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Child actor on 'Everybody Loves Raymond' dead at 19

Sawyer Sweeten (third from left, front row) died of an apparent suicide at age 19, on April 23, 2015. Sawyer was part of the popular show "Everybody Loves Raymond." This photo of the cast was taken five years earlier.  (L-R) Actors Madylin Sweeten, Sullivan Sweeten, Sawyer Sweeten, Brad Garrett, producer Philip Rosenthal, and actors Patricia Heaton, Ray Romano, Doris Roberts, and Monica Horan (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Sawyer Sweeten (third from left, front row) died of an apparent suicide at age 19, on April 23, 2015. Sawyer was part of the popular show "Everybody Loves Raymond." This photo of the cast was taken five years earlier.  (L-R) Actors Madylin Sweeten, Sullivan Sweeten, Sawyer Sweeten, Brad Garrett, producer Philip Rosenthal, and actors Patricia Heaton, Ray Romano, Doris Roberts, and Monica Horan (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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April 24, 2015

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Sawyer Sweeten, who played Geoffrey Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond," is dead at the age of 19 of an apparent suicide.

Sawyer's manager, Dino May, confirmed the death Thursday.

Sweeten was visiting family in Texas when he shot himself on the front porch, according to Radar Online, which first reported the death.

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Sawyer and his brother Sullivan Sweeten played Geoffrey and Michael Barone on the popular show; their sister, Madylin, played Ally Barone on the show, which ran from 1996 to 2005.

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