Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Kenan Thompson and Victoria Justice are among numerous former Nickelodeon stars who have spoken out following the harrowing allegations revealed in Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
Investigation Discovery’s five-part docuseries outlines allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior involving underage stars and crewmembers on Nickelodeon TV show sets run by Dan Schneider. Some of the programs mentioned included The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious and Sam & Cat.
In the series, former creatives and crewmembers detailed their experiences behind the camera, claiming they endured toxic workplaces. Amanda Bynes, who was a prominent young figure on Nickelodeon in the 1990s and early 2000s, starring in The Amanda Show and All That, was also frequently mentioned throughout, although she did not participate in the docuseries.
Below, The Hollywood Reporter has compiled comments made by former Nickelodeon actors following the release of Quiet on Set.
Investigation Discovery’s five-part docuseries outlines allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior involving underage stars and crewmembers on Nickelodeon TV show sets run by Dan Schneider. Some of the programs mentioned included The Amanda Show, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly, Victorious and Sam & Cat.
In the series, former creatives and crewmembers detailed their experiences behind the camera, claiming they endured toxic workplaces. Amanda Bynes, who was a prominent young figure on Nickelodeon in the 1990s and early 2000s, starring in The Amanda Show and All That, was also frequently mentioned throughout, although she did not participate in the docuseries.
Below, The Hollywood Reporter has compiled comments made by former Nickelodeon actors following the release of Quiet on Set.
- 5/16/2024
- by Carly Thomas, Tatiana Tenreyro and Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the wake of headline-making docuseries Quiet on Set, its subject Dan Schneider is facing new claims of sexual misconduct.
Former All That star Lori Beth Denberg tells Business Insider, in an interview conducted by Quiet on Set executive producer Kate Taylor, that Schneider played pornography for her, lashed out at her on set and once initiated phone sex.
In 1995, the powerful kids TV producer, who served as head writer on All That, called Denberg into his office, telling her that a female producer had met with him to discuss Denberg’s weight gain. He was reportedly upset and told Denberg he should’ve been the one to talk with her, since he “understood what it was like to be overweight,” Business Insider writes.
The conversation shifted, Denberg says, and Schneider showed Denberg, who was 19 at the time, pornography clips on his computer. This included a video of a woman...
Former All That star Lori Beth Denberg tells Business Insider, in an interview conducted by Quiet on Set executive producer Kate Taylor, that Schneider played pornography for her, lashed out at her on set and once initiated phone sex.
In 1995, the powerful kids TV producer, who served as head writer on All That, called Denberg into his office, telling her that a female producer had met with him to discuss Denberg’s weight gain. He was reportedly upset and told Denberg he should’ve been the one to talk with her, since he “understood what it was like to be overweight,” Business Insider writes.
The conversation shifted, Denberg says, and Schneider showed Denberg, who was 19 at the time, pornography clips on his computer. This included a video of a woman...
- 5/14/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“All That” cast member Lori Beth Denberg has accused Dan Schneider of showing her porn, initiating phone sex and more when she was just a teenager. Denberg starred on “All That” for four seasons between 1994 and 1998. Schneider was a head writer on the series. Denberg gave an interview to Business Insider in which she detailed the alleged situations Schneider put her in.
According to Denberg, it was around her 19th birthday in 1995 when Schneider asked for a meeting with her and allegedly showed her clips of pornography on his computer. She said the “grand finale” of the clips was one that depicted a woman performing oral sex on a donkey.
“I feel like that is the first time he preyed on me,” Denberg told Business Insider.
This is not the first time Schneider has been accused of showing pornography to someone he worked with on Nickelodeon. During an episode of...
According to Denberg, it was around her 19th birthday in 1995 when Schneider asked for a meeting with her and allegedly showed her clips of pornography on his computer. She said the “grand finale” of the clips was one that depicted a woman performing oral sex on a donkey.
“I feel like that is the first time he preyed on me,” Denberg told Business Insider.
This is not the first time Schneider has been accused of showing pornography to someone he worked with on Nickelodeon. During an episode of...
- 5/14/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Dan Schneider, the former creator and showrunner of Nickelodeon series “All That,” “iCarly,” and “Zoey 101,” is suing the producers of the hit documentary series “Quiet on Set.” IndieWire has obtained the lawsuit.
