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I will forever be annoyed that the Glee cast didn't back Naya up when she called out Lea's behavior and promptly got removed from the rest of the season for it. It wasn't until Samantha Ware brought up the racial issues with Lea that the cast came out and denounced her as always having been a problem on that set. 6 + years after Naya called attention to it and right at the time of her passing.
Are you suggesting that the timing of Naya calling out Lea and then her immediate “accidental” death are incredibly suspicious!?! That is quite the claim. Not saying I agree or disagree but I do admire your conviction to this bold belief!
@kvall4088 No. I'm saying that it sucks that it took years for the glee cast to acknowledge that Naya was right. Naya called out Lea many years before her death.
The thing that really bothers me is that some sources unfairly blamed Naya for her feud with Lea when it was obviously Lea who instigated it. Now Naya’s dead and she can’t defend herself. Hopefully by now everyone knows the truth that Lea was the bully and not her. Honesty with all these allegations it seems Lea was a mean girl all the way to the end.
Ya Rayan Murphy had a soft spot for her bitchyness. She treated actors who weren’t part of the stars of the show like shit too. Got to give him credit for genius. With AHS he created a fun show and re invented anthology TV with full season anthologies.
No surprise that Lea Michele was on this list. Apparently, her toxic behavior goes beyond Glee. I heard she was awful to some of her former castmates on Broadway as well.
The reconciliation between Smith and Hubert in the Fresh Prince reunion was really sweet, and it broke my heart to learn about the domestic abuse and other problems she was facing at home during her time on the show. I watched Seinfeld as a young teen and I was legit shocked when they killed Susan off.
bro, Janet Hubert deserved EVERY bit of hate she received ,it was HER that made it toxic, it has been widely ackowledged that she has a "victimhood complex" that is so at home in 2023, and that during the show she seriously thought that SHE should be the star. When James Avery, a classically trained actor, and the voice of fucking SHREDDER is okay with taking a back seat to Will Smith, JH needs to get over her own bullshit
@@TheGhostofMrArthurs - I always thought Ron Howard was so smart. When Henry Winkler got more notice as "The Fonz" than he did, he was happy to step back and was reported to have said something to the effect that as long as it kept people watching and kept them all in work - GREAT!
@@teresacartwright5406 yeah but JH didnt feel that way, she made will out to be the bad guy, and her the victim for 30 years. Then the reunion, she used every buzzword she could think of blames will for saddling her with the "angry black woman" label that she couldnt shake. Bitxh it was because you was an angry black woman! I hate this woman
@@dhenderson1810 No? I just dont care. That has nothing to do with how JH acted on set and towards Will, she was VERY up her own ass and unprofessional, and that has no bearing whatsoever on whether she was carrying an asswhooping at home.
I don't think she should've put up with any of that even "for civil rights", that's not doing shit for civil rights, leaving and not dealing with that bs would've helped civil rights and women's rights more, while also leaving her in a better place mentally and physically.
I think Bill Murray is a jerk who tries to get people fired, phones in most of his performances and is the reason why "Ghostbusters 3" never happened. He is also so dumb that he appeared in "Garfield" because he thought the Coen Brothers made it, and then apparently hated it so much that, after knowing this, he still voiced the sequel.
I remember hearing rumors that Chase repeatedly made inappropriate advances towards his female co-stars (including some of his underage co-stars during the Vacation movies)
The cast of Taxi liked Andy Kaufman enough to be in a movie about him, except for Tony Danza. He didn't even want to be around anyone even PLAYING Andy Kaufman. Another reason Nichelle Nichols considered leaving Star Trek was because she found out the network was withholding her fan mail (which they did, in part, to prevent hate mail, which she did sadly receive, from getting through the process).
Another example is "The Goldbergs" where actor Jeff Garlin, who played the father in the show, was fired for hugging cast members without consent and said inappropriate jokes on set. Apparently, when the cast were told that he was fired, they cheered. His character was killed off on the show.
The roast of Chevy Chase was devastating to him. If you can find it online or read about it. They torn him up. He cared about that. Also, what about Thomas Gibson of Criminal Minds? From what I could see, no one stood up for him when he was fired.
I believe Gibson was fired because he was physically violent on set, more than once. I’m not sure why people would stand up for him if he was behaving in such an abusive manner.
