Robert Carradine, Lizzie McGuire and Revenge of the Nerds Star, Dies at Age 71

Actor Robert Carradine, champion known for his enactment connected the 2001 Disney Channel bid Lizzie McGuire and starring the Revenge of the Nerds franchise, has died aged 71.

Hilary Duff, the titular prima of the beloved sitcom series, revealed the actor’s passing via a heartfelt Instagram station connected Monday, February 23.

“This 1 hurts,” she wrote successful her caption alongside a carousel of 2 photos with Carradine connected the Lizzie McGuire acceptable . “It’s truly hard to look this world astir an aged friend. There was truthful overmuch warmth successful the McGuire household and I ever felt truthful cared for by my on-screen parents. I’ll beryllium everlastingly grateful for that. I’m profoundly bittersweet to larn Bobby was suffering. My bosom aches for him, his household and everyone who loved him.”

Robert Carradine. Image credit: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic.

Duff’s on-screen member Jake Thomas — who played the McGuire lad Matt connected the early-aughts amusement — besides took to societal media to stock his sadness surrounding the loss.

“My bosom hurts today,” helium wrote connected Instagram alongside an representation of himself and Carradine portion connected set. “I was fortunate to cognize Bobby for astir of my life. And helium was 1 of the coolest guys you could ever meet. Funny, pragmatic, sometimes cranky, ever a small eccentric. He was a talented actor, instrumentalist and director. But much than anything, helium was family. I person galore fond memories of being with him and his household passim my life. Good moments, challenging moments and tons of laughs successful between.”

He added, “I looked up to him increasing up. And later, I came to recognize helium thought I was beauteous neat, too. So I conjecture I was doing thing close successful his eyes.”

Carradine was calved successful 1954 to histrion John Carradine arsenic portion of the celebrated Carradine household of actors and performers. His brothers, Keith and the precocious David Carradine, were besides actors, and their 4th brother, Christopher, was an architect-turned-Disney Imagineer.

The actor’s large interruption came successful 1972, erstwhile helium appeared with John Wayne and Bruce Dern successful the occidental deed The Cowboys. Aside from McGuire and Revenge of the Nerds, Carradine was besides known for his enactment successful Escape From L.A., Bonanza, The Long Riders, Body Bags, and Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained.

Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.