Trenton Lawson "Trent" Lehman (February 23, 1961 â€" January 18, 1982)
was an American child actor best known for his role as Butch Everett
on Nanny and the Professor. He also played a young Christine Jorgensen
in The Christine Jorgensen Story, and appeared in episodes of Gunsmoke
and Emergency!.On January 18, 1982, Lehman died after he hanged
himself on a chain link fence outside of Vena Avenue Elementary School
in Pacoima, California. He had attended the school before being
withdrawn to become an actor. Lehman's death, along with those of two
other former child actors, Rusty Hamer and Tim Hovey, inspired Paul
Petersen to found A Minor Consideration, an advocacy group for child
stars.
was an American child actor best known for his role as Butch Everett
on Nanny and the Professor. He also played a young Christine Jorgensen
in The Christine Jorgensen Story, and appeared in episodes of Gunsmoke
and Emergency!.On January 18, 1982, Lehman died after he hanged
himself on a chain link fence outside of Vena Avenue Elementary School
in Pacoima, California. He had attended the school before being
withdrawn to become an actor. Lehman's death, along with those of two
other former child actors, Rusty Hamer and Tim Hovey, inspired Paul
Petersen to found A Minor Consideration, an advocacy group for child
stars.
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