All All. Sign In. Notable Showbiz Deaths of A list of the notable entertainment figures who passed away in , ordered by date of death. Please note that, due to time constraints, I may not be able to write up descriptions for many of this year's entries. List activity. Tom Heaton. Actor Slither October 13, β January 1, Prolific character actor whose many movie credits include 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Jon Paul Steuer. Actor Little Giants The pilot episode aired September 29, with actor Noah Segan playing Quentin.
Jon took over the role starting in episode two. During hiatus of the second season, ten year old Jon was cast in Little Giants , a comedy movie co-starring with Sam Horrigan who was then 13 years old. Jon returned to his Grace Under Fire schedule and continued on the show until the end of the third season. In May , Jon's parents abruptly pulled him from the show saying that they felt the show was not a good environment for their son, citing Brett Butler's substance abuse, frequent rehab admissions and her overt sexual behavior toward year-old Jon.
Brett Butler was observed flashing her breasts at him on the set. After leaving the show, when Jon interviewed for other acting jobs, he found most casting directors only wanted to question him about what it was like to work with Brett Butler, how it was working on Grace Under Fire set and why he left the show. In April , Jon told an interviewer from the internet-based newspaper website, The A. Club, that he thought the behavior of some casting agents was very unprofessional and that he didn't appreciate how the focus during job interviews was on Brett Butler and the show, when he was supposed to be interviewing with them for another job.
It was then that Jon Paul Steuer decided to quit acting altogether. His family moved to Denver Colorado and while finishing high school, Jon worked at several jobs. In Jon took the stage name of Jonny P. Jewels, formed the glam punk band Kill City Thrillers with four other musicians and became the lead singer. In , the band changed its name to Soda Pop Kids. The band worked consistently until November when the group decided to quit.
In , Jon became the fifth member of a Portland-based punk rock group called P. They performed in nearby states and in , the band went on a European tour. Jon remained with the band until his death. The restaurant thrived for almost three years. On January 1, , at the age of 33, Jon Paul Steuer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Portland, Oregon. The day after his death, his Harvest At The Bindery restaurant partner closed down the restaurant permanently and on January 3, it was put up for sale.
