs. It would also remove power from criminals by empowering patients and their medical professionals.

[@Sarappreciates]

@@dhenderson1810 This isn't a bad point, healthcare funding will ALWAYS be a problem so long as Right Wing politics keeps seeing health and life as a privilege more than a right. If we can get a universal program in place, THEN we can spend eternity arguing about how much it gets out of the budget. But first we need a plan to begin even discussing how much to give it over the long term.

[@jeannejones5238]

Mental Abuse should also be addressed. I have been suffering Mental Abuse from my husband since the day we were married. Right at 42 yrs. It can affect your health in many many ways. Please pray for me. He has always been the kind of person who feels like he's better than anyone else. He's exactly like his dad was before his passing. But he just doesn't see it. The day that I leave this world I will finally be at peace.

[@JoeCnNd]

Leave him and be at peace now.

[@davidponseigo8811]

I worked as a personal protection agent for Soleil Moon Frye back in the 90's and she was a handful.

[@zanishabrown3021]

I saw her documentary and it definitely didn't seem like she was the Punky everyone wanted her to be. A real firecracker and free spirit 🤭

[@dnelle3228]

The main thing I remember about her documentary is that she saw the movie Kids and started hanging out with the cast in NYC. I feel like she missed the point of that movie but tbf so did I, at that age 😂

[@Will-dn9dq]

Brandis omg 😢 i was literally thinking of lady bugs other day. That cute face turned homely an his career tanked. The client! 😢 omg so many i never knew vs few the common ones. Great job

[@brianmeen2158]

“You do not come out the other side from this type of loss ever” I don’t think you would either . The loss of a child is the worst type of loss. I still am troubled by the loss of the last two dogs I had and they lived into old age. Losing a young child has to be soul crushing - I’m not sure how one could cope with that

[@reggiefurlow1]

Y'all ever get tired of talking about the same stuff just in different ways

[@ChaeThompson]

RIP to all mentioned in this video. Dominique Dunn also comes to mind. She’s known for being in Poltergeist. RIP

[@classicTV2123]

thank you for uploading this video

[@evemercier3460]

Brad Renfro and River Phoenix were two of my favorite actors ; Brad was absolutely amazing in Apt Pupil and River in everything he did

[@vexcon9379]

corey haim was so good looking

[@MrZrazies]

Im surprised anton’s parents sued them when they even found envelopes of jeep saying bring jeep in dealerships cuz of recalls and it wasnt opened for weeks. Anton was probably away from home for while when mail came. Then unfortunately this happened.

[@HorrorMetalMaestroRedrusty66]

Corey and Brad always broke my heart. I'm not sure I knew about Brandis, but yet I feel I did, in either event, that breaks my heart too. WOW, I did not know about Jon Paul, I'm a Trek fanatic and I did not know that piece of info. So sad,. Anton blew my mind as well, what a horrid incident, broke my heart as well.

[@jasonmcalister5282]

I never knew about the beautiful lil girl that was in jaws! That's horrible! She was so cute and just a baby! Wth!

[@jasonmcalister5282]

Oh hell there for a second I thought something happened to PUNKY! Love Punky growing up and still beautiful!

[@catspaw3092]

I was shocked that Jonathan Brandis killed himself I had no idea that his career had taken such a dive it would explain why we hardly saw him he was in a TV movie that he thought would put him back in the industry. It was said most of his scenes ended up on the cutting room floor & it sent him over the edge since his dad said he was suffering from depression I know not being on the big & small screen helped amplified his depression. He was also in a relationship with Fresh Prince star Tatiyana Ali so I wonder if they had broken up before he took his own life. For those of you that didn't know Lee Thompson played Victor Stone aka Cyborg on Smallville I was also shocked that he took his own life may all these child actors RIP.

[@robbinruffino1201]

How about Bobby Driscoll (31), Judith Barsi (10), Natalie Wood (43), Anissa Jones (18), Matthew Garber (21), Sawyer Sweeten (19), Bridgette Andersen (21), Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer (31) or Scotty Becket (38)?

[@hanshawks5088]

They all suck

[@motherlove202]

Um... Judith Barsi was the last person the video talked about. It's obvious that you didn't watch the video

[@lolapeake1805]

Carl Switzer was an idiot who got himself killed. He threatened to stab a man who refused to give him money for a dog that Carl lost. The man shot Carl in self defense.

[@ingelindenau1712]

Nothing is more precious than the entertainment of adults and its industry .

[@Tumbler101]

I am surprised that Dustin Dimond was not mentioned on this list.

