{"id":157359,"date":"2025-03-21T16:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/jan-schwieterman-cause-of-death-former-nickelodeon-star-passes-away-at-52\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:01:54","slug":"jan-schwieterman-cause-of-death-former-nickelodeon-star-passes-away-at-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/jan-schwieterman-cause-of-death-former-nickelodeon-star-passes-away-at-52\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Schwieterman Cause of Death: Former Nickelodeon Star Passes Away at 52"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sad news out of Hollywood today, as actor Jan Schwieterman \u2014 best known for his work in the 1997 film <em>Good Burger <\/em>\u2014 has passed away at the age of 52.<\/p>\n<p>News of Schwieterman\u2019s passing comes to us courtesy of a social media post from his brother, Chad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my brother, Jan (JP) Schwieterman,\u201d Chad wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jan-schweiterman-good-burger-032125-1-4874c8ecb3fb4c4d96fbc46d922fe0df-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jan Schweiterman appears in the beloved 1997 comedy 'Good Burger.'\" class=\"wp-image-521846 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jan-schweiterman-good-burger-032125-1-4874c8ecb3fb4c4d96fbc46d922fe0df-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jan-schweiterman-good-burger-032125-1-4874c8ecb3fb4c4d96fbc46d922fe0df-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jan-schweiterman-good-burger-032125-1-4874c8ecb3fb4c4d96fbc46d922fe0df-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jan-schweiterman-good-burger-032125-1-4874c8ecb3fb4c4d96fbc46d922fe0df-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jan-schweiterman-good-burger-032125-1-4874c8ecb3fb4c4d96fbc46d922fe0df-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jan-schweiterman-good-burger-032125-1-4874c8ecb3fb4c4d96fbc46d922fe0df-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jan-schweiterman-good-burger-032125-1-4874c8ecb3fb4c4d96fbc46d922fe0df.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jan-schweiterman-good-burger-032125-1-4874c8ecb3fb4c4d96fbc46d922fe0df.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jan Schweiterman appears in the beloved 1997 comedy \u2018Good Burger.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Paramount Pictures)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the grieving family, Jan was diagnosed with \u201can aggressive form\u201d of cancer, and he passed away shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe recently found out he had an aggressive form of stage 4 cancer and passed yesterday evening. Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers as we navigate this difficult time,\u201d Chad explained in his post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in peace, brother. We love you and miss you,\u201d he concluded<\/p>\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jan-schwieterman-best-known-for-starring-in-good-burger-dead-at-52-after-cancer-diagnosis-11700995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a><\/em> magazine, Jan passed away in February, but news of his death just became public knowledge this week.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jan-s-legacy-will-live-on\">Jan\u2019s legacy will live on<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Jan Schweiterman as Kurt Bozwell in the 1997 film 'Good Burger.'\" class=\"wp-image-521849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-1.jpeg 739w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-1-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-1-728x410.jpeg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Jan Schweiterman as Kurt Bozwell in the 1997 film 'Good Burger.'\" class=\"wp-image-521849 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-1.jpeg 739w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-1-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-1-728x410.jpeg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images-1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jan Schweiterman as Kurt Bozwell in the 1997 film \u2018Good Burger.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Paramount Pictures)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For millions who came of age in the 1990s, Schwieterman\u2019s role as Kurt Bozwell \u2014 the villainous owner of the the rival fast food chain Mondo Burger in <em>Good Burger<\/em> \u2014 was a staple of their childhood.<\/p>\n<p>Born in the small town of Bluffton, Indiana in 1972, Schwietzerman moved to California after high school with the goal of becoming an actor.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his role in Good Burger, Jan put in guest performances in several well-known series, including <em>ER<\/em>, <em>Undressed<\/em> and <em>Felicity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Jan\u2019s final film credit was the 2007 film <em>Along the Way<\/em>, after which, he chose to step away from acting.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>People<\/em>, Jan is survived by \u201chis parents LeeRoy Schwieterman and Clara Reed, two sisters, Megan and Vanessa, his brother Chad and several nieces, nephews and cousins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family asks that any donations be sent to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where he was treated after his diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Jan\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/jan-schwieterman-cause-of-death-former-nickelodeon-star-passes-away-at-52\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Sad news out of Hollywood today, as actor Jan Schwieterman \u2014 best known for his work in the 1997 film Good Burger \u2014 has passed away at the age of 52. News of Schwieterman\u2019s passing comes to us courtesy of a social media post from his brother, Chad. \u201cIt is with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":157360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-157359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}