wrote on Instagram<\/a> Monday night alongside a carousel of throwback images of her with Robert.<\/p>\n\u201cIf you knew my dad, you know he\u2019s the guy that\u2019s always there. Invite him to dinner? He\u2019s in. Kid\u2019s Little League game in Simi Valley, just tell him what time. Red eye flight and need a ride home from the airport, just text him your column number after you get your bags,\u201d she added. <\/p>\nEver Carradine, seen above with her father, wrote an emotional tribute about her dad, Robert Carradine, after he died Monday. evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe \u201cHandmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d actress said Robert, who is holding his daugther in throwback photo, was \u201cthe guy that\u2019s always there.\u201d evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/aside>\n\u201cGrowing up in the 70s and 80 with a single dad in Laurel Canyon is not exactly the recipe for a grounded childhood, but somehow mine was. Whenever anyone asks me how I turned out so normal, I always tell them it\u2019s because of my dad.\u201d <\/p>\n
Ever, 51, wrote that she knew her late father, Robert, \u201cloved [her]\u201d and always had her back because their 20-year age difference made them \u201cbasically [grow] up together.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd while I never ever thought of him as a sibling, I did always think of him as my partner. We were in it together. I never wanted to let him down, and I wanted him to trust that I had his back the same way that he had mine,\u201d she penned. <\/p>\n\u201cWhenever anyone asks me how I turned out so normal, I always tell them it\u2019s because of my dad,\u201d she wrote. evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEver, pictured above with Robert on a ranch, said she and her father\u2019s 20-year age difference made them close. evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe \u201cGuns For Hire\u201d actress then listed the many things she learned from the \u201cLizzie McGuire\u201d alum, such as how to change her own wiper blades and to never hold a grudge.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad was a lover, not a fighter. He was all heart, and in a world so full of conflict and division, I think we can all take a page out of his book today, open our hearts and feel and share the love,\u201d Ever wrote. <\/p>\n
\u201cI have a thousand stories and I\u2019m being flooded with memories \u2014 so if you see me, please ask me about my dad, Bobby Carradine, who made me who I am. Rest easy, dad. I love you the most,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n
Robert died by suicide<\/a> after battling Bipolar Disorder, his brother Keith Carradine told Deadline. The late actor was 71.<\/p>\n\u201cMy dad was a lover, not a fighter. He was all heart, and in a world so full of conflict and division,\u201d Ever, seen above with Robert at a strike, penned. evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRobert, pictured above at the Newport Beach Film Festival Honors in 2017, died by suicide after battling Bipolar Disorder. He was 71. Jerod Harris<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cIn a world that can feel so dark, Bobby was always a beacon on light to everyone around him. We are bereft at the loss of this beautiful soul and want to acknowledge Bobby\u2019s valiant struggle against his nearly two-decade battle with Bipolar Disorder,\u201d Robert\u2019s family told the outlet in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope his journey can shine a light and encourage addressing the stigma that attaches to mental illness. At this time we ask for the privacy to grieve this unfathomable loss. With gratitude for your understanding and compassion,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n
The \u201cRevenge of the Nerds\u201d actor\u2019s relatives said they want the public to know there is \u201cno shame\u201d in the illness he had. <\/p>\nRobert, seen above at a movie premiere in 2025, was diagnosed with the mental illness after\u00a0his brother David Carradine passed away by asphyxiation\u00a0in 2009. FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe \u201cLong Riders\u201d actor welcomed daughter Ever with Susan Snyder in 1974. He also had two other children from his marriage to Edith Mani. evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRobert was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after\u00a0his brother David Carradine died by asphyxiation<\/a>\u00a0in June 2009.<\/p>\nThe \u201cLong Riders\u201d actor welcomed daughter Ever with Susan Snyder in 1974. Robert married Edith Mani in 1990, and they shared two children, Marika, 35, and Ian, 33.<\/p>\n
The couple divorced in 2018, one year after Mani revealed Robert attempted to kill them both<\/a> in a terrifying 2015 car crash.<\/p>\nIf you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n