Former Child Star Tries To Help Homeless Co-Star. It Does Not Go Well.

A viral story about former Nickelodeon child star Tylor Chase, who is now homeless, has taken a turn as his former co-star says he trashed a hotel room he was gifted.

Chase, now 36, captured the attention of the internet when a fan posted a video of him looking unkempt and seemingly living on the streets in Riverside, California. Chase was best known for his role as Martin Qwerly in the Nickelodeon series “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” in the early 2000s. 

His former co-star Daniel Curtis Lee posted a video of him reconnecting with Chase, buying him a meal, and getting him a hotel room. But then Lee posted an update saying Chase destroyed that room and fled.

“[The motel staff was] upset. The door’s left open. Why is there a microwave in the tub? The refrigerator’s turned over,” Lee shared in a TikTok update. “I feel so devastated. I am at a loss.”

Lee went on to lament how there’s no way to get help for people who are addicted or mentally unwell despite there being “systems” in place.

When the original video of Chase started gaining traction, a fan started a GoFundMe campaign that was quickly shut down by the former child star’s mother, who said giving him cash would just make the situation worse, The New York Post reported.

Chase’s father was interviewed by the Daily Mail, which shed more light on the family’s effort to help him find treatment for mental health issues and drug addiction.

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“He’s a wonderful person when he’s Tylor,” Joseph Mendez Jr. told the Mail. “For over a decade, the family has sought treatment options for Tylor, including support for substance use as well as mental health care,” he said.

He said Chase has been struggling with addiction since he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in 2015.

“He … chose to discontinue medication and resumed substance use,” Mendez said. “His family has been trying for many years to get him the support he needs, but ultimately, he must be willing to accept help,” Mendez said.

Social media commenters noted how the situation highlights the complexities of drug use, mental illness, and homelessness, saying it proves that giving homes to the homeless would not solve the issue in most cases.

“Because you can’t just stick someone homeless in a hotel room and BOOM they’re cured. He needs professional help,” one person wrote, echoing what many others were saying.

The latest update from influencer Jacob ‘Jake’ Harris was that Chase checked into a detox facility on Christmas Day. 

“We finally got Tylor the help he needed,” he shared in an Instagram update. “He’s currently receiving medical attention to get him healthy, to get him all better.”