[@nicolemerrill9167]

Whoa Jonathan was in sidekicks with Chuck Norris

[@amandas.7143]

you couldn’t leave 10 minute voicemails in the 90s.. it was an answering machine & it would cut you off

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

You've earned my respect not once did you show any famous videos of some of these child actors of them acting unbecoming like with Gary Coleman and others even though you could have to get more views i salute your channel and i loved the video

[@marionneary1128]

Theses Stories are so Tragic to all of theses Young and Talented Famous Chil Star Actor's Died from Mysterious illness, Suicide, Drug Overdose, and other incidents & Murdered. R.I.P. Everyone💐🙏🏼👼🏼❤️💔🌹🥀🕯️🕊️✝️💜Judith Eva Baris Death Gets to me every Single Time hear it she was Killed at ONLY 10 Year's Old. 😢R I.P. Little Angel 👼🏼same Year that Heather O'Rourke pass away 1988 at the age of 12 Years Old, really Heart Wrenching 😭

[@chuppycat]

5:15 The most tragic was the death of Lucille Ricksen when she was just a child. 😟

[@Lebeauski]

All so tragic, indeed. Rest their souls😇

[@Domzdream]

I really felt sorry especially for Coleman. That guy went through so much hell in his life, all because he was a little human. Nature is so unforgiving.

[@amandasmith308]

Yelchins family is full of it. If they were going for" saving people" they world have gone to court. Not settled for an " undisclosed " amount.

[@vlook4413]

Anytime you embarrass the big corporations with a lawsuit, they follow up in ways where they can't get embarrassed again. And the only way to make those corporations sit up and take notice is to take their money. Otherwise, they blow you off.

[@monicahyland8641]

It’s sad because Corey is now preying on young women who want to get a start in Hollywood by what he’s doing. It’s disgusting and he doesn’t really have a pull in Hollywood so these beautiful young girls will probably never have a career under his thumb 😢

[@craftymulligar]

Aren't they all men in general. Women just keep buying into it. Some with no regrets.

[@arfriedman4577]

Very nicely written film.

[@luthfianairmasari4221]

My childhood crushes were Keanu Reeves, Brandon Lee, River Phoenix, and Brad Renfro. Now, only Keanu left 😢😢

[@ericg5791]

Lets also remember Blake Heron,and especially Bobby Driscoll's tragic fall from Neverland to some sad forgotton slum and the devils of drug abuse

[@flyingcardinal]

great vid

[@Kiraiko44]

Rettig was also pretty vocal about the way child actors were treated and that that was a factor in him quitting acting

[@CodingAbroad]

Geez here’s me at 40 and feeling lucky I’ve managed to get this far

[@michelleprieur1]

As long as this country continues to treat child starts as stars instead of children, tragedies such as these will continue to happen.

[@sapphirelane1714]

Gary Coleman’s story is extremely sad. His wife was very abusive and manipulative (as were most people in his life). They took advantage of his naivety and desire to be loved. Some speculate that if you listen closely to his 911 call you can hear him saying that his wife pushed him down the stairs…😢

[@erindunebuggy9772]

Woaaa....You did not mention Lance Kerwin....He was a huge child star in the 70s with his role in Salem's Lot and many other TV roles. I know his brother and he said he tragically passed a few years ago. Condolences to all of the families of these hard working kids that get forgotten...❤🌎

[@Kopie0830]

Dayum Jonathan Brandis? Dude was a perfect! RIP.

[@BeachsideHank]

Charles Herbert Saperstein (December 23, 1948 - October 31, 2015), known as Charles Herbert, was an American child actor of the 1950s and 1960s. Before reaching his teens, Herbert was renowned by a generation of moviegoers for an on-screen broody, mature style and wit that enabled him to go one-on-one with some of the biggest names in the industry, and his appearances in a handful of films in the sci-fi/horror genre garnered him an immortality there. In six years, he appeared in twenty Hollywood features. Herbert supported his family from the age of five and went from being one of the most-desired and highest-paid child actors of his time to one of the multitude of performers Hollywood "discarded" upon reaching maturity. Because of the studio attitude toward child actors of the time, Herbert had a keen interest in the child actors of today. "I lost a lot more than the financial things. Financial things are way down the list for me. The way it’s set up in Hollywood is, I did 50 TV shows, the 20 movies, the commercials, all of that stuff... and when I turned 21, zero had been put away in the bank for me. It was not that way for every [kid actor]: If you signed a long-term contract--for instance, if you did Lassie or The Donna Reed Show or something--they put away like 5 percent for you. But if you were not on a long-term contract, ALL of the money you earned for the movies, for ALL the TV things, went to your guardians; and your guardians could do with it whatever they saw fit." The only money put away for Herbert until age 21 from his TV and film earnings was $1,700.-Wiki

[@peterparker6584]

Jonathan Brandis died in 2003? I just thought he got out of acting or was doing directing or something. After not seeing him in anything from Seaquest on words years later I just assumed he changed careers I didn't realize he was deceased. One of those things you never really think about but he was roughly my age give or take a few years. Corey if memory serves me was only a couple years older than me when he passed. I'm 46 years old so do the math. Could have sworn Corey died at like 30 didn't know he was 38. Seeing a movie with Corey film in the other day and it feels bizarre seeing him playing an old man in a movie because it always felt like whenever you see him he's playing somebody in there early 30s and I haven't seen him in a movie or anything in several years I forget what the movie was he was in the other day and they had him playing somebody that was in like their 60s and it just totally blew me away. Almost didn't recognize him at first and I'm like Jesus I know this guy from somewheres he hasn't been in anything in a long time and then it dawned on me who it was and the name last movie I seen him in Prior was one of the Puppet Master movies and they had him done up with a whole crap load of makeup and a bad wig to make him look old they had him playing a 60 something or 70 something year old guy movie several years ago we're talking around 10 or 12 years ago maybe 14 I think it was the Puppet Master versus Demonic Toys Christmas movie yes they did a puppet master Christmas movie I think that was the one he was in and it's the only movie I'd seen him in till that one I seen the other day. I think it was that he had his haircut really short and died Gray or something like that that made him look super old.

