{"id":79551,"date":"2020-09-21T19:24:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T19:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/alex-winter-bill-and-ted-ptsd\/"},"modified":"2020-09-21T19:24:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T19:24:45","slug":"alex-winter-of-bill-and-ted-opens-up-about-his-ptsd-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/09\/21\/alex-winter-of-bill-and-ted-opens-up-about-his-ptsd-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Winter of Bill and Ted Opens Up About His PTSD | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Though most likely know Alex Winter as the easy-going, positive spirited Bill<\/a> in the\u00a0Bill and Ted<\/em> series, the actor has gone through a lot more in life than his onscreen persona gives away. In fact, Alex Winter began his career at the age of 12, and is currently working on a documentary about the reality of what it means to be a child actor: an experience that he admits left him with severe PTSD and eventually led him to leave the business for quite some time.<\/p>\n

It was in an interview with\u00a0The Guardian\u00a0<\/em>that Alex Winter discussed his own experiences<\/a> as a child actor, briefly mentioning the abuse he suffered at the hands of an unnamed assailant:\u00a0\u201cThere was The King and I \u2013 eight shows a week, happy face \u2013 feeling genuinely happy in that role. Great relationship with my mom and dad; great relationship with the co-workers around me; doing interviews, signing autographs, living this amazing \u2026 and then this nightmarish other existence.\u201d Alex Winter has not named his abuser, only acknowledging that he died at some point since the abuse.<\/p>\n

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It was very difficult for Winter to keep his life on track after the abuse, citing extreme mental distress that was very hard on his well-being.\u00a0\u201cI had extreme PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] for many, many years, and that will wreak havoc on you. It\u2019s a way in which you relate to the world around you and to yourself, and it\u2019s very nuanced, but you can become very fractured. So you slowly compartmentalize. You keep\u00a0this thing<\/em>\u00a0over here, you keep\u00a0that thing<\/em>\u00a0over there, and you don\u2019t have any natural equilibrium. That fracturing just gets worse and worse and worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was around 1993 that Winter decided he needed a break from the spotlight. He admits that in\u00a0one’s 20’s especially, the showbiz world can seem grim and overwhelming. “That\u2019s when you see kids overdosing or blowing their heads off. In my case, I was just like, I need to stop doing this thing where these eyes are on me all the time and I don\u2019t feel safe or comfortable \u2026 I just want to go ride the subway and help raise a family and do my writing and directing.\u201d In the meantime, he has spent his energy directing documentaries on subjects like the Panama Papers and how Napster changed the music industry.<\/p>\n

He didn’t quit acting entirely, returning to theaters with Keanu Reeves<\/a> for the third installment of\u00a0Bill and Ted<\/em>, but his main priority right now is\u00a0Showbiz Kids<\/em>, a documentary about child actors. The documentary is harsh towards Hollywood, but also fair, noting the good and bad of what it means to be a child actor. Though Winter does not view his time as a child star in an entirely negative light, he had words of warning for those interested in getting their kids in show business:\u00a0\u201cIf you put your kid in the business or you allow your kid to enter the business, you have to understand that there will 100% be consequences. Those could be incredibly severe; they could be fatal; they could be minor. But absolutely there will be consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Showbiz Kids<\/em> premieres July 14th on HBO.<\/p>\n

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Source: The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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