Schneider says his portrayal in the Investigation Discovery series, which peels the layers back on alleged child abuse — including, in some cases, sexual abuse — on Nickelodeon series of the era, is a “hit job” and that his reputation has been “destroyed” by the popularity of the series. The suit names Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures Television, and directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz.
“‘Quiet on Set’s’ portrayal of Schneider is a hit job,” the lawsuit from Schneider’s attorneys Jana Moser and Richard McKie reads. “While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse,...
Schneider says his portrayal in the Investigation Discovery series, which peels the layers back on alleged child abuse — including, in some cases, sexual abuse — on Nickelodeon series of the era, is a “hit job” and that his reputation has been “destroyed” by the popularity of the series. The suit names Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures Television, and directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz.
“‘Quiet on Set’s’ portrayal of Schneider is a hit job,” the lawsuit from Schneider’s attorneys Jana Moser and Richard McKie reads. “While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Former children’s television producer Dan Schneider is suing the producers of ID’s Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries, calling the show a “hit job” that implied he was a sexual abuser of children.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by TVLine, states: “While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse, condemned the abuse once it was discovered and, critically, was not a child sexual abuser himself.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by TVLine, states: “While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse, condemned the abuse once it was discovered and, critically, was not a child sexual abuser himself.
- 5/1/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Dan Schneider has sued Investigation Discovery for defamation over his portrayal in Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, accusing the company of falsely implying that he sexually abused children who worked on the Nickelodeon series he created and ran.
Schneider, in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, says his depiction in the five-part docuseries is a “hit job.” While it’s true that two child sexual abusers worked on network shows, he says he had “no knowledge of their abuse,” condemned it and “was not a child sexual abuser himself.”
“But for the sake of clickbait, ratings, and views — or put differently, money — Defendants have destroyed Schneider’s reputation and legacy through the false statements and implications that Schneider is exactly that,” the lawsuit says.
Warner Bros. Discovery, which distributed the project on Max, and producers Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television are also named in the complaint.
Schneider, in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, says his depiction in the five-part docuseries is a “hit job.” While it’s true that two child sexual abusers worked on network shows, he says he had “no knowledge of their abuse,” condemned it and “was not a child sexual abuser himself.”
“But for the sake of clickbait, ratings, and views — or put differently, money — Defendants have destroyed Schneider’s reputation and legacy through the false statements and implications that Schneider is exactly that,” the lawsuit says.
Warner Bros. Discovery, which distributed the project on Max, and producers Maxine Productions and Sony Pictures Television are also named in the complaint.
- 5/1/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Embattled producer Dan Schneider is fighting back against Quiet on Set, Investigation Discovery’s explosive limited series that promised to delve into the toxic and dangerous culture behind some of the most iconic kids’ television shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, the lawsuit accuses Warner Bros, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures and producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz of defamation. You can read the lawsuit here.
After the series dropped, Schneider apologized for his behavior that was depicted Quiet On Set and vowed to hold himself accountable for how he acted on his Nickelodeon shows. He taped a 19-minute interview that was posted on You Tube, in which he says “watching over the past few nights was very difficult. Me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.
Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, the lawsuit accuses Warner Bros, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures and producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz of defamation. You can read the lawsuit here.
After the series dropped, Schneider apologized for his behavior that was depicted Quiet On Set and vowed to hold himself accountable for how he acted on his Nickelodeon shows. He taped a 19-minute interview that was posted on You Tube, in which he says “watching over the past few nights was very difficult. Me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.
- 5/1/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Dan Schneider has filed a defamation lawsuit against the producers of the Investigation Discovery docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” which uncovered alleged abuse and misconduct at Nickelodeon and became Max’s biggest streaming title ever.
The lawsuit, obtained by Variety and filed by Schneider’s attorneys Jana Moser and Richard McKie, reads in part: “‘Quiet on Set’s’ portrayal of Schneider is a hit job. While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse, condemned the abuse once it was discovered and, critically, was not a child sexual abuser himself. But for the sake of clickbait, ratings, and views — or put differently, money — Defendants have destroyed Schneider’s reputation and legacy through the false statements and implications that Schneider is exactly that.
The lawsuit, obtained by Variety and filed by Schneider’s attorneys Jana Moser and Richard McKie, reads in part: “‘Quiet on Set’s’ portrayal of Schneider is a hit job. While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse, condemned the abuse once it was discovered and, critically, was not a child sexual abuser himself. But for the sake of clickbait, ratings, and views — or put differently, money — Defendants have destroyed Schneider’s reputation and legacy through the false statements and implications that Schneider is exactly that.
