Trent Lehman
Encyclopedia
Trenton Lawson "Trent" Lehman (February 23, 1961 – 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!
.
Lehman committed suicide
at the age of 20, by hanging himself on a chain link fence, outside Vena Avenue Elementary School, that he had attended in childhood. 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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child actor, best known for his role as Butch Everett on Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor
Nanny and the Professor is a U.S. fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do. The series first aired as a mid-season replacement on January 21, 1970, on ABC and was last telecast...
. He also played a young Christine Jorgensen
Christine Jorgensen
Christine Jorgensen was the first widely known person to have sex reassignment surgery—in this case, male to female.-Early life:...
in The Christine Jorgensen Story
The Christine Jorgensen Story
The Christine Jorgensen Story is a 1970 fictionalized biographical movie about transgendered Christine Jorgensen. While the overall premise of the film is accurate, many of the details are fictionalized for the continuity of the film. It was directed by Irving Rapper and based on Christine...
and appeared in episodes of Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
and Emergency!
Emergency!
Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited and distributed by Universal Studios...
.
Lehman committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
at the age of 20, by hanging himself on a chain link fence, outside Vena Avenue Elementary School, that he had attended in childhood. Lehman's death, along with those of two other former child actors, Rusty Hamer
Rusty Hamer
Rusty Hamer was an American television actor best known for his role as Rusty Williams in the popular NBC/CBS situation comedy The Danny Thomas Show also known as Make Room for Daddy.-Career:...
and Tim Hovey
Tim Hovey
Tim Hovey was an American child actor and later a road manager and an audio engineer for rock bands.He is best known for his first film role as Cadet Thomas in The Private War of Major Benson ....
, inspired Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen
William Paul Petersen is an American movie actor, singer, novelist, and activist. Primarily known for his character-type roles in the 1960s and 1970s, as an adult Petersen established the organization A Minor Consideration to support child stars and other child laborers through legislation,...
to found A Minor Consideration, an advocacy group for child stars.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Gunsmoke Gunsmoke Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.... |
Chester | 1 episode |
| 1970 | The Christine Jorgensen Story The Christine Jorgensen Story The Christine Jorgensen Story is a 1970 fictionalized biographical movie about transgendered Christine Jorgensen. While the overall premise of the film is accurate, many of the details are fictionalized for the continuity of the film. It was directed by Irving Rapper and based on Christine... |
George at 7 | |
| 1970–1971 | Nanny and the Professor Nanny and the Professor Nanny and the Professor is a U.S. fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do. The series first aired as a mid-season replacement on January 21, 1970, on ABC and was last telecast... |
Butch Everett | 54 episodes |
| 1972 | Emergency! Emergency! Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited and distributed by Universal Studios... |
Andy | 1 episode |
| 1972–1973 | The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — renamed The New Saturday Superstar Movie in its second season — is a series of one-hour animated TV-movies , broadcast on the ABC television network on Saturday mornings from September 9, 1972, to November 17, 1973.Intended as a "Movie of the Week" for kids, this... |
Butch Everett (Voice) | 2 episodes |