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Jonathan Brandis dead at 27

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Jonathan Brandis, whose role as the young computer whiz on the adventure show "seaQuest DSV" turned him into a teen heartthrob in the mid-1990s, has died.

He was 27.

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Brandis died Nov. 12 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after he was found unconscious in his home in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

A spokesman said the case had been reported as a possible suicide. An autopsy has been completed, but a determination of the manner and cause of death are awaiting the results of tests, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

From 1993 to 1995, Brandis played boy genius Lucas Wolenczak on "seaQuest DSV," the Steven Spielberg-produced futuristic underwater fantasy about a deep-submergence vehicle commanded by Roy Scheider.

The boyishly handsome actor with the dark blond hair and blue eyes quickly became a favorite of young female viewers. Readers of the teen fan magazine Tiger Beat voted him the No. 1 dreamboat, and he topped the list of a Seventeen magazine readers' poll of the 10 sexiest guys.

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