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Tylor Chase has received some support from one of his former “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” co-stars.
Daniel Curtis Lee, who portrayed Simon “Cookie” Nelson-Cook on the hit Nickelodeon show that ran from 2004 to 2007, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a video of him and Chase, 36, reuniting on the streets of Los Angeles.
Chase, who played Martin Qwerly on “Ned’s Declassified,” made headlines earlier this week when a resurfaced clip from September showed him homeless and living on the streets of Riverside, California.
After reuniting and sharing an emotional embrace, Lee took Chase out to eat at a nearby pizza place. While there, the pair FaceTimed with fellow “Ned’s Declassified” alum Devon Werkheiser.
The touching clip ended with Lee checking Chase into a hotel and discussing the possibility of helping the troubled former child star of entering a rehabilitation facility.
“Tylor Chase and Cookie reunite with Ned on FaceTime. Well fed and safe from the rain. Hotel secured! One step closer to long term treatment,” Lee, 34, captioned the Instagram clip. “PS: Tylor wants to livestream video games. Who can help?”
Lee previously took to the social media platform on Monday to open up about reuniting with Chase and trying to help his struggling former co-star.
Besides treating him to a hot meal and checking him into a hotel, Lee also revealed that he helped Chase get in touch with his father.
“Love is all we can really give people sometimes, and I’m happy that he was able to have that connection with his pops,” Lee said during an Instagram reel.
“I really believe we can get Tylor back on his feet and you know I’m super feeling it right now with the holiday season,” the “Zeke and Luther” alum added. “He’s on my heart often, on my mind often.”
Lee, Werkheiser and fellow “Ned’s Declassified” alum Daniel Curtis Lee (Moze) previously discussed Chase’s struggles when the video of him living on the streets first surfaced in September.
The trio addressed the sad clip during their “Ned’s Declassified Podcast Survival Guide” show, and Lee admitted that the footage was “a lot to process for” him.
“After I was angry at the people who were filming it, I was upset with myself in that I feel powerless,” he shared at the time. “I feel like there’s not much I can do.”
But Lee would not be the first former child star to offer to help Chase as he battles homelessness and suspected drug addiction.
Shaun Weiss, who is most popular for starring as Greg Goldberg in the 1992 hockey flick “The Mighty Ducks,” also led the charge to help Chase amid his troubles.
“I have received many messages about Tylor Chase. I reached out to some friends of mine, and we have a bed for him at a detox, and we have a place for him to go and get long-term treatment,” Weiss, 47, shared in an Instagram video of his own on Monday.
“All we need to do now is find him. I’m not in Los Angeles, or I would go look for him myself,” Weiss, who previously battled addiction, added. “If anybody could go get a face-to-face with Tylor, please DM me so we can get him some help in time for the holiday.”
Werkheiser, meanwhile, said that he was heartbroken to see his former co-star living on the streets.
“Tylor was a sensitive, sweet, and kind kid,” the former Nickelodeon star, 34, told TMZ on Monday. “It is heartbreaking to see him this way.”
“Anyone who has dealt with severe addiction and deep mental health issues knows it’s an unbelievably challenging situation if they don’t want help,” he continued. “It’s an everyday uphill battle to course correct. It requires a ton of support and patience and time.”
Werkheiser added that he hoped the renewed attention on Chase could lead to a positive change for his former co-star.
“My only hope is that from this exposure, someone with real understanding and resources can step in, get Tylor into treatment, and help him get back on track,” he concluded. “We all want a happy ending.”
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