Jonathan Brandis Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Allthough that doesn't happen often lately, I like to read exciting thrillers and those kinky magazines.

And sometimes I sit down to write, because that is what I like to do more and more in the future.

As an actor you have one great fear: pimples!

Because the series is situated in the next century, and for the most part under water, there are many innovative technical gadgets. It's a kind of StarTrek. When I first came there, I was really impressed myself.

Furthermore I will just have to see what the future will bring me. But a change of food whets the appetite.

However, I hope I am also judged on my accomplishments as an actor and not just on my pretty face!

I am the farthest thing from a computer genius.

I attended a very small junior high and specially in the end that became a disaster. The principal was pretty senile and a drunk, so the children more or less runned the school.

I do look forward to doing things in the future that I haven't done before. Do you know what I have always dreamt about? Playing a serial killer!

I do remember that I was sitting in the make-up chair before the shoots for a commercial or film or other, and I thought: Sometime soon they are going to make a close-up of me and millions of people can see how many pimples I've got on my cheeks.

I don't like being told someone's interpretation of something that I do.

I like strong girls, as long as they don't get snappish. And furthermore I think it important that you are good buddies and she does not get angry when you don't have your day.

I love acting right now, and I can experiment a lot with it. But eventually I want to go into writing and directing.

I mean, I try to say the right things and give the right advice. But still, I'm only a person.

I think it's all about how much you love, understand and can relate to the material you are given.

I think that my biggest role models are people that have maybe struggled for a while and then finally gotten to their destination.

I was in a theater program when I was about 6 years old. I didn't like it as much as most actors do. Which is probably why I never went back to it.

I was so young I really didn't have any real fears or hesitations about the business. It's when I got older when I realized how much it all meant.

I would like to direct in the future, but I am in no hurry with that.

It's of course understandable that people want to know about actors in their favourite series.

My father used to be a fireman and now has his own company. He makes cookies: those are very popular in America.

My mother is my manager and so knows exactly what I do and so on.

Next to the things everybody does like smoking and drinking behind your parent's back, I did forge a drivers license when I was sixteen.

One time I can stand fiddling in front of the mirror for an hour and another time I think: well hack, this is just the best it can get. Only if I have to go to work I really try to look fantastic.

Roy Schneider was cool. I learned quite a bit from him.

The character wasn't really supposed to know how to act like a girl. So that part worked 4 me. I still dress in women's clothing occasionally.

We're in Universal Studios, and in between I have been to Universal Park several times to try out the rollercoasters and so on.

When you're young, you should live out every weekend. Even if you look like a scarecrow, you just gotta go!

Trivia

During the beginning of his teenage years Jonathan was considered short. In 1992 at the age of 16 he was only 5'4" and in 1995, at age 18 he grew to the height of 5'9". Finally in 1998, at the age of 22, he reached his full adult height of 6'.

Before becoming his manager, Jonathan's mother Mary was a teacher and once was his substitute teacher in pre-school.

Jonathan also idolized filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, who is famous for the Back to the Future trilogy of films.

The first album Jonathan ever bought was Michael Jackson's Thriller in 1984.

Jonathan's first TV commercial was in 1980 for Fisher Price toys.

Jonathan's grandparents on his father's side were grandfather Fay William Brandis & grandmother Mary Ellen Brandis.

As a teenager Jonathan collected movie memorabilia and Mad magazines.

In 1990 Jonathan appeared in the TV mini-series Stephen King's It playing the 12-year-old version of actor Richard Thomas.

In 1990 Jonathan starred in the film The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter where his father was played by actor, John Wesley Shipp. Jonathan and John later appeared together in an episode of John's series

Jonathan once filmed a NBC comedy pilot titled Don't Let The Python In The House that was never picked up.

During the filming of the final scene of the final episode of

Jonathan was born in Danbury, Connecticut where he lived until the age of 9 when his family moved to Los Angeles for his acting career.

Jonathan co-starred in the 1996 TV movie Fall Into Darkness with then-girlfriend Tatyana Ali.

When he was a teenager, Jonathan had a dog named Megan, a bird named Ernie and a cat named Marbles.

As a teenager, in hopes of preparing for a directing career as well as an acting career, Jonathan filmed movies starring his friends using a home video camera.

Jonathan's middle name was Gregory and it was also is father's first name.

Jonathan dated actresses,

Jonathan's debut into showbiz was as a model for a Buster Brown clothing poster at the age of 2.

Jonathan auditioned for the role of Anakin Skywalker for 2002's Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.

Jonathan died on November 12, 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA and the cause of death was determined to be suicide.

Jonathan wrote one episode of the TV series

After Jonathan's death dozens upon dozens of Internet communities and memorial websites were devoted to him.

Jonathan was friends with childhood neighbor, actress Juliette Clarke.

At the 15th Annual Youth in Film Awards in 1993, Jonathan won the Best Youth Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Series for

Jonathan filmed a pilot for the TV series 111 Gramercy Park but the series was never picked up by or aired on a network.