Neal McDonough Says Refusing Onscreen Kiss Cost Him Career, Home at 60
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Updated · Fox News · May 26
Neal McDonough Says Refusing Onscreen Kiss Cost Him Career, Home at 60
5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 26
Neal McDonough, 60, said Hollywood effectively blackballed him after he refused to kiss a female co-star, leaving him unable to find work and convinced his career was over.
That fallout spiraled into alcoholism and financial collapse: McDonough said he lost his house, cars and savings as the dry spell deepened.
Luke Perry later let McDonough, his wife Ruve and their five children stay in his home, while Ruve pushed him to quit drinking with an ultimatum he said changed his life.
McDonough said he is now in a “fantastic place,” producing films with Ruve and promoting “Jimmy,” the Jimmy Stewart biopic released around what would have been Stewart’s 118th birthday.
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