- 5/1/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Showrunners are the creative visionaries of a series.
They might not be the original creators, but they cover all aspects of the creative elements, evolve the show's vision, and decide where the story and character arcs will go.
They run the writing rooms, head the development, hire writers, and ensure actors are kept happy and that the budget is not exceeded.
Series are usually a collective effort, with writers giving their thoughts, but showrunners have the final say and are essential.
Where would the industry be without people like Shonda Rhimes, Matt and Ross Duffer (Stranger Things), and Ryan Murphy?
It would be mundane and repetitive.
Intelligent and prolific showrunners are the difference between a hit and a flop.
They set an unwavering tone for their ideas, and consistency is vital.
If the reason you fell in love with a series is altered or gone one day, then the connection created is absent,...
They might not be the original creators, but they cover all aspects of the creative elements, evolve the show's vision, and decide where the story and character arcs will go.
They run the writing rooms, head the development, hire writers, and ensure actors are kept happy and that the budget is not exceeded.
Series are usually a collective effort, with writers giving their thoughts, but showrunners have the final say and are essential.
Where would the industry be without people like Shonda Rhimes, Matt and Ross Duffer (Stranger Things), and Ryan Murphy?
It would be mundane and repetitive.
Intelligent and prolific showrunners are the difference between a hit and a flop.
They set an unwavering tone for their ideas, and consistency is vital.
If the reason you fell in love with a series is altered or gone one day, then the connection created is absent,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Eve Pierpont
- TVfanatic
A few years ago, filmmakers Emma Schwartz and Mary Robertson remember taking note of video compilations from old Dan Schneider series that showed children and young teens “enacting scenes that are arguably sexual in nature.”
“One example you see Ariana Grande squeezing a potato, or Ariana Grande — who was then a young teenager — pouring water on her chest and face,” Robertson recalls during a panel at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event. “And you see Jamie Lynn Spears receiving this squirt of a viscous liquid on her face. And there were many on social media who were asking, ‘Did I grow up watching these clips?’ “
Their shock over what they found on social media, together with a story about ’90s kids TV in Business Insider, is what prompted the creation of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The Investigation Discovery docuseries set out to uncover the...
“One example you see Ariana Grande squeezing a potato, or Ariana Grande — who was then a young teenager — pouring water on her chest and face,” Robertson recalls during a panel at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event. “And you see Jamie Lynn Spears receiving this squirt of a viscous liquid on her face. And there were many on social media who were asking, ‘Did I grow up watching these clips?’ “
Their shock over what they found on social media, together with a story about ’90s kids TV in Business Insider, is what prompted the creation of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The Investigation Discovery docuseries set out to uncover the...
- 4/27/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Some participants of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV are calling out producers of the docuseries for not being more transparent about the project being made for Investigation Discovery.
“I’m not too familiar with ID, but for the interview I sat down for, it was not an appropriate network for the show,” former The Amanda Show star Raquel Lee Bolleau said in an interview with IndieWire. “I had no clue it was on [ID] until one or two weeks before it aired.”
Fellow Nickelodeon star and former Zoey 101 cast member Alexa Nikolas echoed Lee Bolleau’s sentiment, saying, “I didn’t even know what ID was, honestly. When I looked it up, my first thought was our stories and the conversation that deserves to be had around them are way bigger than ID and deserve a more credible platform. A more serious one.”
The actresses say that...
“I’m not too familiar with ID, but for the interview I sat down for, it was not an appropriate network for the show,” former The Amanda Show star Raquel Lee Bolleau said in an interview with IndieWire. “I had no clue it was on [ID] until one or two weeks before it aired.”
Fellow Nickelodeon star and former Zoey 101 cast member Alexa Nikolas echoed Lee Bolleau’s sentiment, saying, “I didn’t even know what ID was, honestly. When I looked it up, my first thought was our stories and the conversation that deserves to be had around them are way bigger than ID and deserve a more credible platform. A more serious one.”
The actresses say that...
- 4/22/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Two “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” participants claim they did not know the docuseries was being made for Investigation Discovery, and said they would not have agreed to interviews if they did.
