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Peter Gallagher Is Grateful O.C. Co-Star Mischa Barton Is ‘Still Alive’

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Peter Gallagher reveals which of his former co-stars on The O.C. he’s “very protecting” of.

The actor, who performed Sandy Cohen within the hit teen drama, lately opened as much as The Unbiased in regards to the destructive affect of fame and the way he at all times discovered himself searching for Mischa Barton, who performed Marissa Cooper on the present centered on rich teenagers residing in Newport Seaside, California.

“I’ve at all times felt very protecting of her,” Gallagher mentioned. “First fame is poisonous. First fame can kill you. She was 16 years outdated when she began working with us, so simply the truth that she’s nonetheless alive, I’m simply so grateful.”

Gallagher and Barton labored alongside one another all through the primary three seasons of the present, which ran from 2003 to 2007. Marissa was the love curiosity of Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie), who was taken in by the Cohen household, together with Peter, Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) and Kirsten Cohen (Kelly Rowan). (Spoiler alert!) Nevertheless, Barton’s character didn’t return for season 4, as Marissa was killed in a automotive crash within the season three finale.

Following Barton’s fast rise to fame, the actress confronted a number of challenges, together with a DUI arrest in 2007. She was later hospitalized in 2009 as a consequence of profession and stress-related causes.

Gallagher could really feel protecting of Barton as a result of his personal rise to fame was far more gradual and with much less scrutiny. The actor bought his begin on Broadway, taking part in Danny Zuko in Grease in 1978.

“It was a good time to be younger and doing Grease as a result of the critics didn’t come,” he informed the outlet. “I did 500 performances of that present. It wasn’t going to make you well-known. It wasn’t going to wreck you. No one was reviewing it, nevertheless it was an ideal coaching floor.”

Final 12 months, Barton opened as much as The Sunday Instances in regards to the “trauma” she endured working within the trade when she was a youngster.

“You possibly can go to remedy daily for the remainder of your life,” she mentioned on the time. “However there’s simply a specific amount of trauma [from] all that I went by, notably in my early 20s, that simply doesn’t go away in a single day.”

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Peter Gallagher Is ‘Proud’ of ‘The O.C.’ Onscreen Son Adam Brody

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Peter Gallagher remains to be in Adam Brody‘s nook.

The Humane star spoke with Individuals concerning the Brody Renaissance going down on-line proper now following the discharge of Netflix’s No person Desires This, through which Brody portrays the charming, “scorching rabbi,” Noah.

“I wouldn’t go so far as being a proud dad, and I haven’t seen the present, however I’m pleased with him on a regular basis as his buddy and former TV dad,” he instructed the publication on Wednesday. “And I’m not shocked in any respect [of the renaissance]. He’s so gifted, and I’m glad he’s nonetheless doing his factor.”

Gallagher and Brody starred alongside each other as father and son duo, Sandy and Seth Cohen, respectively, in The O.C. The teenager drama collection launched Brody’s profession after his beloved, albeit temporary, stint on Gilmore Women as Dave Rygalski, rocker and first boyfriend of Lane Kim (Keiko Agena).

Whereas they have been filming the long-lasting Fox collection, the Gray’s Anatomy actor recalled recognizing the Fleishman Is in Bother actor’s expertise and famous that sure issues have caught with him because the present resulted in 2007 — together with the phrase “Chrismukkah,” which Brody’s Seth coined. It marks the vacation the character began when he wished to have a good time each Christmas and Hanukkah.

“I simply bear in mind listening to Chrismukkah for the primary time and pondering, ‘That’s good. I believe that’s gonna stick,’ and it did,” Gallagher mentioned.

Adam Brody and Peter Gallagher in The O.C. collection finale, “The Finish Isn’t Close to, It’s Right here.”

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The Grace & Frankie actor isn’t Brody’s solely former castmember singing the actor’s praises.

In a separate dialog with Individuals, Rachel Bilson, who portrayed his onscreen girlfriend and eventual spouse in The O.C., additionally took a second to provide him his flowers and share her ideas on the Brody Renaissance.

“I really feel prefer it’s all the time been there, however whether it is [a renaissance], it’s nicely deserved,” she mentioned. “I imply, he’s superior. He’s one of the best.”

Whereas Bilson hasn’t seen No person Desires This, which has been renewed for a second season, she “couldn’t be extra excited” to.

“Actually Kristen [Bell] and Adam each I really like and are like my folks,” she mentioned of the collection. “So I’m actually enthusiastic about it and excited for them.”

As part of the Brody Renaissance, numerous memes have made their approach throughout the web, however, likelihood is, the Shazam! actor hasn’t seen them as a result of he’s a really offline particular person, in line with No person Desires This creator Erin Foster.

“[It] is truthfully so annoying, as a result of I’m like, ‘I want you to be seeing these memes about you,’” she instructed The Hollywood Reporter. “We actually created a faux Twitter account for him simply so he might go on Twitter and see, and he’s like, ‘No, I can’t.’ He’s too mentally wholesome to permit himself to enter these darkish holes. And, I respect it.”