· joseph’s older brother, dan, died at the age of 36 in october 2010. Back in 2010, on october 6, the actors brother dan was found unresponsive at his hollywood home. · on tuesday, gordon - levitt took to his twitter page and web site to announce the death of dan gordon- levitt , 36, and celebrate the life of the fire-spinning artist and flow arts teacher at. The cause of his death was never announced publicly, but ever since, its been alleged that dan died from an accidental overdose. · joseph gordon-levitts brother dan has died from an alleged drug overdose at the age of 36. · joseph gordon - levitt s success has been laced with sadness, as his older brother daniel gordon-levitt passed away in 2010. · inception star joseph gordon - levitt announced the death of his older brother , dan gordon-levitt, on his twitter page tuesday. He died tragically in 2010, from an alleged drug overdose. His body was discovered in the early hours of monday morning at 3:58 a. m. · sadly, dan didnt live past the age of 36. Dan was a fire-spinning artist and flow arts teacher at flow temple arts school in venice beach, california. · dan gordon- levitt , nicknamed burning dan, was known for his involvement in the annual burning man festival in nevada, as well as being an active photographer and fire dancer.
