{"id":2305468,"date":"2026-02-28T19:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2305468"},"modified":"2026-02-28T19:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:56:09","slug":"ever-carradine-details-hardest-week-of-my-life-after-dad-roberts-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ever-carradine-details-hardest-week-of-my-life-after-dad-roberts-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever Carradine details &#8216;hardest week of my life&#8217; after dad Robert&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ever Carradine is reflecting on \u201cone of the hardest weeks\u201d of her entire life following the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/24\/entertainment\/robert-carradine-revenge-of-the-nerds-and-lizzie-mcguire-actor-dead-at-71\/\">tragic passing of her dad<\/a>, Robert Carradine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter one of the hardest weeks of my life, I went to see my friend @joannavargasnyc,\u201d the actress wrote on her Instagram Story Friday, before adding: \u201cShe does what she always does, took care of my heart and took a few years off my face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robert died on Monday at age 71, with Page Six confirming that the beloved actor\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/27\/celebrity-news\/tragic-details-of-robert-carradines-passing-revealed-as-cause-of-death-is-confirmed\/\">manner of death was ruled a suicide<\/a>, per the Los Angeles Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLizzie McGuire\u201d star\u2019s cause of death is sequelae of anoxic brain injury from hanging. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Ever Carradine shared an Instagram Story, as seen above, following the death of her dad, Robert Carradine, on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@officialevercarradine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actress, in a selfie with her dad above, called this \u201cone of the hardest weeks of my life.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>After news broke, Ever, whose mom is Susan Snyder, took to social media to pen a heartbreaking tribute to her father. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad died today. My sweet, funny dad, who\u2019s only 20 years older than I am, who never missed an opportunity to drive me to the airport or tell me how much he loved my homemade salad dressing, is gone,\u201d the \u201cHandmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d alum\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVIPXDuES1O\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote via Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ever expressed that those who knew Robert knew he was the guy \u201cthat\u2019s always there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\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 she continued about their bond. \u201cI knew my dad loved me, I knew it deep in my bones.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Robert, seen here in a picture with his daughter, died by suicide at age 71. <span class=\"credit\">evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Robert, posing with the actress in a pic above, welcomed his eldest daughter with Susan Snyder. <span class=\"credit\">evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Ever, her dad always had her back because their 20-year age difference made them \u201cbasically [grow] up together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\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 concluded the star, 51.  <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/24\/celebrity-news\/handmaids-tale-alum-ever-carradine-honors-dad-robert-after-actors-death\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Along with the touching caption, Ever included a carousel of throwback photos of her and Robert.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRevenge of the Nerds\u201d actor was also dad to Marika, 35, and Ian, 33, whom he shared with ex-wife Edith Mani. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The star, smiling with the \u201cLizzie McGuire\u201d star above, said she \u201cknew my dad loved me, I knew it deep in my bones,\u201d in a touching tribute. <span class=\"credit\">evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Robert\u2019s brother Keith Carradine told Deadline that the Hollywood icon, seen above with Ever, had battled bipolar disorder for years. <span class=\"credit\">evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple divorced in 2018, a year after Edith accused Robert\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/05\/05\/robert-carradines-estranged-wife-claims-he-tried-to-kill-both-of-them\/'\">of attempting to kill them both<\/a>\u00a0in a terrifying 2015 car crash.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 23, Robert\u2019s brother Keith Carradine told Deadline that he was battling Bipolar Disorder before his death.<\/p>\n<p>\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 said in a statement to the outlet.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Robert\u2019s family, including daughter Ever, pictured above with her dad, said there was \u201cno shame\u201d in his illness.  <span class=\"credit\">evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Robert\u2019s relatives hope to shine light on mental illness and stigma in honor of the late actor, seen here in a shot with Ever. <span class=\"credit\">evercarradine\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\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 noted.<\/p>\n<p>Robert\u2019s relatives wanted the public to know there is \u201cno shame\u201d in the illness he had.<\/p>\n<p>Robert was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder after\u00a0his brother David Carradine\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2009\/06\/04\/kung-fu-star-david-carradine-has-died\/\">died by asphyxiation<\/a>\u00a0in June 2009.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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 pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever Carradine is reflecting on \u201cone of the hardest weeks\u201d of her entire life following the tragic passing of her dad, Robert Carradine. \u201cAfter one of the hardest weeks of my life, I went to see my friend @joannavargasnyc,\u201d the actress wrote on her Instagram Story Friday, before adding: \u201cShe does what she always does, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2305469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[25538,30058,22062,70626,24003,445099,39212,21913],"class_list":["post-2305468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-actors","tag-celebrity-children","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-news","tag-robert-carradine","tag-suicide","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ever-Carradine-details-hardest-week-of-my-life-after-dad.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305468"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2305470,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305468\/revisions\/2305470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}