It's true.
Jonathan Brandis is dead. Come to think of it, I am not certain I've seen anything he starred in all the way through. I seem to remember seeing part of "Ladybugs" at a friend's house once. But I never watched "Seaquest" because it was on opposite that Lois & Clark show that starred the studly (and more mature) Dean Cain. What can I say, maturity went a long way back then.
It's still sad though. And it's even sadder that nobody found out for a week.
Great, now I'm sad again.