The actor, who played twin kid Geoffrey Barone on the beloved sitcom, passed away after he allegedly 'killed himself with a gunshot' when visiting his family.
- April 24, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Sawyer Sweeten, the actor who starred as Ray Romano's twin kid Geoffrey Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond", passed away by apparent suicide at the age of 19. His manager Dino May confirmed the sad news to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, April 23.
A source told Radar Online that Sawyer "was visiting family in Texas. He went on the front porch and killed himself with a gunshot to his head." The source added, "Sawyer's entire family is absolutely devastated by this tragedy."
Sawyer's sister Madylin Sweeten, who played Ray's other child Ally Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond", posted on Facebook on Thursday, "At this time I would like to encourage everyone to reach out to the ones you love. Let them have no doubt of what they mean to you."
Sawyer's twin brother Sullivan Sweeten starred as Michael Barone on the sitcom. Sawyer and Sullivan joined the show when they were 16-month-old in 1996. They jointly played a character in a 2000 episode of Disney's "Even Steven" and shared a small role in 2002's "Frank McKlusky, C.I."