“I’m not too familiar with ID, but for the interview I sat down for, it was not an appropriate network for the show,” former “The Amanda Show” actress Raquel Lee Bolleau told IndieWire. “I had no clue it was on [ID] until one or two weeks before it aired.”
“I didn’t even know what ID was honestly,” ex-“Zoey 101” cast member Alexa Nikolas told IndieWire. “When I looked it up, my first thought was our stories and the conversation that deserves to be had around them are way bigger than ID and deserve a more credible platform. A more serious one.”
The remarks come on the heels of the former Nickelodeon actresses alleging...
“I’m not too familiar with ID, but for the interview I sat down for, it was not an appropriate network for the show,” former “The Amanda Show” actress Raquel Lee Bolleau told IndieWire. “I had no clue it was on [ID] until one or two weeks before it aired.”
“I didn’t even know what ID was honestly,” ex-“Zoey 101” cast member Alexa Nikolas told IndieWire. “When I looked it up, my first thought was our stories and the conversation that deserves to be had around them are way bigger than ID and deserve a more credible platform. A more serious one.”
The remarks come on the heels of the former Nickelodeon actresses alleging...
- 4/20/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Like most things in Hollywood, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” began with a promise.
After years of whispered complaints about the sometimes-shady world of children’s entertainment, an investigative team set out to expose Dan Schneider’s Nickelodeon and the years of alleged abuse endured by the kids who worked there from 1994 to 2018. Others had tried to tell this story, but this time serious journalists planned to expose the industry’s seamy underbelly — documenting past wrongs, giving voice to victims, and charting tangible change.
Ex-kid actors and “Quiet on Set” subjects Raquel Lee Bolleau and Alexa Nikolas told IndieWire they were presented with a plan for an honest look at the issues and suffering borne out by their childhoods. Lee Bolleau (“The Amanda Show”) talked to the “Quiet on Set” producers about her passion for healing and protecting young performers still in the industry; Nikolas (“Zoey...
After years of whispered complaints about the sometimes-shady world of children’s entertainment, an investigative team set out to expose Dan Schneider’s Nickelodeon and the years of alleged abuse endured by the kids who worked there from 1994 to 2018. Others had tried to tell this story, but this time serious journalists planned to expose the industry’s seamy underbelly — documenting past wrongs, giving voice to victims, and charting tangible change.
Ex-kid actors and “Quiet on Set” subjects Raquel Lee Bolleau and Alexa Nikolas told IndieWire they were presented with a plan for an honest look at the issues and suffering borne out by their childhoods. Lee Bolleau (“The Amanda Show”) talked to the “Quiet on Set” producers about her passion for healing and protecting young performers still in the industry; Nikolas (“Zoey...
- 4/18/2024
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Raven-Symoné became a child entertainer at just 16 months old, starring in shows like the The Cosby Show at age 3, and leading Disney Channel classics like The Cheetah Girls and That’s So Raven as a teenager. As discussion around child labor laws escalate within entertainment, Raven, now 38, says she was unaware of sexual predators lurking on set and was never asked to take a sexual harassment course as a young entertainer.
“As long as the child comes to set, and they know their lines and they do their marks and there...
“As long as the child comes to set, and they know their lines and they do their marks and there...
- 4/17/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Mayim Bialik is sharing her thoughts about the harrowing allegations in Investigation Discovery’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries.
On a recent episode of her The Breakdown podcast, former child actress Jenna von Oÿ noted how women’s alleged experiences at Nickelodeon while working under Dan Schneider — detailed in the five-part series — weren’t much different than “things that I heard about other sets during our time.”
The Big Bang Theory alum added in response, “Women being berated in the writers room is something that was just like — I’m sorry — it was considered in — I mean, I hate to say it, — it’s considered par for the course. I will say I do not believe that happened in our writers room … and there were things that we all thought were Ok to even joke about, which now we’d be mortified.”
Later in the episode,...
On a recent episode of her The Breakdown podcast, former child actress Jenna von Oÿ noted how women’s alleged experiences at Nickelodeon while working under Dan Schneider — detailed in the five-part series — weren’t much different than “things that I heard about other sets during our time.”
The Big Bang Theory alum added in response, “Women being berated in the writers room is something that was just like — I’m sorry — it was considered in — I mean, I hate to say it, — it’s considered par for the course. I will say I do not believe that happened in our writers room … and there were things that we all thought were Ok to even joke about, which now we’d be mortified.”
