What The Cast Of Jessie Is Doing Today
Elijah King
Published Mar 30, 2026
In 2023, Teen Vogue published a personal essay written by Karan Brar, who played the adorable Ravi Ross on "Jessie." In it, he detailed his experience coming out as bisexual to his best friends and roommates, Cameron Boyce and Sophie Reynolds. "The moment the words left my mouth, I regretted it," he wrote. Brar recalled telling Reynolds and Boyce that he'd move out, but they not only shut down this suggestion but let him know his sexuality didn't change anything. "This was a crisp picture of what unconditional love looked like: my two best friends sitting across from me on a discount couch, waiting to hear me describe my type so they could take on their new roles as matchmakers. They weren't going anywhere," he wrote.
In the same essay, Brar opened up about his mental health, particularly the impact Boyce's death had on him and his subsequent struggle with alcohol. After experiencing suicidal thoughts, he booked himself into an inpatient treatment centre where he was treated for post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder. "That was three years ago, and today, I'm doing much better," he wrote.
On the professional life side of things, Brar has stayed busy. After "Jessie," he joined Peyton List and Skai Jackson on the spin-off series "Bunk'd." He also went on to lend his voice to the Disney Junior animated series "Mira, Royal Detective" and "Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham."
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