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David Gordon Strickland Jr. (October 14, 1969 - March 22, 1999) was an
American actor. He was best known for his role as the boyish rock music
reporter Todd Stites in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan (starring Brooke
Shields). He suffered from bipolar disorder and committed suicide at the age
of 29.
His earlier TV roles during the 1990s include Dave's World, Roseanne, Sister,
Sister, and Mad About You. He also co-starred in the film Forces of Nature (starring
Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock), which had just opened in U.S. cinemas at
the time of his death.
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Strickland had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. He was arrested in
October 1998 for the possession of cocaine, pleaded no contest in December
and was sentenced to 36 months probation and ordered into rehabilitation. He
was due in court on the day of his death for a progress report.
News reports of events leading up to his death suggest that he had chosen to
stop taking the lithium he was prescribed to control his bipolar disorder,
and that he spent the last three days of his life on an alcohol and drug
binge with a friend, actor Andy Dick.
Strickland checked in to the Oasis Motel in Las Vegas during the early hours
of Monday, March 22. He consumed several bottles of beer and then hanged
himself with a bed sheet over the ceiling beam. His dangling, lifeless body
was discovered by a maid.
He left no note, and no evidence of drugs was found in the room. The Clark
County coroner's report stated that his body bore the marks of a previous
suicide attempt.
At the time of his death, he was romantically linked with actress
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (Saved By The Bell and Beverly Hills 90210). |
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