A lot of the people that she worked with claimed that she was difficult to work with. But as far as Knocked Up goes Katherine Heigl became blacklisted in Hollywood because she said that was the worst movie that she ever did in her career. She called the whole ordeal sexist stating that "you have the fun goofy guys and that her character was a bitch and a killjoy. Who acts like this?" That's pretty much what she said about Knocked Up. Personally I don't care what anyone says I love that movie it was funny and hilarious. It's a comedy what would she have expected a musical?
It’s such a shame that Chevy Chase is a terrible person. He even said a lot of the allegations about his treatment of his costars over the years were true and wasn’t sorry.
Me too! I was thinking they’d bring up Heigle bad mouthing the show, Washington using a homophobic slur, or Knight leaving the show when he wasn’t given enough screen time. Wasn’t expecting Dempsey.
@@COMPFUNK2 Also true. But considering he was able to comeback on the show for Season 10 for Cristina's goodbye, I thought that it'd been less tension ya know?
Surprised Kirk Cameron didn’t make the list. Apparently his holier-than-thou attitude really alienated him from the rest of the cast in later seasons of Growing Pains and made things difficult for the writers.
How about a Top 10 List of TV characters were disliked by the other characters, but the actors got along great in real life. •Rainn Wilson (portraying Dwight in The Office) •Dacre Montgomery (portraying Billy Hargrove from Stranger Things) •Jim O’ Heir (from Parks and Recreation)
Everybody said Topher Grace from That 70’s Show was awful to work with. Come to find out they were either Scientologists, rapists, or supporters of said rapist. Topher was the only one in the main cast who wasn’t an awful person.
The same thing with _Desperate Housewives._ I don't get why people single out Teri Hatcher and view her as problematic when arguably, the other leading ladies were just as problematic if not moreso. I mean, think about the Vanity Fair photo shoot, and how Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria had their assistants call the Vanity Fair reps to say "don't let Teri get first pick of wardrobe or stand in the center of the picture," and then when those things happened anyways, Marcia Cross reportedly cussed out her assistant and stormed off. That whole incident reeked of "3 against one high school mean girl" behavior, and the other three leads being envious of how Teri was the highest paid and most known of the four when the show started (given her work on _Lois & Clark_ and _Tomorrow Never Dies_ among other things). Or the fact that Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria have had their share of legal troubles; in fact, when Felicity Huffman got essentially a slap on the wrist for her part in the college admissions scandal, I recall Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis) angrily calling it the same kind of "white privilege" he saw during the show's entire run, though he didn't go into any specifics. And regarding Teri, I tend to look to more credible evidence like her philanthropic work, Kathryn Joosten (Mrs. McCluskey) saying in an interview shortly before her death that Teri was the nicest of the four leads, or the fact that Teri is still very close with Vanessa Williams (Renee Perry), Andrea Bowen (Julie Mayer), and James Denton (Mike Delfino), among others.
Yeah…so Chase & Doherty should switch places. Chevy Chase hasn’t reconciled with the majority of the former cast mates he angered. Doherty reconciled with many of her former cast mates.
Even though one cast member of the golden girls was not a terror to work with, Bea Arthur apparently was not fond of Betty white and even went so far as to call her a C U next Tuesday. Apparently, Betty allegedly poked fun at Estelle, who played Sophia, when she forgot her lines. Unbeknownst to everyone Estelle later succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease.
Jimmy Walker was infamous for his huge ego when his J.J. character became the big breakout star on Good Times. BerNadette Stanis didn't like him, Esther Rolle could barely stomach him, and John Amos basically left the show to avoid physically assaulting him. And if you watch footage of Walker back in those days, wow, what a smug, self-serving, self-satisfied performance he gives.
yes it was said she was upset that a "Rapper" was given top billing over her as a professional actress, she was upset and made it known, and sometimes refused to film scenes with him '
@@aldele32 There must have been some sort of stigma with rappers around that time; I found out recently that Daphne Maxwell Reid was initially asked to play Vivian at the beginning of the series, but she turned it down because _she_ didn’t want to work with a rapper.
