At the time of his death he was romantically linked with Tiffani-Amber Thiessen. She is married to former Queen guitarist Brian May. The Clark County coroner's report stated that his body bore the marks of a previous suicide attempt. She also had a chart topping hit with a song based on the theme music of the show. He left no note, and no evidence of drugs was found in the room. She is most famous for playing the part of Angie Watts for three years on the soap opera Eastenders on BBC1. His dangling lifeless body was discovered by a maid. Anita Dobson (born April 29, 1949) is a British television actress.

He consumed several bottles of beer and then hanged himself with a bed sheet over the ceiling beam. Strickland checked in to the Oasis Motel, Las Vegas during the early hours of Monday March 22. News reports of events leading up to his death suggest that he had chosen to stop taking the lithium he was prescribed to control his bipolar disorder, and that he spent the last three days of his life on an alcohol and drug binge with a friend, actor Andy Dick. He was due in court on the day of his death for a progress report.

He was arrested in October 1998 for the possession of cocaine, pleaded no contest in December and was sentenced to 36 months probation and ordered into rehabilitation. Strickland had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. He also co-starred in the film Forces of Nature (starring Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock) which had just opened in US cinemas at the time of his death. His earlier TV roles during the 1990s include Dave's World, Roseanne, Sister Sister and Mad World.

He suffered from bipolar disorder and committed suicide at the age of 29. He was best known for his role as the boyish rock music reporter Todd Stites in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan (starring Brooke Shields). David Gordon Strickland Jr. (October 14, 1969 - March 22, 1999) was an American actor. Find A Death - David Strickland (http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/s/David%20Strickland/david_strickland.htm).