Robert Carradine, the actor recognized for showing within the Disney sequence “Lizzie McGuire,” has died, his household confirmed Tuesday.
He was 71.
His supervisor Keith Carradine, additionally his brother, mentioned in a press release that the actor had “succumbed to bipolar dysfunction after preventing it for nearly 20 years.”
Hilary Duff, who performed Lizzie McGuire alongside Carradine as her on-screen dad, was amongst these to pay tribute to him.
“This one hurts. It’s actually exhausting to face this actuality about an previous buddy,” she wrote on Instagram.
“There was a lot heat within the McGuire household and I at all times felt so cared for by my on-screen mother and father. I’ll be endlessly grateful for that. I’m deeply unhappy to study Bobby was struggling. My coronary heart aches for him, his household, and everybody who liked him,” she mentioned.
Jake Thomas, who additionally starred within the present, wrote on Instagram: “My coronary heart hurts right this moment. I used to be lucky to know Bobby for many of my life. And he was one of many coolest guys you could possibly ever meet.”
Robert Carradine’s daughter, Ever, confirmed the loss of life on her Instagram account and paid tribute to her father. “My candy, humorous dad, who’s solely 20 years older than I’m, who by no means missed a chance to drive me to the airport or inform me how a lot he liked my home made salad dressing, is gone,” she wrote.
Actor Martha Plimpton, Carradine’s niece, wrote on Instagram: “My Uncle Bobby was the perfect one among all 8 brothers; blood, adopted, and step. Out of all of them, he was the best possible. He was the one who cuddled me after I came visiting my father in LA for the primary time at 8 or 9 years previous.”
Born in Hollywood in 1954, Carradine was a part of a well-known appearing household and had greater than 150 appearing credit to his identify. He starred within the profitable 1984 comedy film “Revenge of the Nerds” and had a string of TV appearances.
He was the son of actor John Carradine; brother to Christopher and Keith, and half-brother to David, Bruce and Michael Bowen.
He’s additionally survived by Ian Carradine and Marica Reed Carradine.