People were far more cynical of people who were different. And it makes sense considering there could be no room for unpopular takes. Makes sense but of course it it hypocritical.@@COMPFUNK2
I loved Heidi Svedberg in Seinfeld! I'm not certain what Jason Alexander is referring to when he said acting with her was difficult, but I felt she played the character perfectly, and also fit in perfectly with the rest of the quirky cast. You could always tell there was angst in George when dealing with Susan on the show, but it made the prefect relationship for idiosyncratic George to play off of.👍😎✌🗽
The media is way too harsh on Shannen Doherty. She didn't get along with Jennie Garth on 90210, but Garth said they were both at fault, and have since made up. On Charmed it is well documented that Alyssa Milano was the problem. She created a toxic environment and disliked Doherty. Doherty was fired because Milano threatened to leave and she was the biggest star of the show.
I always think about Gary Coleman on Diff’rent Strokes where he played Arnold . Especially with how he was making more money than Todd Bridges and Dana Plato .
He had frustrations though. He was battling health problems, constantly in hospital, was frustrated about his height, his parents took every cent he made from "Diff'rent Strokes", and he ended the show bankrupt as a result. He then gets mocked by the public for having to be a security guard because he was limited by the roles he could do and it sounds like he was on the end of domestic abuse, so that is a lot for anyone to put up with. I think I heard Todd Bridges express some sympathy for Coleman's plight.
The Grey's Anatomy one was a surprise. Thought it would be Katherine Heigl for that one. Also the last time I saw Shannon Doherty was as a guest on Riverdale after Luke Perry died to pay homage to her former 90210 costar.
I think that feud was mostly just between Sheen and Chuck Lorre, the show's creator. I have a memory of Jon Cryer talking about Charlie leaving the show with actual dismay and even alluding to the fact that he enjoyed working together.
@@robertclark6349 In the last season, they introduced Leonard Dicaprio to the show (this was one of his first acting roles). Story is, they did this to fire Cameron the following season by introducing another teen heartthrob, so girls would still watch because of Leo, and it would soften the blow of firing Kirk Cameron. However, that turned out to be the last season so they never got the chance to fire Cameron.
Shatner is no surprise at all. He was a total prick when he was in Australia for a convention a number of years ago. He would be there for his hour and not a minute longer. He didn't care if you were still waiting for anything, he got his money, put in his requisite hour and pissed off. Could have taken a lesson or two from Richard Dean Anderson who was there for the very last fan in line to get his autograph.
Lea Michele acting like diva doesn't surprise me. And William Shatner was never my favorite cast member, it was always Leonard Nimoy and George Takei. He acts too much like a diva. Also, Picard is the best captain.
Missing Honorable Mentiones I know that cast didnt like each other: Gossip Girl (Blake Lively and Leighton Meester didn't like each other ) Family Matters (the mom who played Harriet and Urkle didnt like eachother) Sex and The City (Kim Catrell and SJP didn't like eachother) Golden Girls (Bea Arthur and Betty White RIP both of them Zoey 101( Jamie Lynn Spears bullied Alexa Nicholas very badly. Thats why she wasnt on season 3 or was apart part of that horrible movie) Moesha (Moesha i think was a problem) Im Curious About: Cheers
Most of those are more rivalries than anything else, particularly Leighton Meester & Blake Lively and Brandy Norwood & Countess Vaughn (Moesha/The Parkers). For “Family Matters”, it was the majority of the cast against Jaleel White, though. I think some folks interpret the issue being between Jo Marie Payton and Jaleel White because “Family Matters” was a spin-off of “Perfect Strangers”. Payton was a cast member from that show. She's the reason for the spin-off.
I was so disappointed when I heard that Chevy Chase was a jerk, in real life. I had idolized the man since I was a kid. Loved his movies. Even the bad ones. And then I started hearing several people in show business, that he was difficult to work with and kind of an a-hole, to work with. Still love his movies, but I don't think I'd like to meet him in real life.
I once worked for a data company owned by the brother of Andy Kaufman and he was as different from his famous brother as a person could be. Easygoing, businesslike, methodical.
No one hated Swedberg, she just wasnt clicking. They all thought Jason was exaggerating until Jerry worked with her and then he said, "Oh, shes gotta go".
