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Jonathan Brandis was one of the most recognizable teen heartthrobs of the 1990s

Fans of 1990s films and television will recognize him as Bastian Bux in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter and as Lucas Wolenczak on the NBC series seaQuest DSV

Brandis died at age 27

Jonathan Brandis was one of the most recognizable teen heartthrobs of the 1990s. But amid a career highlighted by guest appearances in a slew of iconic television shows and starring roles in cult classic films, Brandis died at age 27.

Brandis was born in Connecticut to a firefighter father and a mom who was a teacher. He began modeling as a toddler and made his acting debut at age 6 in 1982 as Kevin Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live . By 1990, he landed a role that catapulted him to stardo

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