Punky Brewster Actors You May Not Know Passed Away

Another one of the show's high-profile guest stars, singer Andy Gibb passed away from myocarditis in 1988 at only 30 years of age, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Gibb first appeared as himself as the emcee of a child beauty pageant in the episode "Miss Adorable," then showed up as Punky's dreamy piano teacher, Tony Glen, in the episode "Play it Again, Punky."

Soleil Moon Frye herself later admitted that she had a crush on Gibb in a Yahoo News interview conducted in February 2021. "One of the things that stands out most to me is that he was so kind and loving ... He just emanated love. And I carry that with me for all these years," she told the news outfit.

Andy, who was the younger brother to Bee Gees members Robin, Barry, and Maurice, had a major singing career of his own in the 1970s.  His songs "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" and "(Love Is) Thicker than Water" hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart in the United States in 1977, followed up by another chart-topping hit, "Shadow Dancing," in 1978.