Overview
- His brother, William Tiersten, confirmed to TMZ on Tuesday that Jonathan Tiersten died last week at his home in New Jersey.
- The Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner is investigating, and authorities have not released an official cause of death.
- Tiersten was best known for playing Ricky Thomas in the 1983 slasher Sleepaway Camp, a cult favorite that later spawned sequels.
- He reprised Ricky in Return to Sleepaway Camp in 2008 and appeared in Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor in 2012, alongside a run of indie horror roles through 2022.
- Beyond acting, he performed as a singer-songwriter on the Greenwich Village circuit and led the band TEN TIERS, drawing tributes from fans and peers after news of his death.