This actor has been prohibited from "Conan" for years
It was his drug use and drug that put it on the ice of "late at night with Conan O'Brien".
CONAN O'BRIENHas been on late television for almost 30 years and interviewed hundreds of celebrities in the process, some of which have left a mark for good reasons and others for the bad ones. During a 2018 interview on theExpert armchair Podcast,Dax SheparddemandO'Brien of an interview who fell in the last category: his1996 infancy assistance filmmakerAbel Ferrara. "He did put on during the show before his segment," said O'Brien Shepard. Although they finally brought her back to the studio, things are not worse. "He came on the camera against his will, came out andstarted shouting on me"," said O'Brien. Looking back, the host late at night said, "If you have eaten 15 garlic cloves, you would not say it was an excellent experience, but you will remember it. "
But what they did not talk about the disastrous interview of Shepard with O'Brien in 2004. On May 19, episode ofThe pursuit of health with Blake Griffin, Shepard, who was very open over the years of his struggles with drug use and alcohol,said he was banned ofThe night with Conan O'Brien as a result of the appearance. Read it to see what happened and discover how it returned to good graces of O'Brien.
Shepard said that, in most cases, his career was not very affected by his drug use and alcohol.
During his appearance onThe pursuit of healthShepard explained that the use of drugs and drinking did not affect his career because he was able to stay sober by working on movies, then started using again between the projects. "What I would do is that I would be sober for the movies. I was careful of movies - it was the only thing I was more addicted to being in movies - and I would like toGet sober for movies And then between the films, it becomes more and more dangerous, "he said on the podcast (viaPeople)
However,The night with Conan O'BrienIn 2004, it was the exception to that. "Professionally, the only wreck I really had while I was a toxicomane was ...Conan, "He explained.
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Shepard admitted that he was "a mess" during his 2004 appearance on the O'Brien show.
"I've hadmakes the pre-interview in an electricity failure And I woke up to the safety of the hotel shaking me awake and I was with a stranger and the stranger had peed the bed, or I had peed the bed, someone had peed the bed, " he told the hostBlake Griffin (via just Jared).
Shepard was awake with only 20 minutes before showing up on the conversation show. And, because he did not remember the pre-interview, he did not know any of the points of discussion they were supposed to cover. "I introduce myself on the show, I do not know what he's talking about. I can say he's reproaching me the stories that I told, but I do not know any of the stories," Shepard said. "So, I just do what I can to be funny and I'm messy."
The interview can beSeen on YouTube. From the review, Shepard seems to have some noise the words at first, and it makes a joke about a snake biting it and jokingly falls. During the fall, a small table broke. "Now, the public dug. It was for the public. But for [Conan], what disaster. I did not know any of the stories. I broke a coffee table",Shepard said on the podcast, according toUnited States today. As a result, it has been banned from O'Brien 's show "for a few years".
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O'Brien apparently forgived Shepard years later.
AtThe pursuit of healthShepard said: "I was forbidden from this show for a few years until I'm sober." He added that he returned to O'Brien's Shows "A Bazillion Times" since.
In fact, when an appearance on O'Brien's TBS showConan In 2018,He commented on 2004 interview. "I arrived at this show and less shape once. Broke a coffee table and stuff. Banned for a moment," says Shepard. Conan replied, "I remember that." The host added: "Two-thirds of our guests are wasted, so I will not worry about that."
Shepard was sober for 16 years before the relapse in 2020.
As indicated byPeople, duringan episode ofExpert armchair In September 20,Shepard opened About the fact that it was 16 years old of alcohol and cocaine, he had difficulty taking pain medication. Over the years, he had suffered some injuries that let him take prescription drugs. In the first two instances, he felt pretty comfortable with the taking of the drug, especially the first time his wife,Kristen Bell, was responsible for ensuring that he took the prescription properly.
But, in 2020, he had a mountain bike accident and a motorcycle accident and stated that his use of prescription drugs was "Shadier and Shadier", including the purchase of his own. He said that Celebrate to be 16 years old While secretly high was "the worst hour of my life". Although Shepard explained that it was proud to be sober of alcohol and cocaine for so long, it was not sober in the way I would like to be sober, where you do not have any Secrets and that you are not afraid to tell people the gray area you're going through. "
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