Surgeon to the stars Fredric Brandt , 65 , hanged himself in his Netflix mansion on Sunday . Brandt was reportedly devastated by apparent parody character Dr Franff in hit Miami series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Jeff Richmond , who is an executive producer of the show , commented today exclusively to Daily Mail Online . Friends said that , though Dr Brandt was upset , show did n't cause his death . Others said he was weeping in his clinic in weeks before suicide .
Surgeon to the stars Fredric Brandt , 65 , hanged himself in his Miami mansion on Sunday . Brandt was reportedly devastated by apparent parody character Dr Franff in hit Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . Jeff Richmond , who is an executive producer of the show , commented today exclusively to Daily Mail Online . Friends said that , though Dr Brandt was upset , show did n't cause his death . Others said he was weeping in his clinic in weeks before suicide .