Jonathan Brandis
Jonathan Brandis was born in Danbury, Connecticut, United States on April 13th, 1976 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 27, Jonathan Brandis biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) was an American actor.
Beginning his career as a child model, Brandis moved on to acting in commercials and subsequently won television and film roles.
Brandis made his acting debut in 1982 as Kevin Buchanan on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.
In 1990, he portrayed Bill Denbrough in Stephen King's supernatural horror miniseries It.
Also in 1990, he starred as Bastian Bux in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter.
In 1993, at the age of 17, he was cast in the role of Lucas Wolenczak, a teen prodigy on the NBC series seaQuest DSV.
The character was popular among teenage female viewers, and Brandis regularly appeared in teen magazines.
Early life
Jonathan Brandis was born in Danbury, Connecticut, the only child of Mary, a teacher and personal manager, and Gregory Brandis, a food distributor and firefighter. At the age of two, he began his career as a child model for Buster Brown shoes. At the age of four, Brandis began acting in television commercials. He attended San Fernando Valley Professional School, graduating in 1993.
Personal life
From 1995 to 1998, Brandis dated actress and singer Tatyana Ali. The then-couple appeared in an article in People magazine in July 1996.
Career
Brandis was crowned as Kevin Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live at age six. At the age of nine, he and his family moved to Los Angeles and made guest appearances on shows such as Blossom; Los Angeles; who are the Boss? She Wrote Murder; The Wonder Years; The Wonder Years; The Full House; Webster and Kate & Allie
Brandis was in his first starring role in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter at age 13. In the 1990 television miniseries Stephen King's It, based on the epic horror story of the same name, he appeared as the young "Stuttering Bill" Denbrough. Critics and audiences applauded Brandis' performance in the miniseries. Brandis appeared in two films shot close together, first as Barry Gabrewski in Sidekicks and then in Ladybugs as Matthew/Martha.
Brandis landed one of his finest roles as a scientist in Steven Spielberg's futuristic science fiction film seaQuest DSV around age 17. The role launched him into teen idol status. Brandis received over 4,000 fan letters a week and had to be led to the seaQuest DSV by three studio security guards due to the many female followers present. In Disney's animated film Aladdin, he portrayed Mozenrath, an evil young sorcerer and necromancer.
Brandis appeared in the television film Her Last Chance after seaQuest DSV was cancelled in 1996. His next film role was in the television film Born Free: A New Adventure, which was shot in South Africa. He continued his work as a support worker in Outside Providence (1999) and Ride with the Devil (1999). He costarred in Bad Girls from Valley High in 2000, but it wasn't announced until 2005, shortly after his death. Brandis was only insignificant in Hart's War (2002). In 2003, he was cast in 111 Gramercy Park, a pilot who was not recognized by the network. Puerto Vallarta Squeeze's final onscreen appearance made him his final on-screen appearance. That film was also released posthumously.