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Celebrities and their faces mourn today after a famous dermatologist to the stars was found dead on Sunday. But was his death caused by a TV show?
Some say celebrity face doctor, Dr. Fredric Brandt, and Martin Short’s plastic surgeon character on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Tina Fey’s new Netflix series) could've been the same person. He was called "the baron of Botox" and for good reason. Yes, the bleach blonde hair and puffed out face draw a striking resemblance between the two. Sources say the comparisons between Dr. Brandt and the show's character Dr. Franff, “devastated” him.
Sources: Dr Fredric Brandt was "devastated" over comparisons to the protagonist on Tina Fey’s new Netflix show, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
— Lesley Abravanel (@lesleyabravanel) April 5, 2015
Dr. Brandt died at his Florida home from "an illness" his publicist Jacquie Trachtenberg said.
Dr. Brandt's publicist says he was suffering from an "illness". Sources close say that illness was depression.
— Lesley Abravanel (@lesleyabravanel) April 5, 2015
Trachtenberg declined to comment on the circumstances of the 65-year-old's passing. The "depression" combined with the devastation over the show's comparisons cloud suspicion around his untimely death.
Breaking: reports in that dermo to the stars Dr. Fredric Brandt has committed suicide in Miami @miamiherald @HowardCohen
— Lesley Abravanel (@lesleyabravanel) April 5, 2015
“Everyone who knows him is devastated.” Trachtenberg added, “I worked with him for over 20 years and he was an amazing man, not only was he a brilliant doctor, but he was the kindest human being.”
Dr. Brandt had offices in New York City and Miami, and has treated stars including Madonna, Patti Stanger and Nina Garcia.
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Update: Police have confirmed celebrity dermatologist Dr. Fredric Brandt committed suicide by hanging himself at his Miami mansion.
“We can confirm the death was a suicide by hanging. The death is not suspicious,” says the Miami Police Department.
Brandt’s longtime publicist Jacquie Tractenberg told Page Six: “(Comparisons from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) deeply hurt him, he was being made fun of because of the way he looks. It was mean, and it was bullying. But the show was not the reason . . . he would take his own life. He was suffering from depression, and it is so sad, because he was beloved by so many people.”
