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Fredric Brandt dies:Dermatologist To The Stars Dr. Fredric Brandt Found Dead, Dr. Fredric Brandt, whose celeb clients included Madonna, Kelly Ripa and Stephanie Seymour, was reportedly found dead at his Miami mansion on Sunday at age 65. Rumors spread that Dr. Brandt was hurt by a character played by Martin Short on Tina Fey's new Netflix series, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

Brandt's publicist, Jacquie Trachtenberg, told Page Six that the doctor "was suffering from an illness," though specifics remain unclear. On Monday, the Miami police confirmed that cause of death was suicide.The Huffington Post reached out to Trachtenberg for further comment and received a statement that reads, in part:

In all ways, Dr. Brandt was a tremendous presence in the beauty industry, a man who was incomparably skilled as a doctor but equally caring and generous as a human being. He loved singing show tunes and creating raps while he worked, keeping his patients happy and laughing while they were being injected with needles. It was impossible to walk out of his office without a smile on your face, feeling rejuvenated inside and out.
Brandt was one of the most famous dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons to the stars, counting celebrities including Kelly Ripa, Madonna and Stephanie Seymour as clients and friends. In addition, the New Jersey native was at the helm of his eponymous luxury skincare line.

Condolences have been pouring in via social media since the sad news broke

Fredric Brandt dies:Dermatologist To The Stars Dr. Fredric Brandt Found Dead, Dr. Fredric Brandt, whose celeb clients included Madonna, Kelly Ripa and Stephanie Seymour, was reportedly found dead at his Miami mansion on Sunday at age 65. Rumors spread that Dr. Brandt was hurt by a character played by Martin Short on Tina Fey's new Netflix series, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

Dermatologist to the stars, Dr. Fredric Brandt, was reportedly found dead at age 65 in his Miami, Fla. mansion on Sunday, April 5.

The doctor's celebrity patients included Madonna, Kelly Ripa and model Stephanie Seymour. Dr. Brandt admitted that he did use him own face to test out products and procedures. "I've been kind of a pioneer in pushing the limits to see how things work and what the look would be," he told The New York Times. “Would I change anything I've done? I might not have used as much Botox, because you don’t want to look quite as frozen."

As for his patients, "I want people to feel they haven’t given up on life and are still in the game."

"If I have nice skin, I owe a lot to him," Madonna told the Times in an email.

In addition to his thriving practices in both Manhattan and Coral Gables, Fla., Dr. Brandt also hosted a weekly radio show on Sirius XM and had a skincare line.

According to a Miami Herald blogger, Dr. Brandt had suffered from a bout of depression after becoming "devastated" by comparisons to Martin Short's plastic surgeon character in Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."