There is a scene from the film, "Observe & Report" (2009) where a detective, played by Ray Liotta, decides to play a joke on Seth Rogan’s bipolar mall security guard character making him think he passed the police exam when he failed. Liotta lets one of his fellow detectives hide in the closet and listen in.
After a minute, the other detective comes out and says, “I thought this would be funny, but this is just sad.” The same could be said now of actor Charlie Sheen whose recent on-air interviews on radio and television have people questioning whether he could be suffering from either drug addiction or bipolar disorder.
Hours after Sheen’s on-air interview Feb. 28 on the "Today" show, I had planned on writing a column highlighting not just the actor’s behavior but the delusions of grandeur that just happened to be reported the same day in separate interviews with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (“They love me…all my people with me, they love me all.”) and Bernie Madoff (“I am not a horrible person.”), the former investment broker serving a 150 year prison sentence for defrauding clients billions of dollars.
The column would have found me serving as an Oscar presenter announcing Sheen, Gadhafi, and Madoff as nominees for my own “F.A. Delusional Award” (F.A. meaning “F----n a$$). Yes, I would have listed Sheen as the winner.
“No question he’s (Sheen) not normal,” said NBC reporter Jeff Rossen in a March 1 interview with the actor. “But he likes it that way.”
Sheen’s most colorful statement to ABC reporter Andrea Canning about his drug use made me want to use such a line should I ever go off the deep end and need an excuse to give to family, friends, and coworkers for my behavior.
What started out, however, for everyone including myself as humorous commentary is now downright serious and perhaps life-threatening. Sheen falls in that category of other celebrities such as Mel Gibson, Lindsay Lohan and singer Britney Spears whose unusual past behaviors have had people questioning if they exhibit symptoms of bipolar disorder where individuals suffer from mood swings ranging from depression to manic highs or if it’s something else.
I have to say I feel sorry for Sheen, and it will be a tragedy if he doesn’t get the help he so desperately needs.
Of all the comments the actor has said, I sure hope he is sincere on this one speaking to his fans.
“Don’t be worried. Celebrate this movement. And I love and I’m so grateful that you have supported me and the show for so long. I will not let you down. Trust me.”
©3/9/11
After a minute, the other detective comes out and says, “I thought this would be funny, but this is just sad.” The same could be said now of actor Charlie Sheen whose recent on-air interviews on radio and television have people questioning whether he could be suffering from either drug addiction or bipolar disorder.
Hours after Sheen’s on-air interview Feb. 28 on the "Today" show, I had planned on writing a column highlighting not just the actor’s behavior but the delusions of grandeur that just happened to be reported the same day in separate interviews with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (“They love me…all my people with me, they love me all.”) and Bernie Madoff (“I am not a horrible person.”), the former investment broker serving a 150 year prison sentence for defrauding clients billions of dollars.
The column would have found me serving as an Oscar presenter announcing Sheen, Gadhafi, and Madoff as nominees for my own “F.A. Delusional Award” (F.A. meaning “F----n a$$). Yes, I would have listed Sheen as the winner.
There are no doubt the actor’s on-air rants against his former employers, Warner Brothers and CBS, that carried his popular sitcom, "Two and a Half Men" (2003-2015), and about his private life made for some great comedic moments for late-night talk show hosts.Even broadcast journalists and reporters couldn’t believe it. WFAA news anchor Shelly Slater couldn’t get through reporting on Sheen’s ABC interview without laughing on the Feb. 28 5 p.m. news. WFAA chief meteorologist Pete Delkus, shortly before the Sheen story aired said the actor’s crazy.
“No question he’s (Sheen) not normal,” said NBC reporter Jeff Rossen in a March 1 interview with the actor. “But he likes it that way.”
Sheen’s most colorful statement to ABC reporter Andrea Canning about his drug use made me want to use such a line should I ever go off the deep end and need an excuse to give to family, friends, and coworkers for my behavior.
"I am on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen. It's not available because if you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off, and your children will weep over your exploded body."Within hours of Sheen’s second interview March 1 with NBC reporter Jeff Rosen, however, it was revealed the actor’s two sons were removed from his home via court order in Los Angeles filed by the actor’s ex-wife Brooke Mueller.
I would put that quote up there alongside the Starburst commercial where the dead zombie tells the guy on the bus, “You’re boring me to death and I’m already dead. You’re boring me back to death.”
What started out, however, for everyone including myself as humorous commentary is now downright serious and perhaps life-threatening. Sheen falls in that category of other celebrities such as Mel Gibson, Lindsay Lohan and singer Britney Spears whose unusual past behaviors have had people questioning if they exhibit symptoms of bipolar disorder where individuals suffer from mood swings ranging from depression to manic highs or if it’s something else.
I have to say I feel sorry for Sheen, and it will be a tragedy if he doesn’t get the help he so desperately needs.
Of all the comments the actor has said, I sure hope he is sincere on this one speaking to his fans.
“Don’t be worried. Celebrate this movement. And I love and I’m so grateful that you have supported me and the show for so long. I will not let you down. Trust me.”
©3/9/11
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