Where is wheels from degrassi

This article was published more than 9 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. News that Neil Hope, an actor from the acclaimed Canadian television show Degrassi Junior High, had died five years ago but whose death was only publicly confirmed on Thursday stunned even the producers of the show.

Degrassi producers Stephen Stohn and Linda Schuyler started hearing rumours of Hope's death two weeks ago, Cohen said. His last moment on camera shows the three singing a Zit Remedy classic in the car after reuniting at a bowling alley. In his quiet off-screen life, Hope romanced Boulard. While she was annoyed at the intrusion, Hope took it all in stride. For an audience of teens, Hope represented an awkwardness and personal strife many could relate to.

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Hope, was born on September 24, , and played the troubled teen 'Wheels' on the popular s drama. Sadly he passed away Natural causes," said a posting on the Neil Hope fan group on Facebook. Christina Boulard, his fiance, posted on another Facebook group that a memorial service is planned for the actor.

The show's executive producer, Stephen Stohn, said on Twitter that Degrassi producers respected the privacy of the family by not saying anything until now, adding that the entire team is very emotional about his passing.

Neil Hope also did not appear in a cast reunion on CBC-TV , when the cast's other members all indicated that they had not been in touch with the actor. Derek Wheels Wheeler was an alcoholic character, and Hope had spoken about his own divorced parents' struggles with alcoholism, which killed his father in when he succumbed to cirrhosis.