Omg, Dr Brandt died!

[pixy0stix]

*snerk*

Nope, still don't care.

[AJL]

Who the hell???

[heyjude]

We shall have more pores now.

[mdgirl]

I learned that he was the inspiration for Martin Short's character in The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt.

[Laura Palmer]

I hadn't heard that. So sad.

[secretlyevil]

I'm sorry he passed away. I'll just show myself to the corner because LOFL at the pic.

[nursewife]

I read that he hung himself at his home. So sad.

[auntie]

Although celebrity dermatologist Dr. Fredric Brandt had been upset about comparisons to a character on Tina Fey's Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the show did not cause his apparent suicide Sunday, a source tells PEOPLE.

"He was depressed," the source close to Brandt says. "Did the show upset him? Yes. It was a mean characterization. He was a human being, no one would like that. It was making fun of him for the way he looked and it was mean and it was bullying. It was an illness, he suffered from depression. He always seemed like the life of the party, he would sing and rap his way through the day."

"It wasn't the only thing troubling him, it was just one factor," the source adds. "It definitely hurt him. He was absolutely upset, who would want that? But that was not why he committed suicide. But it didn't help."

In Kimmy Schmidt, released in March, Jane Krakowski's character Jacqueline Voorhees is a frequent client of plastic surgeon Dr. Grant (pronounced "Franff"), played by Martin Short, and the script ridicules his eccentric behavior and appearance.

"He was the nicest, kindest man alive, and they poke fun of him? Why? Because he looks different," the source tells PEOPLE. "Does Tina Fey teach her daughter to make fun of people? I don't think so. As a mother, I wonder if that's what she teaches her daughter. If someone looks different from you, do you make fun of them?"

Another source confirms Brandt was "definitely hurt" by the characterization, and the dermatologist had told the source, "It wasn't nice, what they did."

Fey, Netflix and Short have not yet returned requests for comment.

Celebrities like Kelly Ripa and Joy Behar have Tweeted about the loss of Dr. Brandt.


www.people.com/article/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-not-cause-dr-brandt-apparent-suicide

[secretlyevil]

It's looking like suicide.

[stephm0188]

[nursewife]

It bothers me that it could have been a response from a movie. Even while he was alive it obviously upset and hurt him. That's really bothersome and sad.

[secretlyevil]

Apr 6, 2015 19:00:22 GMT -5 nursewife said:

It bothers me that it could have been a response from a movie. Even while he was alive it obviously upset and hurt him. That's really bothersome and sad.

I was watching extra. I'm not saying this is correct but the report they did had a statement from his publicist said it wasn't the show.

[forreals]

This is just so sad:(

[MrsAxilla]

:::whispers::: who is this?

[secretlyevil]

Apr 6, 2015 22:52:42 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

:::whispers::: who is this?

plastic surgeon to the stars, skin care line.

[sitnspin]

It is so sad that this happened. Depression is very, very real.  Poor guy.

While I am not trying to be insensitive to this horrible tragedy, should I start stock piling my Pores No More?  *-)