Re: Dabney Coleman R.I.P.

Robin Miller wrote:
 

Nyssa wrote:

Robin Miller wrote:
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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. ;)
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I was impressed with his acting chops on "Mary Hartman,
Mary Hartman," but never saw him in any other role.
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It sounds like he made the decision for himself and
landed on his feet with an in-demand career choice.
Good for him!
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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)
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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.
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--Robin
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I'm confident that you're right. The real last name isn't
a common one.
 It's very nice to know that he's having a good life and
not a drug-addled derelict living in a gutter somewhere. :)
 I thought he was a talented kid when he was on the
Mary Hartman show in a fairly difficult role (serious kid
evangelist with a problematic father he wanted to please).
It seems he has other talents too and has built a stable
life for himself away from LA-LA Land.
 Thanks again for doing the digging and research!
 Nyssa, who always likes it when a mystery is solved with
a happy ending