Actor Robert Carradine, greatest identified for his work within the “Revenge of the Nerds” movies, “The Lengthy Riders” and Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire,” died following “a two-decade battle with Bipolar Dysfunction,” his household shared Monday. He was 71.
“It’s with profound unhappiness that we should share that our beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother Robert Carradine has handed away,” the actor’s household wrote in a press release to media. “In a world that may really feel so darkish, Bobby was all the time a beacon on mild to everybody round him. We’re bereft on the lack of this lovely soul and wish to acknowledge Bobby’s valiant wrestle towards his almost two-decade battle with Bipolar Dysfunction. We hope his journey can shine a lightweight and encourage addressing the stigma that attaches to psychological sickness. Presently we ask for the privateness to grieve this unfathomable loss. With gratitude on your understanding and compassion.”
He was born Robert Reed Carradine on March 24, 1954 in Los Angeles, Calif. to actress Sonia Sorel and actor John Carradine, a member of the storied Carradine performing household, which additionally contains his brothers, actors David Carradine, Keith Carradine and Disney Imagineer Christopher Carradine.
Whereas he adopted in his well-known household’s footsteps, he made an influence along with his personal performing work, touchdown his debut movie function in 1972’s “The Cowboys” alongside John Wayne. Moreover, he made a splash in Hal Ashby’s Oscar-winning movie “Coming Residence,” which additionally starred Jane Fonda and Jon Voight, and in Martin Scorsese’s 1973 “Imply Streets” film. In 1980, Carradine, alongside his brothers David and Keith, famously acted in “The Lengthy Riders” alongside three different units of performing brothers, together with Stacy and James Keach, Dennis and Randy Quaid, and Christopher and Nicholas Visitor.
Although, Carradine’s profession reached new heights in 1984 with “Revenge of the Nerds,” during which he led the comedy movie as nerd Lewis Skolnick reverse Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley and Bernie Casey. The movie launched a profitable movie collection with three follow-up movies, all of which Carradine starred in.
Nevertheless, millennial followers possible greatest know Carradine for his work as Hilary Duff’s onscreen father in Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire,” in addition to its 2003 theatrical movie, “The Lizzie McGuire Film.” He was set to reprise his function of Sam McGuire for the Disney+ reboot, however it was finally scrapped in 2020.
Whereas Carradine expressed his disappointment and confusion over Disney’s resolution, the streamer defended on the time, “‘Lizzie McGuire’ followers have excessive expectations for any new tales. Until and till we’re assured we will meet these expectations, we’ve determined to carry off and at this time, we knowledgeable the solid’s representatives that we’re not transferring ahead with the deliberate collection.”
Carradine is survived by his kids, Ever, Marika and Ian, in addition to a number of grandchildren, brothers, nieces and nephews.
Deadline was first to report the information.
