Lizzie McGuire’s Robert Carradine
Useless at 71
Revealed
Robert Carradine — the actor finest identified for his roles in “Lizzie McGuire,” “Revenge of the Nerds,” and “The Long Riders,” — has died after taking his personal life after an almost two decade battle with Bipolar Dysfunction.
In an announcement to Deadline, Carradine’s household referred to as him a “beacon of light” in a world that may really feel darkish, and described his battle with psychological sickness as “valiant.” They mentioned they hope his journey helps shine a light-weight on the stigma surrounding Bipolar Dysfunction and requested for privateness as they grieve.
His older brother, Keith Carradine, mentioned the household desires folks to grasp there may be “no shame” within the sickness that in the end “got the best of him.” He remembered Robert as profoundly gifted, humorous, sensible and accepting, including they are going to have fun each his life and his energy in preventing the dysfunction for therefore a few years.
Robert was the youngest son of legendary actor John Carradine and the brother of actors David and Keith Carradine, in addition to Disney Imagineer Christopher Carradine. He made his big-screen debut in 1972 alongside John Wayne in “The Cowboys.”
Carradine went on to look in Hal Ashby‘s Oscar-winning “Coming Home” with Jane Fonda and Jon Voight, and Martin Scorsese‘s “Mean Streets.”
His greatest pop-culture affect got here in 1984, starring as head nerd Lewis Skolnick in “Revenge of the Nerds,” a job that outlined a era. Years later, he discovered new followers taking part in Lizzie’s dad on “Lizzie McGuire.”
Carradine is survived by his youngsters, grandchildren, brothers and prolonged household.
Robert was 71.
RIP.
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