Friday, November 04, 2016

Four For Friday - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - The Ugly - Anniversary Month

"You have to come see this. It is a s**t show." That was the message I got on my phone from this celebrity offspring of a permanent A lister. She was filming a reality show. Not her usual thing. Oh, once in awhile because of her last name she will be invited on a show as a guest, but this was a series and for that season one of the stars.

When I called her back, she started to go into detail about what she meant, but at some point said this is something you have to see to believe because, "I understand no sane person would believe this without seeing it." It was the goings on from the biggest name on the show. On a show where even Dancing With The Stars wouldn't cast their net, this actor was the biggest fish. Honestly, now that I think about it, DWTS might try and land him. Well, they would if they could get him away from his straight to On Demand career. Hey, at least he works. Back when all of this happened he was a decade removed from his biggest success, but he had that name, which on a show like this was all important.

The show generally just filmed once or twice a week and the next week after her call I went down to the set with her to see what was going on. The first thing I saw when I got over by the trailers, was our actor with a cast iron skillet slamming it against the trailer. He was holding it with two hands while screaming, "Where the f**k is my breakfast. Someone better bring me my f**king breakfast." Over and over for ten minutes until some harried production assistant brought him a bag of McDonald's. Yep. He opened it up and looked inside. Apparently it was to his satisfaction because he then screamed, "How f**king hard was that." He then tossed the skillet to the ground and walked inside his trailer.

He was supposed to start shooting 30 minutes later. When a different production assistant went to the trailer to get him, our actor opened up the door fully naked and screamed, "Does it look like I'm f**king ready to shoot?" He then slammed the door. Two minutes later the door opened and his soon to be wife was kicked out the door and pushed down the stairs by the actor's foot. He started screaming at her and calling her every possible name you could imagine. She looked rough and her clothes were torn and makeup smeared.

Five minutes after that he emerged from his trailer fully clothed, totally calm and asked very politely where he needed to go. The civility lasted about an hour. He then started getting super antsy and was talking back to the director. He walked off the set and started smoking a cigarette. Then another. People kept trying to get him to come back. Oh, he went back alright. They were filming this competition scene and he took this weight lifting bar that holds weights on either end. It weighed about 45 pounds. He started swinging that thing around. He missed a couple of people by inches and broke chairs and lights and a couple of abandoned cameras. His eyes were insane. His hair was flying around and he kept circling like a samurai with the bar held up with two hands. Finally he walked back to his trailer taking swings at people or things in his way. He walked inside the trailer where you could hear the destruction. He walked out with a few of his things and walked to his car and drove off. No one ever saw him on the set again.


26 comments:

  1. sandybrook3:17 AM

    Don't know the celeb think the actor may be C. Thomas Howell or Richard Griego.

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  2. The actor sounds like Gary Busey, the show might be Celebrity Rehab

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  3. sandybrook3:26 AM

    Gary actually was on DWTS.

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  4. I have no idea, but i think I will guess: Steven Seagal?
    Sounds like steroid rage to me.
    So glad I left Hollywood production when I did.

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  5. Tricia133:30 AM

    Mia Tyler(Stevens Daughter/celebrity Fit Club/Daniel Baldwin(or Gary Busey). Same seasons

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  6. sandybrook3:32 AM

    It would have to be Baldwin then. Busey did DWTS

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  7. elle b3:38 AM

    dustin diamond celebrity fit club

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  8. I don't know why but the "soon to be wife" part sent my mind straight to Peter Brady and The Surreal Life.

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  9. Soapy3:44 AM

    Tom Seizemore

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  10. elle b3:47 AM

    Laila Ali for the offspring- maybe dean cain for the guy

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  11. BoomBoof3:47 AM

    Ding ding ding!

    From Wikipedia: "Up until the end of the show Daniel was a model team leader; however, in episode 6, he turned up very late and confused, and by episode 8 (the finale), he did not appear at all, which cost his team victory. He later revealed that he had been abusing narcotics due to his back trouble and had entered rehab. No team captain was appointed to replace him."

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  12. The Peach3:48 AM

    I think Chaz Bono for the A list off spring, the show being Celebrity Workout, (Celebrity Fit Club? I forget.) on VH1

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  13. Soapy3:51 AM

    I think Elle is right with Dustin Diamond. He got married right after his appearance on Celeb Fit Club.

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  14. BoomBoof3:51 AM

    Married his wife in 2007 and his biggest success was Homicide from 93-95.

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  15. back again3:59 AM

    +1-nice one @Tricia! I didn't even know they had such a show! Obviously not seriously a 'get fit show' if they're delivering McDonald's Breakfast bags to trailers(this was before McD's had to put the nutritional value & fat content on their menu items...right?)-more like people who needed a quick paycheck

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  16. Tricia133:59 AM

    @Boom Boof thanks for the post - Daniel Baldwin also was in Mullhulland Drive (critical darling) on 1995-and he and Tyler's season was 2005.

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  17. Hothotheat3:59 AM

    Chaz Bono has done DWTS.

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  18. @Tricia well done! This looks to be it. A tough one today, even with clues

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  19. Small Penis Rejection4:31 AM

    Celebrity rehab no longer exists. It has to be Shia. Not sure what show, but he's a dead ringer for this ass wipe.

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  20. Tricia134:44 AM

    Thx@OB and BA!

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  21. Guesser5:18 AM

    I think @Tricia is right, Mia and Daniel,I was going to guess Cory Feldman and someone,but couldn't get a female Offspring to fit. I think Enty had some reality TV connection at the time.

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  22. Sarah6:38 AM

    @Tricia you are awesome! I watched that season of Celebrity Fit Club and remember him not showing up towards the end. I can't believe they brought him McD's on that show. LOL.

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  23. back again6:47 AM

    This sounds like one of those Snickers 'you're not you when you're hungry' commercials

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  24. shakey7:11 AM

    He's a Russian citizen now! Maybe he can make crap movies over there. And keep them there.

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  25. shakey7:13 AM

    And he was better than good on that show.

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  26. Tricia138:36 AM

    Hey @Sarah- thank ya and while I never watched that show- i remember him being on it and thinking wtf? He had potential at his peak(Baldwin voice , eyes, and not without talent kinda like a Michael Madsen). Actually thought of Mia first and put it together. She is a no shit gal gotta love that

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