Re: Dabney Coleman R.I.P.

Nyssa wrote:

Robin Miller wrote:
 

Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Nyssa  <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net> wrote:

Adam H. Kerman wrote:
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super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
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Thought he was worth a mention in here even if nobody
else bothered to.

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Maybe it's because he was described by the NYT as "the
actor audiences loved to hate."

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Must have been because of the "9 to 5" role, I
certainly never hated him.

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9 to 5 was a lousy movie.
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Coleman absolutely played unsympathetic characters but
he was a terrific actor.
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As this is a tv newsgroup, let's recall his two tv
series, Buffalo Bill and The Slap Maxwell story (which
gave the world Meaghan Gallager and her glorious long
hair).

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The first time Coleman pinged my radar was when he
played the con-man father of a child evangelist on "Mary
Hartman, Mary Hartman."

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Good point. This was mentioned in the obits and I forgot
to include it.
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Another sleazy character, but as always, played to
perfection.
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Nyssa, who wonders whatever happened to the child actor
who played Jimmy Joe Jeeter on that show
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He stopped acting in 1986, when he was probably 18:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparky_Marcus
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Maybe went to college?
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Someone with his birth name (Marcus Issoglio) appears to
be a physical therapist living in Yreka, California,
according to LinkedIn:
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-issoglio-091b3731/
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--Robin
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Thanks, Robin! Good detective work. ;)
 I was impressed with his acting chops on "Mary Hartman,
Mary Hartman," but never saw him in any other role.
 It sounds like he made the decision for himself and
landed on his feet with an in-demand career choice.
Good for him!
 Nyssa, who is always pleased to read about a good
outcome for talented child actors when they choose
a different career path as an adult (knowing that
the story doesn't always end well for many kids in
the business)
 

And the person on LinkedIn went to high school from 1983-1986, which is exactly the right age for him. And they're both from/in California. I bet that's the same person.
--Robin