Nickelodeon's Bryan Hearne alleges All That producer called him 'charcoal' and said show was like 'torture chamber'
Nickelodeon's Bryan Hearne alleges All That producer called him 'charcoal' and said show was like 'torture chamber'
NICKELODEON'S Bryan Hearne alleged that a producer from All That called him a racial slur.
The child star spoke out on the ID documentary series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids' TV, which premiered Sunday night.
In the docuseries, Bryan said that he was called "a piece of charcoal."
The star said an unnamed adult on set tormented him and his co-stars.
He also said that he believed he was cast in stereotypical roles- at some points, he played a drug dealer and a rapper.
Bryan expressed that the comments have affected his confidence to this day.
"I was referred to as a 'piece of charcoal' [by an adult]," he exclusively recalled to People.
Remarks like that are harmful. They stay with you.
Bryan referenced an All That sketch where he played a rapper named "Lil Fetus."
"I was already in an uncomfortable position being in a leotard. That's not something that I'm used to at all," he said.
Bryan starred in seasons 7 and 8 of the show, which first premiered in 2002.
The series ran through the 1990s to the 2010s.
It was created by Dan Schneider, who was accused of misconduct with child actors in 2018.
He was under internal investigation after being accused of sexual exploitation of minors after his staff made accusations.
Dan denies these claims and the investigation did not expose any of the accused behaviors.
UNCOMFORTABLE
In the early 2000s, a show named On-Air Dare hit the screens.
It was a kids' version of Fear Factor where a child actor would be placed in a glass cylinder and one would be randomly chosen to participate in a dare every week.
"There was never any discussion," Bryan said about the show.
In one dare he was covered in peanut butter for dogs to lick off.
"We felt like we couldn't say no," he added.
"It was a really uncomfortable situation, and after a while it felt like we were just part of this torture chamber."
Bryan went on to explain that he felt he was treated differently than his non-Black co-stars.
He also claimed his relationship with Dan was practically non-existent.
Nothing has been alleged about Dan other than him being a tough boss who got into disagreements with other adult executives at Nickelodeon and when Dan departed Nickelodeon a full investigation was done and again, that's all that they found," a spokesperson told People.
FRIENDSHIP HELP
Bryan said his longtime friendship with All That alum Giovonnie Samuels helped him cope during that time.
"That was a highlight of my work day, to know that she would be there," he said.
The docuseries also discussed sexual misconduct in the production company.
Production assistant Jason Handy, 30, was sentenced to six years in prison for sex crimes involving minors, including an 11-year-old actress on The Amanda Show.
Drake Bell, from Drake & Josh, said that he was molested by dialogue coach Brian Peck when Bell was 15 and he was invited to Brian's house for acting lessons.
The claims were made in 2003 when Drake was a minor.
He initially remained anonymous during the court proceedings but has since come forward.
The court found Brian guilty after Drake's claim and he was sentenced to over a year in jail.
He was also put on the sex offender's register.
Brian has no relation to Drake's co-star, Josh Peck.
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