'All That' alums Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne allege 'torture' sketches and say they were 'overlooked' as the few Black child actors on Dan Schneider's set.
Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne are among the former Nickelodeon stars featured in the upcoming docuseries "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV."Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. Her work has appeared in Bustle, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She lives in California with her dog.
Samuels starred in the kids sketch comedy series between 2000 and 2004, while Hearne starred between 2000 and 2002. When asked what it was like to work with Schneider, Hearne replied, "You’re asking the two Black children on a Nickelodeon set where—"Both Samuels and Hearne worked on sketches that were written by Schneider, including "On Air Dare." Samuels called those sketches "torture moments for all of us."
In one dare, Hearne recalled being covered in peanut butter and then being licked by dogs, claiming that the opposition he voiced to the sketch was ignored. "I was saying, 'I don’t like this' and to have voiced it—"The former child stars hope that the docuseries will spark important discussions about the treatment of child actors.
Nickelodeon didn't immediately respond to EW's request for comment, but told ABC that while it "cannot corroborate or negate allegations of behaviors from productions decades ago, Nickelodeon as a matter of policy investigates all formal complaints as part our commitment to fostering a safe and professional workplace environment free of harassment or other kinds of inappropriate conduct,"will explore other behind-the-scenes on set allegations from actors and writers of other...
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