Kindergarten Cop star Christian Cousins has died at the age of 43, his family announced today. He had been suffering with liver disease.
Kindergarten Cop star Christian Cousins has died at the age of 43.
The actor – who played young Dominic in the hit 1990 Arnold Schwarzengger movie sadly died following a battle with liver disease. His brother Jonas Roeser shared the tragic news online.
He wrote: “It’s hard to share that my brother, Christian Cousins, has passed away.” Jonas didn’t meet his brother Christian and his twin brother Joseph ‘Joey’ Cousins until he was at college.
Paying tribute, he added: “They are my brothers through my biological father. They grew up in California while I was in Washington. Before that, I grew up watching them on television in Knots Landing and the lead role of Dominic in Kindergarten Cop with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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“But those roles are only a small part of how I’ll remember Christian. He was a character, full of passion and energy, with big stories and even bigger dreams.”
“It brings me comfort to believe he is now in heaven with his mother, free from the pain he was carrying. Rest easy, Christian. I hope your soul is at rest and that you’ve found peace. You are my brother and you will be missed,” he added.
Christian and his twin Joey grew up in Orange County, California and were just five years old when they starred in Highway to Heaven. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, they starred in Knots Landing.
As well as Kindergarten Cop, the twins also starred in 1995 movie Twin Sitters. That is their final acting credit after stepping away from the industry. The pair ended up sharing the iconic role that made them famous.
Discussing how they both ended up with the part, Christian had said previously: “On the first interview with my brother, they knew that there was going to be a lot of limitations because of how many kids were involved in the movie.
“And because of child labour rights and whatnot, you can only work so many hours and we were a younger crowd, so to get filming done in anything less than eons for the screen time that was required for the Dominic character they were likely going to need twins.”
Tributes have been paid to Christina, with one writing: “Sorry to hear this. I am watching Kindergarten Cop right now.” Another added: “So very sorry. I just recently rewatched Knots Landing. And its so heartbreaking he was to young.
“This is really sad to hear, and I’m praying for you and sending love,” a third penned, with a fourth adding: “We had NO idea. Someone literally just told us. We’re so sorry. We have such fond memories with Chris and Joe.”
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