josephlevittlogo.jpgJoseph Gordon-Levitt has confirmed the death of his older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt.

The actor's 36-year-old brother, who was also known as "Burning Dan," made a living as a fire-spinning artist and flow arts teacher at Flow Temple Arts School in Venice.

Levitt, 29, announced his loss on his Twitter page. He tweeted:

    My super hero brother @burningdan 1974-2010


On his website, the Inception star also wrote:

    "BURNING dAN brightly embodied that bold beastly bliss sometimes referred to as 'the creative spirit.' He would absolutely positively insist that we not let this bad news deter us on our collective mission."


Dan Gordon-Levitt's cause of death has not been revealed.