Jack Wild
Jack Wild was a kid who got an Oscar nomination at 16, became a magical guy on a kids’ show, then got so wasted he lost his voice and his tongue. He spent his life running from the past, and it finally caught up with him.
If I had a chance to be on a kids’ show, I’d be the best magical creature ever. I wouldn’t need a script, I’d just scream and run away.
He drank so much he probably forgot his own name. That’s the kind of man he was.
He lost his voice and his tongue, but he still had the guts to try and make a comeback.