Devon Werkheiser is opening up about former castmate Tylor Chase.
After a heartbreaking video surfaced on social media of Tylor, 36, experiencing homelessness on the streets of Riverside, Calif., his Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide costar is speaking out.
“Tylor was a sensitive, sweet, and kind kid,” Devon—who played Ned on the hit Nickelodeon show—told TMZ in an interview published Dec. 22. “It is heartbreaking to see him this way.”
In the viral Dec. 20 social media post, the person recording asks if Tylor was on Disney Channel, to which he clarifies that he was on Nickelodeon. When asked the name of the show, he responds, “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.”
And while Devon hasn’t had contact with Tylor—who played Martin on Ned’s Declassified—since the show wrapped in 2007, he acknowledged the role that addiction and mental health struggles may have played in his costar’s life.
“I haven’t seen Tylor in almost 20 years since the show ended,” Devon explained. “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.”
