Sawyer Sweeten Death: Late Actor Was Left Out Of Memoriam Segment At Emmy Awards, Who Else Wasn't Mentioned? [VIDEO]
There were quite a few popular TV stars who weren't mentioned in the Memoriam segment at the Emmy Awards.
'Everybody Loves Raymond' Actor Mourns Death Of Sawyer Sweeten
Taking place last Sunday, the award ceremony left out some television actors who died this past year during the heartfelt segment, according to Monday's report from Perez Hilton. This includes Sawyer Sweeten who played Geoffrey Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond. The actor died last April at the age of 19 from an apparent suicide.
Some other actors who weren't mentioned include Yvonne Craig who played Batgirl in the 1960s Batman series and Suzanne Crough who played Tracey Partridge on The Partridge Family. There was also George Coe from Saturday Night Live who was left out along with Daniel von Bargen from Seinfeld and Ben Woolf from American Horror Story.
Sawyer Sweeten's Mother Talks About His 'Amazing Heart'
After Sweeten died last spring, his co-stars from the series expressed their condolences. Brad Garrett, who performed as Sweeten's uncle on the popular sitcom, opened up on how heartbroken he felt when he found out the news.
"The Sweeten family is obviously our family," Garrett said via People. "This was devastating news. We grew up with these children on the set. It's been hard. They're an amazing family, and our love goes out to them, of course. The loss of a child- nothing worse."
Ray Romano also gave an emotional statement on his former co-star's passing.
"(I am) shocked and terribly saddened (by the news)," he said via Philly.com. "He was a wonderful and sweet kid to be around. Just a great energy whenever he was there. My heart breaks for him, his family and his friends during this very difficult time."
