The Lizzie McGuire household is paying tribute to one among their very own: Robert Carradine.
The actor, finest identified for taking part in Lizzie’s dad Sam McGuire within the hit Disney Channel sitcom, died at age 71 following a battle with bipolar dysfunction, his household mentioned in a press release on Monday, February 23.
“It’s with profound unhappiness that we should share that our beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother Robert Carradine has handed away,” Carradine’s household instructed Deadline. “In a world that may really feel so darkish, Bobby was at all times a beacon (of) gentle to everybody round him. We’re bereft on the lack of this stunning soul and wish to acknowledge Bobby’s valiant wrestle in opposition to his almost two-decade battle with Bipolar Dysfunction. We hope his journey can shine a light-weight and encourage addressing the stigma that attaches to psychological sickness. Right now we ask for the privateness to grieve this unfathomable loss. With gratitude in your understanding and compassion.”
Carradine’s brother, Keith Carradinementioned, referring to the late actor’s battle with bipolar dysfunction, “We wish folks to understand it, and there’s no disgrace in it.”
“It’s an sickness that obtained the perfect of him, and I wish to have a good time him for his wrestle with it, and have a good time his stunning soul,” Keith added. He was profoundly gifted, and we are going to miss him day by day. We’ll take solace in how humorous he might be, how smart and completely accepting and tolerant he was. That’s who my child brother was.”
The celebrities of Lizzie McGuire have been sharing their emotional tributes to the previous McGuire patriarch, together with lead actress Hilary Duff.
Scroll right down to learn how Duff and her costars are remembering Carradine:
Hilary Duff
“This one hurts. It’s actually laborious to face this actuality about an outdated pal,” Lizzie actress Duff, 38, shared through Instagram alongside two throwback images of her and Carradine throughout their Lizzie McGuire days. “There was a lot heat within the McGuire household and I at all times felt so cared for by my on-screen dad and mom. I’ll be endlessly grateful for that. I’m deeply unhappy to be taught Bobby was struggling. My coronary heart aches for him, his household, and everybody who cherished him. 💔”
Jake Thomas
Thomas, 36, who performed Lizzie’s brother, Matt, shared an image of the pair on the Lizzie McGuire set through Instagram and wrote, “My coronary heart hurts at present.”
“I used to be lucky to know Bobby for many of my life. And he was one of many coolest guys you may ever meet. Humorous, pragmatic, typically cranky, at all times a bit of eccentric,” Thomas continued.
“He was a proficient actor, musician, and director. However greater than something, he was household. I’ve many fond reminiscences being with him and his household all through my life. Good moments, difficult moments, and many laughs between,” he added.
“I regarded as much as him rising up. And later in life, I got here to understand he thought I used to be fairly neat, too. So I suppose I used to be doing one thing proper in his eyes,” Thomas went on. “My coronary heart is with Marika and Ian. Relaxation straightforward, Bobby. Love you. -’Jaker.’”
Hilary Duff’s breakout function on Lizzie McGuire yielded years of success for the actress that continues at present, whereas her costars selected barely completely different paths. The sitcom — starring Duff (Lizzie McGuire), Lalaine (Miranda Sanchez), Adam Lamberg (Gordo), Jake Thomas (Matt McGuire), Hallie Todd (Jo McGuire) and Robert Carradine (Sam McGuire) — aired from 2001 to 2004 and (…)
Lalaine
“It’s actually not truthful. I’m f***ed up atm.. I’m grateful tho,” Lalaine, who performed Lizzie’s finest pal Miranda shared through Instagram, per Deadline. “Grateful I had time with you, grateful for our final dialog, and your fixed fatherly like assist. I really like you Bobby.”