Jonathan Brandis FAQ

Vin-cen Chong

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CONTENTS

[1] INTRODUCTION

[2] BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

[3] TRIVIA

[4] FILMOGRAPHY

[5] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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CHAPTER 1.......INTRODUCTION
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Welcome to the Jonathan Brandis Frequently Asked Questions List.

This list is available from #1 Teens Unlimited BBS in Sydney, NSW,
Australia. It is available from FTP at ftp.hyperion.com, and is periodically
posted to a variety of USENET newsgroups as well.

If there are any queries, please send mail to the e-mail address below.

A special thanks goes to STAR! and SMASH HITS magazines for quotes and
some information provided in this FAQ.

This FAQ may be redistributed freely in its complete form, but may not be
reproduced in any form whatsoever if any monies is to be made from it
without prior permission of the author.

--
vch...@sydney.DIALix.oz.au

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CHAPTER 2 ........ BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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In the small town of Danbury in Connecticut, on April 13, 1976, Greg and
Mary Brandis gave birth to baby Jonathan Gregory Brandis. His father
(previously a bus driver) decided to name Jon after a "cool" guy that
caught his bus. His middle name is his father's name. He's an only child.

When Jon was only 2 years old, his mother took him on a long drive into
New York City, where he made he debut into show business on a Buster Brown
Shoes Poster.

Each day, they would do this, Jon working on commercials, and as a print
model. From this, he managed to get a part on "One Life to Live" at the
age of 6!

When he turned 9, his parents packed up and decided to move to LA, where Jon
could pursue a television and movie career. Almost immediately, he won a
part on the Farrah Fawcett series "Poor Little Rich Girl."

He then won small parts on several movies, until the Television Movie Series
"Stephen Kings: It," in 1990 where he played the part of a chronic stutterer.

Also later that year, he featured in the sequel to The NeverEnding Story,
and played the child hero, Bastian.

After this part, Jonathan scored a wide variety of Television guest star
roles, on shows like "Blossom," and "Full House." However, he could not
seem to land himself a series at this stage. He attended a public school
at the time, and worked every alternate week.

His big time break into show business was when he starred in the silly
comedy Ladybugs. Jon played the part of a girl, and got to wear a couple
of dresses, however the movie did not do all that well at the box office.
Even so, many people saw the movie, and began asking questions about him.

Shortly afterward, in 1992 he scored the role of geeky Barry Gebrewski
in the movie SideKicks, which also starred Chuck Norris, and Beau Bridges.
This movie did much better that Ladybugs did.

Jumping from movie to movie, Jon tried out for another one called Airborne,
but didn't get the role. So slowing down a bit, Jon decided to double
up on his school courses, graduating a year earlier in 1992 from the
valley Professional School. He also was placed up in the "Who's who among
American High School Students."

To allowed him to star in seaQuest as the smart teenager Lucas Wolenczak,
which began mid-way through 1993. This role was and still is probably
the most prominent career choice he made. Starring in seaQuest for not only
one, but two seasons, he has gained immense popularity among Americans,
apparantely appearing more times on the cover of US fan magazines that any
other actor ever!

However, during the break from seaQuest DSV, Jonathan visited the Czech
Republic, where he was to star in the TV/Family movie "The Good King."
In this movie, Jonathan plays the part of "Prince Wenceslas," who is the
innocent in all the bad blood in the family.

When the second season of seaQuest returned, Jonathan and Roy Schieder (the
star of seaQuest DSV) were asked to host a TV special, "Masters of Illusion:
The Wizards of Special Effects." And also during the second season, Jon
on another set is the voice of the evil wizard Mozenrath on the Disney
Animated TV Series "Aladdin."

Jon now stands at 5"10' (168 cm) and weighs 165 pounds (63 kgs). Apparently
he doesn't like doing chores around the house. He's got blue eyes,
and dark blond hair, and he's also a terrible morning person, and I
quote, "I'm a terrible morning person." (Source - STAR!)

He now lives in Florida when he's filming seaQuest, and at home in Los
Angeles' San Fernando Valley when he's not. All his friends are there,
and he misses them a lot.

He is active in many charities, lending support to the Spinabifida Foundation,
Superstar Kids Challenge for cystic fibrosis, the Make-A-Wish Foundation,
Fone Friends, and the Inner-City Games for youths.

Jon keeps his fitness up by working out at the local Gym in Florida.
Balley's Health Club to be exact. You'll often find Jonathan relaxing, on
the basketball court, or shooting a couple of games of pool or billiards.
At home, his mobile phone is a necessity for him. He's apparantely fallen
asleep talking to friends.

