US EditionDanny Dyer says death of beloved mentor sent him into ‘spiral of madness’
- Danny Dyer, a 47-year-old former EastEnders actor, revealed that losing his mentor, playwright Harold Pinter, deeply affected him and led to a difficult period of emotional struggle.
- Pinter, a Nobel Prize-winning playwright who cast Dyer in the 2000 play Celebration, died in 2008, which deeply affected Dyer.
- Danny Dyer revealed in an interview on the BBC Radio 4 program Desert Island Discs that he spent time at Harold Pinter’s home, where he learned about authors such as WH Auden, and shared his experience of having an anxiety attack during a 2001 stage performance.
- Dyer recalled going off the rails for years, discovering this by reading a newspaper headline while buying cigarettes, and described the impact as a ‘spiral of madness.’
- Dyer is currently working on a play inspired by his connection to Pinter, reflecting on the guidance he received from the playwright despite facing personal challenges following Pinter’s passing.
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‘Rivals’ Actor Danny Dyer Says Harold Pinter’s Death Triggered Him Into “Spiral Of Madness”
Rivals actor Danny Dyer says the death of his mentor and champion, Nobel prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter, caused him to suffer a “spiral of madness.” Dyer, a longtime familiar face on British TV and film and freshly appreciated for his role in Disney’s Rivals, told the BBC’s Desert Island Discs radio show that he hadn’t […]
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Danny Dyer shares his guilt after death of mentor Harold Pinter sent him into 'spiral of madness' - The Mirror
The former EastEnders actor said he was 'lost' and 'angry at the world' after the Nobel Prize-winning playwright died in 2008. He expressed his guilt and how he was a 'bit of a lost soul' and 'angry at the world'
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