Glenn Shadix

Glenn Shadix was an American actor known for Otho in Beetlejuice (1988), his frequent collaboration with director Tim Burton, and roles in Heathers (1988) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, voice). He was openly gay and his personal life was marked by a suicide attempt in 1984, following which he had a long recovery. Shadix spoke candidly about depression, addiction, and the difficulties of being a gay man in Hollywood during the AIDS era. He died of head trauma from a fall in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2010.