[@lune78]

I had the biggest crush on Jonathan Brandis as a kid. Such a tragedy. May they all RIP.

[@Gruffydom]

Child actors just don’t cope well. Few make it through relatively unscathed.

[@d12tu68]

interesting videos 👍

[@nosaj9167]

It is absolutely disgusting that parents want to make money off their kids

[@catsmeow5566]

I know there are a lot of names that were left off, but one that came to mind was Michael Cuccione. He was briefly on the show 2Gether on MTV and died after a car accident that exacerbated his already poor health from Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

[@jeffpagan7735]

5000 fingers of Dr T. He was awesome

[@kimmyfreak200]

the band 10 years, the singer jesse is brad renfro's cousin, anyway their first video for WASTELAND they asked brad to perform in the video, but it was all the INTERVENTION to get him clean...even the song was written for brad..the music video is on youtube devin siebold channel "10 Years Wasteland Original Video" makes me sad.....and its a more emotional track and the video is eerie but its awesome...they had a beautiful idea and it didn't work..they later changed the song and video again... r.i.p brad renfro.

[@Gruffydom]

On what world is epilepsy a minor diagnosis?

[@LuisaReyes-no3gt]

Johnathan brandis was my hero

[@richardvinsen2385]

A week or so before he died, River Phoenix sat at the table next to us for lunch at a Hollywood restaurant. He looked like hell. When his death was announced, it was the least surprising news I’d ever heard.

[@Nostalgic90s765]

Both Renfro and Brandis had the same manager: Bob Villard. Villard was convicted of pedophilia in the mid-2000s and something like 5 people that he managed have committed suicide.

[@adrielburned6924]

I became a marine biologist because of Sea Quest❤

[@raygunn4392]

Austin Butler looks like Jonathan Brandis

[@jonnybarnard8578]

Damn i had no idea Jett Jackson was gone. I loved that show. RIP ACTION JACKSON!!

[@keshhan6412]

What's sad about Gary Coleman, from what I've heard, is that he seems like a really nice person but met with wicked, opportunistic people who picked on him and goaded him into defending himself. Dana Plato life was doubly sad, I heard her son also died by suicide.

[@jamessimmons7480]

THE 1 CHILD STAR WHOSE DEATH REALLY HURT ME WAS DANA HILL. SHE WAS SUCH A TALENTED ACTRESS AND HAD SUCH A HARD AND UNFAIR LIFE. WHEN I READ HER WIKIPEDIA STORY I ALMOST CRIED.

[@_Clem_H_Fandango_]

Turn the caps off grandad.

[@jamessimmons7480]

@@_Clem_H_Fandango_ STOP MAKING A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL!!!!!!! HAVEN'T YOU GOT ANYTHING BETTER TO DO???????

[@HyBr1dRaNg3r]

Yelchin’s accident was so sad :/ I hope his parents got a big settlement, the amount of $ he would have made in his life is huge

[@SaxyLament]

Lee Thompson Young's death hit me hard as a fan of "Rizzoli & Isles." It broke me when his character Det. Barry Frost died off-camera and they had an on-screen funeral. I'm sure Angie Harmon had a hard time getting through Frost's eulogy.

[@TheEarthRealm]

Just how many times is this same video with the same premise and the same actors going to get remade by the same KZbin channels who keep doing them? 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@derekwheelerdealer]

Jonathan Brandis best movie sidekiscks

[@KAlovesherkitties]

Labeling Mya-Lecia’s death as death by misadventure seems so misleading. She was found hanging. Her parents didn’t think she meant to do it and it was just a “one off” yet she was extremely stressed by her exams? Why would her parents think such a thing??

[@EricaGamet]

It means that the intended outcome wasn't death, but the activity someone took part in was risky and COULD result in death. I don't know anything about her particular case, but it's been listed as the cause of death in people acting out killing themselves (like for attention), pretending to choke someone, rough s*x, and also those involved in auto erotic asphyxiation.

[@androgynylunacy]

Awww, not Johnny in Little Giants. I didn't know he'd died. 💔 And Renfro died the same way that my sister did. He stopped doing his tolerated amount for likely weeks or months, took his tolerated amount, and it was too much for his body. Also, I was mad to hear that Heather's family sued because she was constipated for a while, and they clearly chose not to do further testing to find out why.

[@spookrockcity]

Brandis death was really sad. I grew up with him and still love a lot of things he was in. Sidekicks is a great film. Wish things had turned out differently RIP

[@nicolemerrill9167]

True words you never get to the end of the tunnel when somthing like that happens

[@MrWackypackages]

Heathers death still makes me so sad man 😢. I loved poltergeist movies as a kid, still do (even the 3rd one!)