{"id":2211921,"date":"2025-12-25T14:44:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T14:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2211921"},"modified":"2025-12-25T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T14:44:26","slug":"former-nickelodeon-star-tylor-chases-dad-opens-up-about-sons-battle-with-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/former-nickelodeon-star-tylor-chases-dad-opens-up-about-sons-battle-with-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Nickelodeon star Tylor Chase&#8217;s dad opens up about son&#8217;s battle with addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F12%2F117850576.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Nickelodeon child star Tylor Chase, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/21\/entertainment\/former-neds-declassified-star-tylor-chase-homeless-in-viral-video\/\">who was found disheveled and homeless on the streets of Los Angeles<\/a>, struggles with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia \u2014 but refuses to get help, according to his father.<\/p>\n<p>Chase, 36, starred in \u201cNed\u2019s Declassified School Survival Guide\u201d on the popular kids\u2019 channel in the early 2000s, but a heartbreaking video, initially posted in September but has since gone viral, shows how his life has taken a dark turn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The original TikTok video showing Tylor Chase homeless was posted in September.  <span class=\"credit\">@ricecrackerspov\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former child actor\u2019s dad, Joseph Mendez Jr., said he has struggled for over a decade with mental illness and substance abuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a wonderful person when he\u2019s Tylor,\u201d Mendez <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15410309\/tylor-chase-father-Nickelodeon-homeless-addiction-schizophrenia.html?ico=authors_pagination_desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor over a decade, the family has sought treatment options for Tylor, including support for substance use as well as mental health care,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A photo taken of Chase in Riverside on Dec. 23.  <span class=\"credit\">SL, Terma \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chase has been struggling with addiction since he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in 2015, according to Mendez, who is a realtor in Georgia. <\/p>\n<p>The family convinced Chase to enter rehab in Georgia around 2021, but eventually he rejected the treatment plan, according to Mendez. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Chase] later chose to discontinue medication and resumed substance use,\u201d Mendez explained. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>From 2004 to 2007, Chase played Martin in Ned\u2019s Declassified School Survival Guide.  <span class=\"credit\">Nickelodeon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the failed recovery, Mendez explained that Chase returned to California to be closer to his mother, Paula Moisio, a realtor in the Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Daily Mail found Chase digging in the dirt behind a 7\/11 in Riverside, a city about an hour outside of LA. Chase <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/24\/entertainment\/homeless-neds-declassified-star-tylor-chase-reveals-drugs-hes-on\/\">denied having any mental illness<\/a>, but told reporters he is taking Prozac, Adderall, Sudafed, Wellbutrin and Zoloft, which were prescribed by a psychiatrist. <\/p>\n<p>Chase was caked in dirt, shuffling and growling at the sky, while wearing tattered clothes, the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>Riverside court records seen by the Daily Mail list 12 criminal cases against Chase since 2023, including for shoplifting and substance use, but police said the child actor isn\u2019t wanted for any crime. <\/p>\n<p>Riverside cops have maintained contact with Chase through the Public Safety Engagement team, but say he consistently refuses shelter or other help.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chase is involved in at least 12 ongoing criminal cases in Riverside.  <span class=\"credit\">SL, Terma \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHis family has been trying for many years to get him the support he needs, but ultimately, he must be willing to accept help,\u201d Mendez said. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Chase said he regularly receives support from his mother but is planning to return to Georgia soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not really active homeless at this time, I\u2019m thinking that I would like to go see my dad, relatively shortly, in the state of Georgia,\u201d Chase said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have the whole setup to stay out there, a room out there hopefully [\u2026] Probably a housing assistance program in Georgia most likely.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Nickelodeon child star Tylor Chase, who was found disheveled and homeless on the streets of Los Angeles, struggles with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia \u2014 but refuses to get help, according to his father. 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