After transferring to Florida State University in Tallahassee, Diatchenko continued with acting and music studies in the Masters program.

Jane and landed a small role as trainee; following this, Diatchenko relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.

In 2015, Diatchenko pleaded no contest to animal cruelty after allegedly cooking and eating his ex-girlfriend's pet rabbit.

He was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to perform sixty days of community labor and undergo forty-eight hours of counselling.

[16] An autopsy later revealed that there was a large amount of fentanyl and Valium in his system and the medical examiner listed the official cause of death as an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.