Wil Wheaton has an extensive story about how William Shatner was a dick to him when they met for the first time. Wil was 16 at the time. This was when TNG was active and Star Trek V was filming next door. Wil had been hanging around the set hoping to get a glimpse of the big 3 of TOS. He was introduced to Shatner, who asked about what he did on TNG. He told him he was an acting ensign, piloted the ship, etc. Shatner would not shake his hand, and had said he’d never have a kid on his crew. He was pretty upset by how Shatner treated him, and tried to keep it to himself, but one of the crew members pressed him, so he told what happened. The word spread like wildfire amongst the TNG cast and crew. A lot of the crew told him Shatner was an ass and not worth it. Brent Spiner told him Shatner wore a toupee, and was “balder than Old Baldy over there,” gesturing towards Patrick Stewart. Jonathan Frakes told Will, “To Hell with him.” Michael Dorn asked Wil if he wanted him to kick Shatner’s ass. Even Gene Roddenberry had called Wil and told him Shatner was an ass and that he was proud to have him [Wil] on his show. Later on, Wil received a note from Shatner saying he would be proud to have him on his crew. Gene Roddenberry orchestrated Shatner sending that note, but he was glad to have gotten it all the same. Wil has since said any other time he met Shatner, he was kind and warm to him. My favorite part of that story that always made me laugh was Michael Dorn asking Wil, “Want me to kick his ass?” Just the thought of Lt. Worf asking Wesley Crusher if he wants him to kick Captain Kirk’s ass is hilarious. Also, it’s pretty heartwarming to hear how the cast and crew were so kind and comforting to such a young actor at the time in what can be such a harsh business.
@@scottdoesntmatter4409 Actually Wheaton has a fairly good reputation, and the TNG cast considers him family. Given how horribly abused he was by everyone in his family except his sister.
@@astonmartin8537 Not true. The reason he was not in the movies was that the way they wrote him off the show (The Traveller storyline) meant that there was no way for him to be a part of the movies.
@@katieb3059 Not when it’s overly hubris and narcissistic. Being an asshole towards people and liking yourself for still being one is suppose to be a bad thing. There’s still nuances to being a good person towards others and liking yourself for it, and trying to build your confidence up. If anything, Chevy might just still be an insecure and petty man taking it out on people despite what he claims.
Star Trek fans are not reluctant to admit shit !!! Shatner was an asshole to people and walked around like some entitled lord. This is all well documented. He was even that good of an actor - he was just cemented as Kirk because he'd played the character for so long.
Susan’s actress on Seinfeld should’ve gotten a better chance. She wasn’t difficult to work with, she just didn’t click with the cast. But they did her so dirty. I’m surprised topher grace isn’t on this list for that 70’s show because it seems like he’s one of the few if not the most normal, sane member of the principal cast, excluding the actors who played his parents.
What??! Someone says that Chevy Chase is a jerk in real life?? Color me shocked!!! Regarding William Shatner, I’ve heard that as well; that he actually, in some psychotic delusion, literally sees himself on par with Marlon Brando, Daniel Day Lewis 😳😳😳. It always has bothered me, but I’ve heard numerous times that Bill Murray is a huge jerk in real life, too.😒
@@AngeliqueStPChevy is great in the "National Lampoon Holiday" movies. Here's a test. People who worked with Chase on those films should be asked what he was like to work with, to see if it is Chase or some on "Community" that is the problem. I
Kathryn Joosten said right before her death that she NEVER had any problems with Hatcher and that she was always friendly. She didn't praise the other castmembers at all. The others were jealous of Hatcher billed as the star of the show and turned against her. My symphathies have always been with Teri!
"Fans are reluctant to admit that William Shatner's own personality didn't command nearly as much respect." Well I'm a Trekkie and Bill Shatner's an ass as well as a cranky old man. Also Nichelle Nichols wanted to leave "Star Trek" because CBS execs treated her like dog shit, not just because of Bill.
It was the fact that trapdoors were set up all over the stage for the puppeteer of Alf to sit in and operate the puppet and the cast almost fell down the hole a few times, so it was a safety hazard. Also, the puppet got catered to, and the cast had to work around it, not it around them. Word is that Max Wright, who played the father, was difficult to work with as well.
What about Ariana Grande on Sam and Cat, Ariana was aloud to skip sets leaving Jennette McCurdy at the studio, and Debbie Ryan because she was bullying Skai Jackson.
Ariana and Jeanette don’t hate each other tho yea Jeanette was jealous of ari getting everything and Jeanette treated like shit but she didn’t hate her. And I honestly think the sky thing is a rumor
@@brennathecatlover4360Given what Jeanette has revealed about what went on with her on set (of "Sam & Cat", "iCarly" and other Nickelodian productions, plus her home life, I think McCurdy's anger about Grande came from a different place.
