{"id":225637,"date":"2026-02-28T13:48:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/robert-carradine-suicide-confirmed-by-authorities-so-very-sad\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T13:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:48:54","slug":"robert-carradine-suicide-confirmed-by-authorities-so-very-sad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/robert-carradine-suicide-confirmed-by-authorities-so-very-sad\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Carradine Suicide Confirmed by Authorities, So Very Sad"},"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\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Robert Carradine\u2019s manner of death has been confirmed by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner\u2019s Office following his passing on Monday, February 23.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran actor \u2014 best known for riles in Lizzie McGuire and Revenge of the Nerds \u2014 did, indeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/robert-carradine-dies-71-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take his own life<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>He was 71 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1758920398-1024x873.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549552 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1758920398-1024x873.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1758920398-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1758920398-768x655.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1758920398-2048x1747.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1758920398-960x819.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1758920398-1080x921.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1758920398-1200x1024.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1758920398-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Carradine attends AFI Fest 2023: Guest Artistic Director Greta Gerwig Presents \u201cPee-Wee\u2019s Big Adventure\u201d at TCL Chinese Theatre on October 26, 2023 in Hollywood, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images for AFI)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we must share that our beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother Robert Carradine has passed away,\u201d a statement released by his family previously read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a world that can feel so dark, Bobby was always a beacon on light to everyone around him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The message continued as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are bereft at the loss of this beautiful soul and want to acknowledge Bobby\u2019s valiant struggle against his nearly two-decade battle with bipolar disorder. We hope his journey can shine a light and encourage addressing the stigma that attaches to mental illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Carradine in February 2012.\" class=\"wp-image-549152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-718x1080.jpg 718w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-798x1200.jpg 798w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-scaled.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Carradine in February 2012.\" class=\"wp-image-549152 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-718x1080.jpg 718w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-798x1200.jpg 798w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-scaled.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_robertcarradine_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Carradine arrives at Norby Walters\u2019 22nd Annual Night Of 100 Stars Viewing Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 26, 2012.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Michael Tullberg\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Robert\u2019s brother, actor Keith Carradine, elsewhere noted his family wanted the public to know about the struggles Robert faced, adding \u201cthere is no shame\u201d in bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an illness that got the best of him,\u201d Keith told Deadline. \u201cAnd I want to celebrate him for his struggle with it, and celebrate his beautiful soul. He was profoundly gifted, and we will miss him every day. We will take solace in how funny he could be, how wise and utterly accepting and tolerant he was. That\u2019s who my baby brother was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carradine got his onscreen start way back in the day opposite John Wayne in The Cowboys in 1972. <\/p>\n<p>His big screen credits include Mean Streets in 1973 and the Oscar-winning film Coming Home in 1978, starring Jane Fonda and Jon Voight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_hilaryduff_ig_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of Hilary Duff's Instagram caption.\" class=\"wp-image-549153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_hilaryduff_ig_01.png 826w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_hilaryduff_ig_01-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_hilaryduff_ig_01-768x362.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_hilaryduff_ig_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode screenshot of Hilary Duff's Instagram caption.\" class=\"wp-image-549153 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_hilaryduff_ig_01.png 826w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_hilaryduff_ig_01-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_hilaryduff_ig_01-768x362.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0224_hilaryduff_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In her Instagram caption, Hilary Duff mourns the passing of \u2018Lizzie McGuire\u2019 co-star Robert Carradine.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The veteran star was also known for starring in the comedy franchise Revenge of the Nerds \u2026 as one of the titular nerds, Lewis Skolnick\u2026 and for playing Hilary Duff\u2019s onscreen father, Sam, in the Lizzie McGuire and The Lizzie McGuire Movie, from 2001 to 2004.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis one hurts,\u201d Duff wrote on Instagram. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to face this reality about an old friend. There was so much warmth in the McGuire family and I always felt so cared for by my on-screen parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be forever grateful for that. I\u2019m deeply sad to learn Bobby was suffering. My heart aches for him, his family, and everyone who loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/robert-carradine-suicide-confirmed-by-authorities-so-very-sad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Robert Carradine\u2019s manner of death has been confirmed by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner\u2019s Office following his passing on Monday, February 23. The veteran actor \u2014 best known for riles in Lizzie McGuire and Revenge of the Nerds \u2014 did, indeed, take his own life earlier this week. He was 71 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":225638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-225637","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\/225637","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=225637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}