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Sawyer Sweeten - wikipedia Sawyer Sweeten Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> Sawyer Sweeten Sawyer Storm Sweeten ( 1995 - 05 - 12 ) May 12 , 1995 Brownwood , Texas , U.S. April 23 , 2015 ( 2015 - 04 - 23 ) ( aged 19 ) Austin , Texas , U.S. Cause of death Self - inflicted gunshot wound Occupation Actor Years active 1996 -- 2015 Relatives Sullivan Sweeten ( twin brother ) Madylin Sweeten ( sister ) Sawyer Storm Sweeten ( May 12 , 1995 -- April 23 , 2015 ) was an American child actor . He was best known for playing Geoffrey Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond . He committed suicide on April 23 , 2015 at age 19 from a self - inflicted gunshot wound . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early life 2 Death 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early life ( edit ) Sweeten was born in Brownwood , Texas , to Timothy Sweeten and Elizabeth Millsap . He had a twin brother , Sullivan . The Sweeten family moved to California when the twins were six months old . When they were 16 months old they began working on Everybody Loves Raymond , along with their sister Madylin . Sawyer and Sullivan owned a house in Riverside , California . Death ( edit ) On April 23 , 2015 , Sweeten died in Austin , Texas , at the age of 19 . The cause of death was a self - inflicted gunshot wound to the head . The surviving cast of Everybody Loves Raymond sent their condolences to the Sweeten family . His on - screen father Ray Romano was shocked by the news and said he was a `` wonderful and sweet kid to be around '' . Sweeten 's on - screen mother Patricia Heaton said `` a funny and exceptionally bright young man . He is gone from us far too soon . '' Brad Garrett , who portrayed Sweeten 's on - screen Uncle Robert , released a statement that `` The Sweeten family was our family for those nine years on Raymond . My deepest condolences and love go out to them during this unimaginable time . '' Sweeten 's on - screen grandmother Doris Roberts remembered Sawyer as `` a very sweet young man '' and `` Make sure your loved ones know how much you care about them . It 's very important to keep in touch . '' Phil Rosenthal , creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and husband of co-star Monica Horan , remembers Sawyer and his twin brother Sullivan and his older sister Madylin as `` children that never failed to make us laugh , or remind us of how we feel about our own children '' . His on - screen / real life sister Madylin released a statement regarding her brother 's death and pleaded for everyone `` to reach out to the ones you love '' . Filmography ( edit ) Film ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 2002 Frank McKlusky , C.I. Young Frank McKlusky Television ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 1996 -- 2005 Everybody Loves Raymond Geoffrey Barone Main & Recurring cast 2000 Even Stevens Milton Episode : `` All About Yvette '' References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Williamson , Marcus ( May 1 , 2015 ) . `` Sawyer Sweeten : Actor who made his name playing one of the cute twins on the comedy show ' Everyone Loves Raymond ' '' . The Independent . Retrieved May 4 , 2015 . ^ Jump up to : Steiner , Amanda ( April 27 , 2015 ) . `` Sawyer Sweeten 's Family Speaks Out Following His Suicide : ' He Will Live On in Shared Moments Forever ' '' . People . Retrieved April 30 , 2015 . Jump up ^ https://pgoaamericanprofile2.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/sawyer-sweeten.jpg%3Fw%3D670%26h%3D405%26crop%3D1 ^ Jump up to : `` Sawyer Sweeten : ' Raymond ' Mom Patricia Heaton Speaks Out On Tragic Death '' . hollywoodlife.com. 2015 - 04 - 24 . Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 06 . Jump up ^ `` Everybody Loves Raymond ' Star Sawyer Sweeten Dead at 19 of Apparent Suicide '' . ETOnline.com. 2015 - 04 - 23 . Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 08 . ^ Jump up to : `` ' Everybody Loves Raymond ' cast pays tribute to Sawyer Sweeten : ' He is gone from us far too soon ' '' . NYDailyNews.com. 2015 - 04 - 24 . Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 08 . Jump up ^ http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2015/news/150511/sawyer-sweeten-02-435.jpg External links ( edit ) Sawyer Sweeten on IMDb ISNI : 0000 0000 7136 9914 LCCN : no2009137851 VIAF : 100739722 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sawyer_Sweeten&oldid=838668247 '' Categories : 1995 births 2015 deaths American male film actors American male television actors American male identical twin child actors 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male actors who committed suicide Twin people from the United States People from Brownwood , Texas Male actors from Texas Suicides by firearm in Texas Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Deutsch Español Nederlands Polski Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 28 April 2018 , at 14 : 30 . About Wikipedia