Robert Carradine, Revenge Of The Nerds and Lizzie McGuire star, dies aged 71

Robert Carradine (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Robert Carradine, the youngest member of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy Revenge of The Nerds, has died aged 71.

In a statement to news outlets, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades and died by suicide.