Jonathan Brandis
The early 1990s saw American television and film draw heavily on young talent capable of carrying both serialized drama and standalone genre productions. Jonathan Brandis, born on April 13, 1976, in Danbury, Connecticut, emerged within that environment as a performer who worked across multiple areas of the entertainment industry before his death on November 12, 2003, in Los Angeles.
Brandis held a notably broad range of professional roles. In addition to his work as a film and television actor, he also worked as a voice actor, a model, a film director, a screenwriter, and a film producer — a span of occupations that placed him across both performance and production. He was educated at Brighton Hall School and worked in English-language productions throughout his career as a citizen of the United States.
His acting credits included work in several distinct productions across film and television. He appeared in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter and in the television adaptation of It, both projects rooted in the fantasy and horror genres that drew considerable viewership during that period. He was also a notable performer in the television series SeaQuest DSV, a science fiction production that ran during the mid-1990s, and in Ride with the Devil, a period film that offered a departure from the genre work earlier in his career.
In recognition of his performances, Brandis received Young Artist Awards, a distinction given to younger performers working in film and television. These honors reflected the attention his work attracted during the period when he was most active as a screen performer. He died in Los Angeles on November 12, 2003, at the age of twenty-seven, having accumulated credits across acting, directing, producing, and writing within the span of his career.
Quotes by Jonathan Brandis
It’s of course understandable that people want to know about actors in their favourite series.
Allthough that doesn’t happen often lately, I like to read exciting thrillers and those kinky magazines.
I do remember that I was sitting in the make-up chair before the shoots for a commercial or film or other, and I thought: Sometime soon they are going to make a close-up of me and millions of people can see how many pimples I’ve got on my cheeks.
When you’re young, you should live out every weekend. Even if you look like a scarecrow, you just gotta go!
I like strong girls, as long as they don’t get snappish. And furthermore I think it important that you are good buddies and she does not get angry when you don’t have your day.
I mean, I try to say the right things and give the right advice. But still, I’m only a person.
When you're young, you should live out every weekend. Even if you look like a scarecrow, you just gotta go!
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.
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?!