ABC allegedly resorted to using the body double of “The Goldbergs” actor Jeff Garlin to film his final scenes for the show.
That revelation comes …
ABC allegedly resorted to using the body double of “The Goldbergs” actor Jeff Garlin to film his final scenes for the show. That revelation comes in the wake of his departure from the series following a string of misconduct allegations. Deadline revealed the shocking disclosure in a tweet Thursday, citing anonymous sources. “The Goldbergs” reportedly employed the 59-year-old “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star’s unnamed stand-in for “what was supposed to be his last day,” according to the Twitter post, and planned to superimpose the actor’s face over the doppelgänger via special effects later in production. It’s unclear how frequently Garlin’s pinch-hitter will continue to appear during the current ninth season, which consists of 18 episodes. Garlin has portrayed curmudgeonly family patriarch Murray Christian Goldberg — husband of Beverly Goldberg, played by Wendi McLendon-Covey — since the show’s premiere in 2013. Showrunners had reportedly relied on the bizarre contingency measure in the past for various unspecified reasons, according to Deadline, which reported that the “Mad About You” actor had been largely absent from set since an alleged incident about two months ago. He also told Vanity Fair in a recent interview that he’d mulled not returning for Season 9, as he had grown “bored” with the show. Speaking on contemplating his exit, Garlin had said he was “bored, and I was frustrated with the parameters that were being put on me by Sony, which they have every right to [enact]. And I have every right when I’m not under contract to decide not to come back.
