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Robert Carradine from Revenge of the Nerds has died at 71

Posted on 2/23/26 at 11:26 pm
Posted by hsfolk
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 2/23/26 at 11:26 pm
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Member since Sep 2013
35520 posts
Posted on 2/23/26 at 11:48 pm to
Not Lewis!! Man I hate to hear this. Revenge of the Nerds is One of the greatest comedies of all time.
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
39082 posts
Posted on 2/23/26 at 11:49 pm to
The Lizzy McGuire dad to me

RIP
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
3868 posts
Posted on 2/23/26 at 11:57 pm to
Took his own life at 71 from what it sounds like.

I just don’t understand why so many Hollywood actors who’ve made millions of dollars over the course of careers would even consider something like that. This guy came from a wealthy family and had a great career. Why?
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
32613 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 12:14 am to
quote:

This guy came from a wealthy family and had a great career. Why?


Money isn’t everything.

RIP
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
41943 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 12:23 am to
Hopefully he didn't go out like his brother David
Posted by Michael T. Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2004
8844 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 4:34 am to
If you haven’t seen The Cowboys with John Wayne and music by John Williams, find it.

Damn, RIP.
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
64372 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 6:10 am to
Just heard. Wow. Even the nerds are dying.

He'll always be Pvt. Zab to me, though.

Posted by TulsaSooner78
Member since Aug 2025
1690 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 6:47 am to
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Hopefully he didn't go out like his brother David


Auto-erotic asphyxiation? We should all strive to go out that way.
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 2/24/26 at 6:49 am to
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33097 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 7:00 am to
quote:

Revenge of the Nerds is One of the greatest comedies of all time.


Gospel.
Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer
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Posted on 2/24/26 at 7:28 am to
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
107041 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 7:36 am to
quote:

I just don’t understand why so many Hollywood actors who’ve made millions of dollars over the course of careers would even consider something like that. This guy came from a wealthy family and had a great career. Why?


He had Bipolar Disorder. If it was Bipolar I, that comes with some really manic highs (usually what gets someone diagnosed in hospitalization) and really depressive lows.
Posted by hsfolk
Member since Sep 2009
19209 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 7:40 am to
never realized Martha Plimpton is his niece
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
83947 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 8:22 am to
RIP Lewis Skolnik.
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
Member since Dec 2006
21372 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 8:25 am to
quote:

I just don’t understand why so many Hollywood actors who’ve made millions of dollars over the course of careers would even consider something like that.
It's possible to be wealthy and miserable. Money isn't the solution to all problems or the key to happiness.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
38140 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 10:22 am to
"He said to tell yuh we did it for Dixie and nothin' else."

- Bob Younger, The Long Riders
Posted by TTB
LA to L.A.
Member since Nov 2006
3155 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 10:57 am to
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Money isn't the solution to all problems


It’s actually the cause of a lot of them.

RIP
Posted by MasterKnight
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2016
2339 posts
Posted on 2/24/26 at 5:53 pm to
He was 30 yrs old when that movie came out. So 29 when filming. Most of the other actors were 29/30 as well. Playing characters who were 18.

Anthony Edwards was 22 so not that far. The actor playing Wormser was 12 when it came out. Julia Montgomery was 24.

RIP Lewis.
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