Sawyer Sweeten

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Sawyer Sweeten was an American child actor, best known for playing ‘Geoffrey Barone’ in the hit ‘CBS’ sitcom, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond.’

May 12, 1995

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: May 12, 1995
  • Died on: April 23, 2015
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Film & Theater Personalities, Child Actors
  • City/State: Texas
  • Siblings: Madylin Sweeten
  • Cause of death: Suicide

Sawyer Sweeten born at

Brownwood, Texas

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Birth Place

Sawyer, along with his twin brother, owned a house in Riverside, California. He made his last appearance in the 8th annual ‘TV Land Awards,' in 2010, with his siblings, Sullivan and Madylin.

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Personal Life

There is no information available about his love life, and it is not known whether he had a girlfriend.

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Personal Life

Sawyer Sweeten was born on May 12, 1995, in the state of Texas (Brownwood), US, to Timothy Sweeten and Elizabeth Millsap. Timothy was a screenwriter and film producer, best known for the documentary ‘The Seventh Man.’ Elizabeth Millsap was an actor.

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Childhood & Early Life

Sawyer had a twin brother, Sullivan, and an elder sister, Madylin. Sawyer also had a younger sister, Maysa. He also had four half-siblings, Emma, Guiliana, Elliette, and Jaymeson.

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Childhood & Early Life

When the twins were 6 months old, their parents decided to move from Texas to California. Immediately after this, the twins auditioned for ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and were selected.

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Childhood & Early Life

Soon, Los Angeles became their home. Sawyer was 16 months old when he first appeared in the sitcom with Sullivan and Madylin.

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Childhood & Early Life

Sawyer made his acting debut in ‘Everybody Loves Raymond.’ Its first episode was aired in 1996.

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Career

Sawyer played the character of ‘Geoffrey Barone,’ one of the twin sons of the protagonist, ‘Ray,’ portrayed by Ray Romano, and ‘Debra,’ played by Patricia Heaton. George was just 1 year old when the show began. By the time the series finale was aired, George was 10 years old.

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Career

His twin brother, Sullivan, played ‘Michael Barone,’ the identical twin brother of ‘Geoffrey.’ They appeared in 130 episodes, from the pilot to the finale.

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Career

The series ran successfully for almost ten years. It ended in 2005, but its reruns are still aired on TV.

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Career

Sawyer had also appeared in the TV show ‘Even Stevens’ in 2000. He played ‘Milton’ in the episode ‘All About Yvette.’

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Career

A promising actor and performer, Sweeten gave up on his life too soon. While there was no obvious reason for the suicide, it was said that Sawyer was suffering from depression and sadness. His family and friends claimed that there were no definite signs of his depression.

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Taking his Own Life

Sawyer had learning disabilities in school and suffered from ‘Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder’ (ADHD).Depressive tendencies ran in his family, and many of his family members were known to have been taking medicines for depression and other mental illnesses.

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Taking his Own Life

Chele Knapp Robinette, his aunt, also worked in the film industry and lived in Texas with her husband and three children. Sawyer was vacationing at his aunt’s house in Texas with Sullivan when the incident took place.

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Taking his Own Life

He shot himself at his aunt’s house. The incident took place in a room upstairs while the rest of the family was downstairs.

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Taking his Own Life

The saddest part about his tragic death was that Sawyer was only 19 years old when he committed suicide. He was a few days short of turning 20. He could have been a superstar, had he not taken his own life.

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Taking his Own Life