American actor (1968–2020)
Stan Kirsch
Stan Kirsch in Friends 1995
Born Stanley Benjamin Kirsch Jr.
(1968-07-15 ) July 15, 1968Died January 11, 2020(2020-01-11) (aged 51) Occupations
Actor
screenwriter
director
acting coach
Spouse
Kristyn Green
(
m. 2009)
Stanley Benjamin Kirsch Jr. (July 15, 1968 – January 11, 2020)[ 1] was an American actor , screenwriter , director , and acting coach .
Biography
Kirsch was born in New York City , New York . He began acting as a young child. His first acting job was at the age of 4 when he appeared in some Campbell's Soup television commercials . Kirsch appeared in the short-lived Saturday morning TV series Riders in the Sky and on the soap opera General Hospital in 1992. He made guest appearances in some TV shows including JAG , Family Law , and Friends .[ 2]
His most notable role began in 1992 on Highlander: The Series as Richie Ryan . He left the show as a regular cast member in the fifth-season finale in 1997, but he made one last guest appearance in the series finale episode, "Not To Be" which aired May 17, 1998.[ 3]
Kirsch made his debut as director and producer with the film Straight Eye: The Movie in 2004. In 2008, he founded his own acting studio called Stan Kirsch Studios.[ 4]
On January 11, 2020, 51-year-old Kirsch was found dead in his Los Angeles home. The LA Coroner ruled Kirsch's death a suicide by hanging.[ 5] [ 6]
Selected filmography
Film
1998: Reason Thirteen (Short) as Michael
1999: Shark in a Bottle as Punk #1
2000: The Flunky as Sammy Bestone
2004: Shallow Ground as Stuart Dempsey
2004: Straight Eye: The Movie (Short, writer, director) as Sonny
2005: Deep Rescue as Kevin
Television
References
^ "STANLEY KIRSCH JR" . Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .
^ Tallarico, Maria (30 July 2015). "A "Friends" Where Are They Now? The One With Monica, Rachel and Phoebe's Ex-Boyfriends" . Cosmopolitan . Retrieved 18 June 2018 .
^ "Not to Be" . IMDb . May 17, 1998. Retrieved June 29, 2024 .
^ "STAN KIRSCH STUDIOS | LA + ONLINE ACTING SCHOOL & CLASSES" . stankirschstudios.com .
^ Evans, Greg (January 14, 2020). "Stan Kirsch Dies: 'Highlander: The Series' Actor Was 51" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ Guglielmi, Jodi (January 14, 2020). "Highlander Actor Stan Kirsch Dead at Age 51" . People . Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
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