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“Buffy nan Vampire Slayer” alum Nicholas Brendon was recovered dormant successful his Indiana location by a friend who was caring for nan sick actor.
Putnam County Coroner Todd Zeiner shared a connection to Page Six connected Wednesday pinch much specifications astir Brendon’s tragic passing astatine nan property of 54 connected March 20.
Zeiner said Brendon “resided unsocial and was discovered by a longtime friend who had been staying overnight to supply care.”
The friend’s personality was not disclosed.
When Zeiner arrived connected nan segment aft Brendon was already pronounced dormant by aesculapian personnel, he recovered nan character “positioned arsenic if asleep.”
The coroner added that grounds astatine nan segment “indicated nan clip of decease was very recent.”
Zeiner besides confirmed that “there were nary signs of foul play” successful Brendon’s death, “and thing astatine nan segment indicated nan decease was thing different than natural.”
Brendon’s assemblage was transported for autopsy, wherever his family members “visually identified him.”
Toxicology and last results are pending. The last origin and mode of decease will beryllium released upon completion of each findings.
Brendon’s family shared nan news of his decease connected Friday.
“We are heartbroken to stock nan passing of our relative and son, Nicholas Brendon. He passed successful his slumber of earthy causes,” the family wrote successful an Instagram statement.
The connection noted that Brendon “had struggles successful nan past” and “was connected medications and curen to negociate his diagnosis” astatine nan clip of his death.
Brendon’s family besides asked for privateness arsenic they “grieve his nonaccomplishment and observe nan life of a man who lived pinch intensity, imagination, and heart.”
Brendon went to rehab for intoxicant issues aft he wrapped his seven-season tally arsenic Xander Harris connected “Buffy nan Vampire Slayer” successful 2003.
He re-entered a curen installation successful 2009 aft being charged pinch resisting arrest, artillery against a constabulary serviceman and vandalism, for which he was sentenced to organization work and probation aft pleading nary contest.
Brendon’s superior ineligible issues and curen visits continued complete nan adjacent fewer years, starring him to look connected “Dr. Phil” 2 times, erstwhile successful August 2015 and again successful November 2015.
He dramatically walked disconnected nan group during his first sit-down pinch nan TV therapist.
“I’m nan first to admit I’ve messed up a lot, and I’ve wounded group I attraction astir who attraction astir me,” he wrote via Facebook astatine nan time, adding that during nan interview, he “felt that Dr. Phil went for nan jugular, talking astir immoderate of my caller mistakes, pinch nary build up.”
Over 5 years earlier his death, Brendon was arrested successful August 2021 in Indiana for allegedly utilizing mendacious accusation to get medicine narcotics and charged pinch felony medicine fraud.
The pursuing month, a rep for Brendon revealed that he had “deep-seated aesculapian problems and immense pain,” and suffered “paralysis successful his genitals” and legs aft sleeping connected actual while successful jail.
Then successful 2022, Brendon was hospitalized for a “cardiac incident,” according to a since-deleted station connected his Instagram account.
“Nicky is doing good now but he had to beryllium rushed to emergency astir 2 weeks agone because of a cardiac incident (tachycardia/arrhythmia),” nan station read.
Along pinch “Buffy,” Brendon appeared connected “Criminal Minds,” “Private Practice,” “Married…With Children,” and “Kitchen Confidential.”
His movies included “Psycho Beach Party,” “Coherence” and “The Nanny.” His astir caller domiciled was successful 2021’s “Wanton Want.”
