27 Facts About Johnny Lewis

Jonathan Kendrick Lewis, credited as Johnny K Lewis, was an American film and television actor.

Johnny Lewis was best known for playing Kip "Half-Sack" Epps in the first two seasons of the FX series Sons of Anarchy, and for other television roles such as Gilby in The Sausage Factory, Pearce Chase in Quintuplets and Dennis "Chili" Childress in The OC.

Johnny Lewis grew up in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of North Hollywood and Sherman Oaks.

Johnny Lewis was the middle child of Michael and Divona Lewis.

Johnny Lewis began making television appearances while in his late teens, with guest starring roles in Boston Public, The Guardian and American Dreams, among others.

Johnny Lewis made his feature film debut in 2004, in New Line Cinema's Raise Your Voice, and followed that up with Miramax Films' Underclassman in 2005.

Johnny Lewis co-starred as Pearce Chase, one of five siblings on the Fox series Quintuplets, and appeared in the movie Raise Your Voice alongside Hilary Duff.

Johnny Lewis had a guest spot during the fifth season of Smallville.

Johnny Lewis starred in the film Magic Valley, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Johnny Lewis became well known for his role as prospect biker Kip "Half-Sack" Epps in the first two seasons of the FX series Sons of Anarchy.

Johnny Lewis dated American singer Katy Perry from 2005 to 2006.

Johnny Lewis eventually moved out, after which the couple engaged in a "long and painful" custody battle that Johnny Lewis ultimately lost.

Johnny Lewis was raised in a household that followed Scientology; his parents attained the highest available level within the Church of Scientology, called "Operating Thetan Level VIII", or OT VIII.

Johnny Lewis starred in Scientology training films and endorsed the Scientology drug rehabilitation group Narconon.

Johnny Lewis pleaded no contest to charges of assault with a deadly weapon in the case.

The second arrest came about six weeks after the first, with Johnny Lewis accused of attempting to break into a woman's home.

Johnny Lewis pleaded no contest in that case as well.

Johnny Lewis was released from a Los Angeles County jail on September 21,2012, five days before his death.

On October 30,2011, Johnny Lewis suffered head injuries from a high-speed motorcycle accident.

When counselors observing Johnny Lewis rejected this, they pursued rehab for alcoholism instead.

In early August 2012, Johnny Lewis was well enough to be granted provisional out-patient status after agreeing to be detained for "time served".

Johnny Lewis was assured that he would likely just spend a couple more days in jail; however, this turned into nearly two more months of detention, during which he suffered a severe downturn in health and spirits.

Johnny Lewis, who had previously lived there in 2009, had recently moved back in.

Police were called by neighbors after Johnny Lewis violently attacked two people at the property next door, and Davis was heard screaming.

Neighbors reported that Johnny Lewis had jumped over a fence to the next-door property, assaulted a house painter and the homeowner and then jumped back over the fence onto Davis' property.

An autopsy report released on November 29,2012, stated that Johnny Lewis did not have any drugs or alcohol in his system when he died.

Johnny Lewis' family has spoken out about his history of untreated head trauma, leading some to speculate that he developed a psychological disorder, which led to his sudden spurts of violence.