Jonathan Brandis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA, to Greg and Mary, Jonathan Brandis began his career at age 5, acting in television commercials. He appeared in small parts in several films and TV shows before his first starring role in the 1990 film The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1990). He starred in popular films such as Ladybugs (1992) and ...
April 13, 1976, Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Died
November 12, 2003, West Hollywood, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Height
5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Profession
Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Director
Nationality
American
Parents
Mary Brandis, Gregory Brandis
Movies
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, Sidekicks, Ladybugs, Hart's War, Fall Into Darkness, Stepfather II, The Year That Trembled, Outside Providence, Ride with the Devil, Bad Girls from Valley High, Puerto Vallarta Squeeze, Two Came Back, Fatal Attraction, Born Free: A New Adventure, The Slain...
TV Shows
seaQuest DSV, Gabriel's Fire, The Munsters Today, It, Pros and Cons
Star Sign
Aries
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Trademark
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Mischevious smile
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Bright blue eyes
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Quote
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[speaking in 1994] I want to be remembered as an actor who put in some good work in the beginning of his career, even better work at the end of his career and slowly, successfully made the transition into writing and directing.
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My friends would probably describe me as silly. And honest. And that I think about things a bit too much.
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I want to direct, I want to be part of something creative, something with quality. My biggest fear as an actor is being involved in something mediocre, or being mediocre myself. I've taken classes on screen-writing and, of course, I read a lot of scripts. Writing is what I'd really like to move towards. Right now, though, it just doesn't pay the mortgage.
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Teen magazines keep writing that my eyes "twinkle" when I talk. Look, I'm a guy. I don't twinkle, you know! You can say that my eyes "sparkle" maybe, but not "twinkle", alright? Got that, teen magazine writers?!
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Fact
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His father has English, and some German, ancestry. His mother is of half Irish and half Italian descent. The surname "Brandis" traces back to Jonathan's paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Henry William Brandis, who was born in Prussia.
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Was in a relationship with actress Tatyana Ali for 3 years.
He was cremated and his ashes are in the possession of his family.
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He was the only actor to appear in all 57 episodes of SeaQuest 2032 (1993).
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Considered Roy Scheider to be the person of the biggest influence on him as an actor.
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Was set to direct an episode of SeaQuest 2032 (1993), but the show was canceled before he had the chance to do so.
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As a teenager, in hopes of preparing for a directing career as well as an acting career, he filmed movies starring his friends using a home video camera.
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In the start of his teenage-life, he was considered a bit short. This phenomenon was in fact due to that he was actually also growing as an adult. During filming Sidekicks (1992) he had the same height as Mako, (5' 4"). He then seriously grew in his late teenage years. In the last season of SeaQuest 2032 (1993) when he was about 19 years old, he reached the height 5'9". He then kept this height for some few years until during filming of Outside Providence (1999) when he finally received his adult height of 6'.
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An action figure was created based on his character, Lucas Wolenczak, from SeaQuest 2032 (1993).
He was friends with childhood neighbor, actress Juliette Clarke.
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The Slainesville Boys (2004), completed in 2003, would have been his directorial debut.
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After his death dozens upon dozens of Internet communities and memorial websites were devoted to him.
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Coincidentally, his date to the high school prom was Clueless (1995) star Brittany Murphy, another actress who died at a young age. Jonathan died in 2003 at age 27, and Brittany died in 2009 at age 32 from pneumonia.
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Was an only child.
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At the 15th Annual Youth in Film Awards, he won Best Youth Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Series for SeaQuest 2032 (1993).
$1.7 Million
