Christian Juttner, a former Disney child star, has died aged 60.
The actor was known for a number of productions, including Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm.
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The news was shared by his daughter Aidan Juttner, who told The Hollywood Reporter that her father had died of natural causes in his Yucca Valley, California home last year on November 29.
His three biggest roles, Return From Witch Mountain, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and The Swarm, all appeared in theatres within five months of each other in 1978.
He famously played Dazzler, a member of the Earthquake gang, in Return From Witch Mountain, a teen desperate to see The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan show in I Wanna Hold Your Hand, and a child who hallucinates that giant bees are attacking him in The Swarm.
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Before that, he took the lead role in The Boy Who Talked To Badgers, a 1975 Disney film.
Juttner also had a number of TV appearances, including on shows like The Bionic Woman, The Magical World of Disney, ABC Afterschool Specials, Emergency!, The Rookies, Ironside, Medical Center, Wonder Woman, Lou Grant and Alice.
The actor was born to parents John and Marlene on May 20, 1964 in Pomona, California.
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His father was an entrepreneur who dabbled in a number of crafts, including owning a beauty salon, an art gallery and a commercial glass business.
His mother Marlene inspired his foray into acting, with Juttner’s first onscreen credit being on a 1972 episode of ABC’s Bewitched.
He attended high school in the San Fernando Valley before working with his dad in the commercial glass business.
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Upon returning to Southern California, the former actor started his own glassworks business and even dabbled in special effects makeup.
In addition to his mother Marlene and daughter Aidan, he is survived by ex-wife, Ann, another daughter, Ryan, son Lucas, and sister Shelley.
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