Actor Nicky Katt reportedly died by suicide.
Katt’s reported cause of death was revealed by TMZ on Monday, with law enforcement sources telling the site the Dazed and Confused actor’s body was found hanging inside his apartment by his landlord.
At the time his death first emerged on Saturday, details surrounding his death and cause of death had yet to be known.
The landlord is said to have first come by Katt’s apartment the week prior to discuss his rent – which was due and needed to be paid – before coming back five days later.
Katt’s door was reportedly open when the landlord returned on April 8 and he was found hanging inside his bedroom.
No suicide note was left behind and Katt had already been deceased for over a day by the time he was discovered in his Los Angeles area residence, sources told the site.
Nicky Katt, who is best known for Dazed and Confused and School of Rock, reportedly died of suicide last week; seen in 2008 in Hollywood
DailyMail.com has reached out to Katt’s attorney John Sloss for comment.
It emerged Saturday that Katt, who was known for his roles in projects such as Dazed And Confused as well as School Of Rick, had passed away at age of 54.
The news of his death was confirmed to TMZ on Saturday by Sloss.
The late actor began his career in the entertainment industry when he was a child – and would eventually take on a number of villainous roles such as in A Time To Kill (1996).
He also portrayed the role of Clint Bruno in Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age comedy Dazed And Confused (1993) which starred Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Ben Affleck.
Over the years he worked alongside a number of other celebrities such as George Clooney, Whoopi Goldberg, Meryl Streep, Alicia Silverstone and Renee Zellweger.
Katt was born in South Dakota on May 11, 1970 and a decade later he made his acting debut.
He starred in one episode of Fantasy Island in 1980 and made other guest appearances in shows throughout the early 80s such as CHiPs, Father Murphy and Herbie, The Love Bug.
In 1992, he took on the role of a waiter in Sister Act which starred Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith and Wendy Makkena.
Katt portrayed the role of Clint Bruno in Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age comedy Dazed And Confused
The news of his death was confirmed to TMZ on Saturday by attorney John Sloss – who is the head of the firm Sloss Law that represented the actor; seen above in Boiler Room (2000)
The following year, Nicky gained wider recognition for his role in Dazed And Confused and later played Mark in Babysitter (1995) with Alicia Silverstone and Jeremy London.
In the late 1990s, the star took on more roles in films such as A Time To Kill (1996), SubUrbia (1996) and Batman & Robin (1997).
Katt later joined Ben Affleck, Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long and Vin Diesel in the 2000 crime drama film Boiler Room.
He also appeared alongside Jack Black in another Linklater movie School Of Rock and played the character of Razor.
He branched out into television once again and starred in 49 episodes of the series Boston Public from 2002 through 2002.
Katt was born in South Dakota on May 11, 1970 and a decade later he made his acting debut; seen in 2004 in NYC
He starred in one episode of Fantasy Island in 1980 and made other guest appearances in shows throughout the early 80s such as CHiPs, Father Murphy and Herbie, The Love Bug; seen in 1982
Other shows he made appearances in over the years included Law & Order, Monk and also Friends.
He voiced the character of Atton Rand in the video game Stars Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II – The Sith Lords in 2004.
Katt later played the role of a Shotgun SWAT member in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) which also starred the late Heath Leger and Christian Bale.
Nicky’s last acting credit on his official IMDB page was in 2018 for the television series titled Casual.
He previously talked about being cast as tough characters as well as non-villainous roles and told IGN during a past interview, ‘So I’ve been really lucky…
‘But it’s kind of worked against me because people will see me in stuff and I’ve had people say, “Gee, it’s too bad you got cut out of that movie,” and I’m like, “No no no, I was that frat guy.”‘
Nicky added, ‘So it’s a double-edged thing, you know – at a certain point you can almost be too versatile, and that sounds lame, but I’ve always looked up to people like Gary Oldman and Lee Marvin and Warren Oates, these guys who don’t really fit into one thing.’
Other shows he made appearances in over the years included Law & Order, Monk and also Friends; seen (middle) in Friends as Arthur in 1996
Nicky’s last acting credit on his official IMDB page was in 2018 for the television series titled Casual; seen in 2002 in Hollywood
‘I mean, everyone also says that the bad guys are the most fun, but I’ve definitely gone through streaks where that’s all that people wanted me to play, the bad guy, especially after Dazed And Confused.’
Katt continued, ‘But I’ve been really lucky because I get to play all different types of guys.’
He further reflected on working in the industry while previously talking to the Los Angeles Times in 2002 – and discussed the difference between L.A. and NYC.
‘There’s so much desperation in the air, in Los Angeles especially. You don’t notice it in New York as much,’ the late actor said at the time.
He further reflected on working in the industry while previously talking to the Los Angeles Times in 2002 – and discussed the difference between L.A. and NYC; seen with Kate Beckinsale in Snow Angels (2007)
Social media users took to X on Saturday upon learning the news of Katt’s passing
‘Everybody plays it a little cooler there and people have a lot more interaction with each other. I think Stanley Kubrick called the vibe in L.A. a “low-level malevolence.” It eats away at you at some point.’
Social media users took to X on Saturday upon learning the news of Katt’s passing.
One penned, ‘oh man. he was such a good character actor, this is a bummer,’ and another typed, ‘Sorry to hear it. Lived in the same building in Hancock Park in the 90s.’
‘He was wonderful in his roles. Too young,’ a fan wrote, and one added, ‘Wow… he’s young. Hate to hear that.’
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