‘Revenge of the Nerds’ Star Robert Carradine’s Cause of Death Revealed

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Revenge of the Nerds star Robert Carradine died at 71 in February, and the actor’s cause of death was just officially confirmed.

On June 10, documents obtained by the Daily Mail from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner revealed that the actor died from the effects of an anoxic brain injury caused by a suicide attempt while being treated at UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital. His manner of death was ruled suicide.