TikToker VonViddy Dies By Suicide At 32

TikToker VonViddy has died.

The comedian, whose real name was Joe Muchlinski, died at the age of 32, according to his family on social media.

His sister, Martha Muchinski, shared a video on TikTok on Aug. 22 in which she said her brother had died by suicide.

“I do want to confirm for his fans that he did lose his long battle with mental illness, and he did take own life,” she said. ‘TikTok meant a lot to him. It gave him joy. It gave him something to laugh at and to make other people laugh at and he really appreciated that.”

Martha added that Joe “fought a really, really long, terrible battle with his mental illness.”

“And all we can hope now that he’s at peace,” she continued.”But I did want to provide that closure for anybody who was a VonViddy fan, just to let you know.”

In his last video that he posted on Aug. 21, VonViddy shared that he wanted to be remembered as “a creator of videos that made people laugh and a creator of music.”

He said he also wanted people to remember him as a camp counselor “who helped kids to make happy memories.” He continued, saying he didn’t want to be remembered “as an addict and an alcoholic who put his family through hell. But unfortunately, that’s also part of me.”

If you or someone you know needs help, call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.