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CHAPTER 3 ........ TRIVIA
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Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark Blond/Light Brown
Height: 5"10' (185cm)
Weight: 165 pounds (62 kgs)

Favourite Colour: Midnight Blue
Favourite Desert: Ice Cream Sundae
Favourite Magazine: MAD!
Favourite TV Show: Melrose Place
Favourite Band/Music: U2, Jimi Hendrix
Favourite Junk Food: Reese's candy pieces, and snapples
Favourite Appliance: The Phone! - He can't live without it, I mean he
_has_ to call all his friends, and tell him how much
he misses them.
Favourite Clothing: Flannel Shirts
Favourite Clothes Shop: JC Penney's - It's the best for Flannel shirts!
Wierd Obesession: He Collects Pez Dispensers!

Car: Nissan Maxima, or Jeep Cherokee. He drives a Gold
Toyota Camry to the set.

Toothpase: Tarter Control Crest
SleepWear: Just his boxers. (Apparantely some have wild patterns
on them.) - Just had to put this one in :)

Parent's Occupations: Mother - Jonathan's manager
Father - Owns a food distribution company
Family: He's an only child, but he's got about 20 or so
first cousins!

Famous Friends: Jenna Von Oy - Blossom (They were childhood Friends)
Brian Austin Green } - From 90210
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen }
Chris Demetral - Lois and Clark
Jason Marsden - Almost Home
First Kiss: At about 12, in the back of a school bus, with a
whole crowd of people watching.
Girlfriend: Jon's pretty secretive about these things. He likes
to keep them private. Anyhow, he doesn't have a
girlfriend at the moment, and apparantely doesn't want
one (for the time being anyhow). He doesn't really
like to date either.

The Future: Jon wants to write, direct, and produce movies, as
well as hopefully keeping up with the acting.
He also wants to go back to Europe and tour all the
places. (He was in Germany when they filmed the
NeverEnding Story II)

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CHAPTER 4 ........ FILMOGRAPHY INFORMATION
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Listed below are his Movie Credits. The movies that are enclosed in
quotation marks are Television Movies, or specials.

Listed in the table below are the guest roles he has had on Television
Series

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CHAPTER 5 ........ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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WHERE DO I WRITE TO JONATHAN?

Jonathan is contactable at:

The Jonathan Brandis Fan Club
11684 Ventura Blvd.
Suite #909
Studio City, CA 91604
USA

or

The Jonathan Brandis Fan Club
11684 Ventura Blvd.
Suite #966
Studio City, CA 91604
USA

CAN WE FIND JONATHAN ON THE NET?

Perhaps. Jonathan may have an internet account somewhere on the net, but
we must respect his privacy, as he already gets 4 000 fan letters each week.
If he had an e-mail account, I'm sure he doesn't want that flooding either.
The simple answer is if you want to contact him, the best place to write to
him is one of the above two addresses.

WHERE CAN I FIND THIS FAQ?

This FAQ is available at the following FTP sites:

ftp.hyperion.com /pub/TV/seaQuest/Characters

and is also posted to the following newsgroups:

alt.tv.seaquest
rec.arts.sf.tv
rec.arts.tv
rec.arts.movies
alt.fan.teen.idols
alt.fan.actors

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======"They didn't plan on things changing" - Lucas (Jon Brandis)======

Jessica Inman

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Mar 6, 1995, 4:43:56 PM3/6/95

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In article <3jbrnv$s63$1...@sydney.DIALix.oz.au>, vch...@sydney.DIALix.oz.au
(Vin-cen Chong) wrote:

> Favourite Colour: Midnight Blue

isn't it lavender-peach-melba-midnight blue ;) (just joking)

> Father - Owns a food distribution company

which one? This is the only thing I don't know.

> Family: He's an only child, but he's got about 20 or so
> first cousins!

I think it's 27.

> ======"They didn't plan on things changing" - Lucas (Jon Brandis)======

Which episode is this from?

Sorry I'm asking so many questions, but I love Jon, and I know just about
everything ever published on Jon. I covered half of the screen in the
trivia section and tried to guess the answers, and I knew all of them.
Including the boxers, the kiss, even the toothpaste. Hey, if you need a
consultant........=)
--Jess Inman--

Amari donohoo

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Dec 12, 2021, 2:44:41 PM12/12/21

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what is his fan page email?