Moment Nickelodeon child actor Tylor Chase’s co-star Daniel Curtis Lee checks him into a hotel after discovering he’s homeless
A former Nickelodeon star who was revealed to be experiencing homelessness has been put up in a hotel with the help of his former co-star.
Tylor Chase, who starred in the hit show Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide as a child, sparked worldwide concern after a viral TikTok video in December showed him looking dishevelled and without a place to sleep in California.
The person recording asked him who he was, and he replied with the name of the show. Chase played Martin Qwerly in 33 episodes, which ran from 2004 to 2007.
Watch the video above.
Millions of fans saw the video, sparking mass concern for his well-being.
Among the people who saw the video was his co-star, Daniel Curtis Lee, who played ‘Cookie’ Nelson-Cook in 54 episodes.
He decided to try and find Chase in order to try and help him get his life back on track, and eventually he tracked him down.
On Wednesday AEST, Lee made a video updating fans about Chase’s situation, saying comedian and actor Shaun Weiss had “put a lot of effort” into trying to get the actor into a hospital, but they couldn’t get Chase to go.
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“I wanted to give you an update,” Lee says as the video starts. “I thought it worked [and he was in hospital], but he backed out, so today I went to get pizza with him.
“They couldn’t get him into a car last night, which is why they couldn’t get [Chase] into a hospital.”
However, Lee was able to get him into a car, saying Chase “trusted an old friend,” so he took him to a hotel and paid for his stay.
“It’s a holiday season, it’s raining out, I just wanted him to have at least basic accommodation,” Lee says in the video.
As the former child star looks around the room, Lee begins encouraging him, giving him a hug and saying he’ll help him with treating his addiction.
“I’m gonna come back and try and talk about getting the situation squared away, so we can do the rehab and whatever we need to okay?” he says.
“OK, thank you so much,” Chase said while embracing Lee.
“I believe in you, and we’re going to win, all we gotta do is stay with it and keep working,” Lee continues in the heartbreaking footage.
In the caption of the video, Lee wrote his hotel stay was “one step closer to long-term treatment.”
Lee also set up a FaceTime call with Chase and Ned’s Declassified lead actor Devon Werkheiser, who also commented his support under the video.
Lee also said he had spoken to Chase’s mum and dad, putting Chase on a phone call with his father, which boosted his spirits.
He said he didn’t give the former child star cash because Chase’s mother warned him that it “might be dangerous” to do so.
It’s unclear how long Chase has been on the streets for.
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