Later in the episode,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s rare when a documentary series makes as big a splash as that created by “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” The five-part Investigation Discovery docuseries has been seen by an estimated audience of more than 20 million over ID and Max and generated a groundswell of chatter over its revelations about toxic children’s TV production environments – primarily at Nickelodeon in the early 2000s. The filmmakers responsible for the series that premiered on March 17 – executive producer-director Mary Robertson and co-exec producer-director Emma Schwartz – are thrilled at a reaction that they describe variously as “inspiring” and “overwhelming.”
Adds Schwartz: “I think one of the most exciting parts of that is really to see how many people are not just impacted by watching it, but want to take action or improve the environment in which these problems occur. Taking the work to a next level is something you would hope for.
Adds Schwartz: “I think one of the most exciting parts of that is really to see how many people are not just impacted by watching it, but want to take action or improve the environment in which these problems occur. Taking the work to a next level is something you would hope for.
- 4/11/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Drake Bell, the “The Amanda Show” and “Drake & Josh” star who speaks out publicly for the first time about the sexual abuse he endured from Brian Peck (who worked as a dialogue coach on Nickelodeon’s “Amanda Show” and “All That”) in the Investigation Discovery and Max series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” told a packed FYC screening and panel event Tuesday night at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood that the overwhelming response to the five-part docuseries that premiered March 17 is what he feels “should have happened years ago.”
Watch the full panel discussion above.
Flanked on the panel (moderated by culture writer and author Scaachi Koul) by filmmakers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz as well as senior correspondent Kate Taylor of Business Insider and fellow onetime Nickelodeon child actors Giovannie Samuels and Bryan Hearne (who were regulars on the kids comedy-variety series...
Watch the full panel discussion above.
Flanked on the panel (moderated by culture writer and author Scaachi Koul) by filmmakers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz as well as senior correspondent Kate Taylor of Business Insider and fellow onetime Nickelodeon child actors Giovannie Samuels and Bryan Hearne (who were regulars on the kids comedy-variety series...
- 4/10/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
The response to ID’s docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV has been overwhelming to say the least, the project’s co-directors and executive producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz said at an Emmys FYC screening and panel in Los Angeles Tuesday evening. It’s also brought into focus another industry where there’s a “clear lack of protection” when it comes to children, Schwartz said: social media.
“One thing that we’ve had conversations about as a result of this is that, if you look at where children’s entertainment, so to speak, is today, it’s not just in studios or in networks, it’s on social media,” said the filmmaker. “That is a universe where there’s almost no oversight as to what’s happening inside people’s homes, on these screens, and what’s happening to protect those kids as well, and...
“One thing that we’ve had conversations about as a result of this is that, if you look at where children’s entertainment, so to speak, is today, it’s not just in studios or in networks, it’s on social media,” said the filmmaker. “That is a universe where there’s almost no oversight as to what’s happening inside people’s homes, on these screens, and what’s happening to protect those kids as well, and...
- 4/10/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While speaking at the For Your Consideration Panel for “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” Drake Bell shared that those who wrote letters of support for his abuser, Brian Peck, included “Drake and Josh” crew members, such as his “favorite director” whom he “requested” for the Nickelodeon sitcom and a woman whom he “worked with every day for four years” who was “basically his boss.”
Bell, who was revealed to be the John Doe victim in Peck’s 2004 conviction in Episode 2 of “Quiet on Set,” took the stage at the Saban Media Center in Los Angeles Tuesday night to discuss his journey around the tell-all docuseries. He was joined by fellow contributors Giovonnie Samuels, Bryan Hearne, Kate Taylor and “Quiet on Set” co-directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz.
When initially approached to share his story on “Quiet on Set,” Bell was “totally going to ignore” the offer.
Bell, who was revealed to be the John Doe victim in Peck’s 2004 conviction in Episode 2 of “Quiet on Set,” took the stage at the Saban Media Center in Los Angeles Tuesday night to discuss his journey around the tell-all docuseries. He was joined by fellow contributors Giovonnie Samuels, Bryan Hearne, Kate Taylor and “Quiet on Set” co-directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz.
When initially approached to share his story on “Quiet on Set,” Bell was “totally going to ignore” the offer.
