Kindergarten Cop Actor Christian Cousins Dies at 43.
Too suddenly, a former child actor has passed away. According to his brother Jonas Roeser's social media posts, Christian Cousins, who costarred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop in the 1990s, passed away in October. He was forty-three.
“It’s hard to share that my brother, Christian Cousins, has passed away,” on October 22, Jonas wrote in the caption of an Instagram photo that he would subsequently connect with Christian and his twin brother Joseph Cousins. “They grew up in California while I was in Washington, and I didn’t get to know them until I was in college. Before that, I grew up watching them on television in Knots Landing and the lead role of Dominic in Kindergarten Cop with Arnold Schwarzenegger.”
“But those roles are only a small part of how I’ll remember Christian,” Jonas added. “He was a character, full of passion and energy, with big stories and even bigger dreams.”
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He mentioned that Christian had been fighting liver disease, but he gave no further details.
“It brings me comfort to believe he is now in heaven with his mother, free from the pain he was carrying,” Jonas came to a conclusion. “Rest easy, Christian. I hope your soul is at rest and that you’ve found peace. You are my brother and you will be missed.”
In the 1990 movie Kindergarten Cop, Christian and his twin Joseph played Dominic. Arnold played LAPD officer John Kimble, who is compelled to work as a kindergarten teacher undercover.
Apart from the cherished movie, Christian shared the role of Bobby Gibson Ewing in the television series Knot's Landing. He also had credits on Critters 3 (1991), Intruders (1992), and Twin Sitters (1994).
He changed his mind about acting, though, and in 2020, he disclosed that he was an executive for a furniture firm and co-owned a CBD business during a virtual reunion with Arnold and the Kindergarten Cop group.
Arnold remarked during the discussion that he was shocked to see the show's cast so mature, saying, “It is the funniest thing to see all of you guys.”
Through his character Dominic, Christian expressed gratitude to the Terminator star.
“By the way, after 30 years I want to thank you again for saving my life from Richard Tyson in the locker room,” regarding the movie, Christian mentioned that Detective Kimble eventually marries his on-screen mother. “And I’m glad you ended up with my mom for that movie. That was awesome.”
