Background
Sweeten was born in Brownwood, Texas, to Timothy Sweeten and Elizabeth Millsap.
Sweeten was born in Brownwood, Texas, to Timothy Sweeten and Elizabeth Millsap.
He was best known for playing Geoffrey Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. He had a twin brother, Sullivan. The Sweeten family moved to California when they were six months old.
Sawyer and Sullivan owned a house in Riverside, California.
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 cast of Everybody Loves Raymond sent their condolences to Sweeten"s 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 manitoba
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.