- 4/10/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
Drake Bell reflected on the response to Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV during an Emmys event in Los Angeles yesterday, saying that he feels like he’s “in the fire right now.”
“Having to tell this sensitive of a story, something I held inside for so many years,” the actor said, according to Deadline. “I’m still reeling from the idea of bearing my soul to the world… Hollywood is a beautiful place, full of fantasy and imagination and fun. But it’s also a completely dark cesspool of disgusting waste.
“Having to tell this sensitive of a story, something I held inside for so many years,” the actor said, according to Deadline. “I’m still reeling from the idea of bearing my soul to the world… Hollywood is a beautiful place, full of fantasy and imagination and fun. But it’s also a completely dark cesspool of disgusting waste.
- 4/10/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
If there was an upside to doing Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Drake Bell said it would be the strangers who have approached him with gratitude before sharing their own sad tales of abuse.
But Bell, who participated in an FYC event Tuesday for the Investigation Discovery series, also talked about the sense of conflict he’s been feeling ever since he agreed to expose some of the darkest parts of his childhood in the four-part docuseries. In Quiet on Set, the former Drake & Josh star revealed he was abused by Brian Peck who worked as a dialogue coach on Nickelodeon’s All That and The Amanda Show.
“I’m in the fire right now,” Bell told the audience at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood. “Having to tell this sensitive of a story, something I held inside for so many years … I’m still...
But Bell, who participated in an FYC event Tuesday for the Investigation Discovery series, also talked about the sense of conflict he’s been feeling ever since he agreed to expose some of the darkest parts of his childhood in the four-part docuseries. In Quiet on Set, the former Drake & Josh star revealed he was abused by Brian Peck who worked as a dialogue coach on Nickelodeon’s All That and The Amanda Show.
“I’m in the fire right now,” Bell told the audience at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood. “Having to tell this sensitive of a story, something I held inside for so many years … I’m still...
- 4/10/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
After a 20-pound weight gain, actress Amanda Bynes claimed she is ready to work toward a new start.
She posted on her Instagram story about her battle with depression and how it led to significant weight gain, saying that she was doing much better and has “learned to do opposite action when I don’t feel like working out or eating clean.”
Bynes says she wants to cut her 162-pound body to a slim 110.
Bynes also claimed that she had abused Adderall, a stimulant drug used to treat Adhd and other focus-related disorders. She used it to maintain a constant weight.
The former child star of The Amanda Show, a Disney Channel hit, claimed that she heard people were using it to keep their weight down, and she was intrigued by it. “They were talking about how women were taking it to stay thin. I was like, ‘Well, I have...
She posted on her Instagram story about her battle with depression and how it led to significant weight gain, saying that she was doing much better and has “learned to do opposite action when I don’t feel like working out or eating clean.”
Bynes says she wants to cut her 162-pound body to a slim 110.
Bynes also claimed that she had abused Adderall, a stimulant drug used to treat Adhd and other focus-related disorders. She used it to maintain a constant weight.
The former child star of The Amanda Show, a Disney Channel hit, claimed that she heard people were using it to keep their weight down, and she was intrigued by it. “They were talking about how women were taking it to stay thin. I was like, ‘Well, I have...
- 4/9/2024
- by Morgan Lee Powers
- Uinterview
Steve Burns is the latest Nickelodeon star to react to the Quiet on Set docu-series.
In a new interview, the 50-year-old beloved host of Blue’s Clues spoke out after learning about the toxic working conditions young actors endured while on set of popular Nickelodeon shows in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Keep reading to find out more…While talking to Today.com, Steve noted that he worked for Nick Jr., which catered programming for preschoolers and toddlers, out of New York while the older shows, including All That and The Amanda Show, were based in Los Angeles.
“We’re in New York, they’re in L.A. There’s no overlap whatsoever between any of those shows and what we were doing,” Steve said, adding that he had no knowledge of the allegations made against Nickelodeon during his time on Blue’s Clues.
“I don’t have have any particular insight into any of that.
In a new interview, the 50-year-old beloved host of Blue’s Clues spoke out after learning about the toxic working conditions young actors endured while on set of popular Nickelodeon shows in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Keep reading to find out more…While talking to Today.com, Steve noted that he worked for Nick Jr., which catered programming for preschoolers and toddlers, out of New York while the older shows, including All That and The Amanda Show, were based in Los Angeles.
