RIP Peter Robbins, the original voice for Charlie Brown

[LeotheLateBloomer]

The first VA for Charlie Brown committed suicide on January 18, 2022. It's very depressing to hear as he is still my favorite voice for C.B. I know he was going through a lot but man it hurts so much.

http://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/arts/television/peter-robbins-dead.amp.html

I can hear his lines from A Charlie Brown Christmas right now.

[IndigoErth]

Too sad. My mom pointed this out the other day after hearing about it, as my friend who recently passed was a big Peanuts fan and just ironic that the VA for Charlie Brown passed only 3 days after.

The stuff I read about though when looked it up... what with the serious mental issues, etc, just too sad.

[Leo656]

I read about this a few weeks ago.

No judgment here. A LOT of people just plain don't wanna be here and it's nobody's place to tell 'em no.

People often say life is a "gift", but that's only true if you're blessed. Otherwise it's a curse, or slavery. If you weren't born rich your only function is to work for slave wages and pay taxes until you die. Not everybody loves that idea. If you're actually mentally ill, it's even worse.

It's whatever, at least he's not miserable anymore. I don't find it especially sad. To be blunt I have always found these stories inspiring. Not the whole "mental illness and lifelong struggle and hardship" part. Just the "I had no say in how life turned out but at least I got to decide how it ended" part. That actually takes a lot of courage.

[triplexxx]

This one hits pretty hard, a child star back from the 60s, from cartoons I always loved, and it happens like this. It's understandable he had a tough life, but for what its worth, he accomplished a lot, made a lot of people happy, and he will be remembered fondly. Enjoy heaven, Peter Robbins.

[Leo656]

Child actors seem to have it worse than almost anyone. It's either "get molested", "get hooked on drugs", or both. With the "bonus" of having your own parents mismanage all your money and leave you with nothing, as so often happens.

I'll never have kids, but if I did you can bet your ass I wouldn't let them anywhere near the entertainment industry, not even if they begged. A parent's job is to say No when their kid wants to do something stupid and damaging. Unfortunately, most parents care more about the idea of money and fame than they do about their own kids.