This week on The Tinsel Factory, the tragically short life of Jonathan Brandis. We discuss his career, and the situations that led to his untimely death. (Warning, this episode has mentions of suicide and suicide ideations).
On two sentence movie reviews The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.
Suicide Hotlines:
USA:1-800-273-8255
UK: Get Help Text 85258
Canada: The Crisis Text Line can be reached by texting CONNECT (English) or PARLER (French) to 686-868
Australia:13 11 14
NZ: Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counselor.
Netherlands: 113Online hotline can be reached at 0900 0113
France: 01 45 39 40 00 (24-hour) : suicide prevention helpline.
Please seek help for your mental health loves.
Sources:
Kid90 (2021) dir Soleil Moon Frye
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-12-ca-328-story.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-nov-21-me-brandis21-story.html
https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/news_view/20868
https://web.archive.org/web/20040630191156/https://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-11-21-brandis-obit_x.htm
https://people.com/archive/jonathan-brandis-vol-42-no-9/
https://biographypedia.org/the-untold-truth-of-jonathan-brandis-cause-of-death/#Personal_Life
https://www.laweekly.com/jonathan-brandis-how-life-after-teen-stardom-can-take-a-wrong-turn/
http://www.moviejawn.com/home/2019/6/13/the-sudden-death-and-surprising-resurgence-of-jonathan-brandis
https://people.com/archive/a-teen-heartthrob-takes-his-life-vol-60-no-23/
https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-jonathan-brandis-4347604/

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