Maybe the "difficult" one is the one being bullied on set, by different cliques and being excluded. They complain about it, and report it, and are then considered difficult. It happens in school yards all the time, why not in workplaces. It is up to producers to have a harmonious set and not allow a non-toxic workplace. I was bullied at my previous job because I was the new guy and just wanted to get my job done, rather than waste time. They shoved all their work onto me, and always went on holidays, while I had to cover their shifts, but heaven forbid I have a holiday. I stood up for myself and pushed back and it got worse. The boss was weak and let them get away with anything. So you don't always know the full story, and it takes two to tango.
Funny how many cast members of "Grey's Anatomy" cast members have left the show after clashes with Shonda Rymes. Maybe it isn't always everyone else's fault. Showrunners can be monsters too.
Totally. Even Ellen Pompeo has later stated that Heigl had every right to call out the show, also Pompeo seems to be friendly with Dempsey. On the other hand Shonda always loved Washington, even though he made homophobic slurs about another cast member. She didn't want to write him off the show, but was forced to because of the public pressure. So maybe Shonda should watch in the mirror and think about her own actions instead of putting the blame on others.
Most of em think or know they have the show in a stranglehold and itll be hard to get rid or replace them. Its really bad in movies after youve already gotten so far into production and sunk so many millions. Many end up having to tolerate all types of nonsense and demands just to finish
What came to mind first on this list was Lea Michele on Glee. While I enjoyed that musical dramady in its heyday, it wasn’t without its share of controversy and unfortunate ends to some of its cast. She was really toxic.
Chevy Chase is kind of an enigma. The cast of SNL and Community say that he is a very difficult guy to work with and is a wee bit of a jerk, he still gets along with some of his Lampoon co-stars like Beverly D'Angelo. Bev has said in interviews that the two still stay in touch and are on friendly terms. I guess the guy's just very selective in what people he likes cooperating with.
Because some of the people just think that Bea hating Betty was just about their acting differences - Bea was "uptight" when it comes to acting [like Robert Reed] while Betty was more comedic and had bubbly personality
I've heard that Shannen Doherty also got canned from the new 90210 as well. Some of the original cast members did come back as their characters in the new version even Shannen as well. But also Shannen was suppose to do 6-9 episodes of the show but she was ALWAYS late to set so it was narrowed down to I think 3 or 4 episodes cause everyone complained about her.
@@cvela83 This is why I'm glad I can watch him in Christmas Vacation and not have to work with him. As a theater actor I can honestly say that I'm glad I don't have to work with people like the ones on this list. Or even the late Marlon Brando for that matter.
One more reason why Shatner is the worst is when Deforest Kelley’s chihuahua died Shatner laughed and told him that wasn’t a real dog. I found that out when I was a teen and have hated the bastard ever since. Now a days he’s even shittier for attacking disabled people on twitter in a fandom he has nothing to do with and with at least 1 person who has never liked anything he’s been in.
Big one. According to other cast members, Peppard was the main instigator, as he resented Mr T being more popular, despite Peppard thinking of himself as the better actor. Peppard bullied women cast members on the show and told the actress who played Amy Allen "This is a men's show. You don't belong here". Mr T was difficult too, but Peppard was a monster to everyone on set.
I want to be Devil's advocate here and state that in part, Community worked because, not despite, of Chevy Chase. He just made scenes even more exaggerated than they already were which is the charm of the show. Of course there are limits, knowing of Chase's reputation I didn't actually realize he left because of a dispute. Apparently Patrick Stewart was considered for Hawthorne at some point and would have probably worked in a more lighthearted way, I doubt it would have given the show the same success. The way Glover fired back at Chase btw, by stating "a true artist has to be O.K. with his reign being over". Ouch.
Honestly I was never moved or impressed by Chevy Chase..that’s my own opinion..I don’t think he’s even funny and like I said that’s my own feelings towards him 🤷🏻♂️
@@dhenderson1810John Amos took it a step further and aired his grievances in public which sealed his fate. It was one of the first instances of a difficult actor being fired and a character being killed off in that manner.
I want to say that regarding the Heidi Swedberg situation, there's nothing funny about death, it's depressing. That scene where George says "So...she's dead," and have it followed by laughter was completely in poor taste.
I remember watching that episode when it aired and I thought there was going to be a gag of mistaken identity or something like that. I was stunned that she was killed off.
