Following the death of beloved actor Robert Carradine at the age of 71, his Lizzie McGuire family remembered his legacy in heartfelt tributes. On Monday, Feb. 24, news broke that Carradine had succumbed to bipolar disorder after battling it for nearly 20 years.
Carradine played the title character’s father Sam McGuire and featured on the show’s two-season run from 2001 to 2004. Hilary Duff, who starred as Lizzie, shared Instagram photos of her and Carradine on set alongside the caption: “This one hurts. It’s really hard to face this reality about an old friend. There was so much warmth in the McGuire family and I always felt so cared for by my on-screen parents. I’ll be forever grateful for that. I’m deeply sad to learn Bobby was suffering. My heart aches for him , his family, and everyone who loved him.”
Jake Thomas, who portrayed Sam’s son Matt, also shared a remembrance on social media. “My heart hurts today,” began his tribute. “I was fortunate to know Bobby for most of my life. And he was one of the coolest guys you could ever meet. Funny, pragmatic, sometimes cranky, always a little eccentric.” Thomas praised Carradine as a “talented actor, musician, and director,” before adding, “But more than anything, he was family.”
He continued, “I looked up to him growing up. And later in life, I came to realize he thought I was pretty neat, too. So I guess I was doing something right in his eyes. My heart is with Marika and Ian. Rest easy, Bobby. Love you. – ‘Jaker’”
Lalaine, who featured as Lizzie’s best friend Miranda Sanchez, wrote in another post, “It’s really not fair. I’m fu*ked up atm.. I am thankful tho. Thankful I had time with you, thankful for our last conversation, and your constant fatherly like support. I love you Bobby.”
Robert Carradine, who starred in the iconic Eighties film Revenge of the Nerds, found a new generation of fans in the early 2000s with Lizzie McGuire, and also appeared in the 2003 theatrically-released film. He called the role a “godsend” during a 2013 interview with Pop Dose. “I didn’t really think that they were going to go for somebody of my style and type as Lizzie’s father,” he said. “And then I found out after the fact that they’d written this guy to be kind of loose and devil-may-care, which I am.”
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