“We’re in New York, they’re in L.A. There’s no overlap whatsoever between any of those shows and what we were doing,” Steve said, adding that he had no knowledge of the allegations made against Nickelodeon during his time on Blue’s Clues.
“I don’t have have any particular insight into any of that.
- 4/8/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Sexual Abuse, Spit-Takes, Blue Balls: Nickelodeon Actors Talk Trauma in ‘Quiet on Set’ Bonus Episode
On Sunday, Investigation Discovery aired a bonus episode of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, the fifth following its four-part series, titled “Breaking the Silence.”
One of the subjects in the new episode is Raquel Lee Bolleau. As a Season One regular on The Amanda Show, a comedy sketch show starring Amanda Bynes, Bolleau fondly remembers making on-set Slurpees, signing autographs, and celebrating her 13th birthday. But beyond the glamor of preteen stardom, Bolleau tells Rolling Stone she felt ignored by the show’s creator Dan Schneider.
One of the subjects in the new episode is Raquel Lee Bolleau. As a Season One regular on The Amanda Show, a comedy sketch show starring Amanda Bynes, Bolleau fondly remembers making on-set Slurpees, signing autographs, and celebrating her 13th birthday. But beyond the glamor of preteen stardom, Bolleau tells Rolling Stone she felt ignored by the show’s creator Dan Schneider.
- 4/8/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
The harrowing docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV has shed a light on the abuse and mistreatment suffered by many child stars working for Nickelodeon, specifically those on shows run by Dan Schneider, the producer of All That and The Amanda Show.
The first four episodes featured testimonials from former child stars who worked on shows produced by Schneider, including Drake Bell, Giovonnie Samuels, Bryan Christopher Hearne, and Katrina Johnson. They talked bravely about the toxic work environment they experienced as children, and the abuse that many of them suffered from the adults they worked with.
Episode 5 will feature a different format from the others, with journalist Soledad O’Brien leading an interview with Bell, Samuels, Hearne, Hearne’s mother Tracey Brown, as well as former All That cast member Shane Lyons, who is appearing in the docuseries for the first time. O’Brien is set to...
The first four episodes featured testimonials from former child stars who worked on shows produced by Schneider, including Drake Bell, Giovonnie Samuels, Bryan Christopher Hearne, and Katrina Johnson. They talked bravely about the toxic work environment they experienced as children, and the abuse that many of them suffered from the adults they worked with.
Episode 5 will feature a different format from the others, with journalist Soledad O’Brien leading an interview with Bell, Samuels, Hearne, Hearne’s mother Tracey Brown, as well as former All That cast member Shane Lyons, who is appearing in the docuseries for the first time. O’Brien is set to...
- 4/5/2024
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
With ID’s Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV becoming an overnight ratings hit for Investigation Discovery and Max, attention has now turned to a forthcoming fifth episode of the docuseries that promises to dig deeper into the toxic allegations swirling around Dan Schneider’s years at Nickelodeon.
On Thursday, Turner Networks, ID & Hln, linear and streaming president Jason Sarlanis told The Hollywood Reporter the original four-part series, which released March 17 and 18, far exceeded expectations and prompted the network to mobilize and greenlight the bonus episode to air only weeks later.
“We first started talking to [co-directors] Mary [Robertson] and Emma [Schwartz] about [extending the series] right after the trailer dropped,” Sarlanis recalled of the Feb. 8 first look, which featured clips of child stars coming forward with claims of abuse and sexism surrounding iconic kids TV shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s on Nickelodeon.
The bonus episode, titled Breaking the Silence,...
On Thursday, Turner Networks, ID & Hln, linear and streaming president Jason Sarlanis told The Hollywood Reporter the original four-part series, which released March 17 and 18, far exceeded expectations and prompted the network to mobilize and greenlight the bonus episode to air only weeks later.
“We first started talking to [co-directors] Mary [Robertson] and Emma [Schwartz] about [extending the series] right after the trailer dropped,” Sarlanis recalled of the Feb. 8 first look, which featured clips of child stars coming forward with claims of abuse and sexism surrounding iconic kids TV shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s on Nickelodeon.
The bonus episode, titled Breaking the Silence,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Drake Bell, a former teen actor who appeared on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh, has denied that he groomed a teenage girl three years ago despite pleading guilty to felony attempted child endangerment and other charges at the time.
“I responded on some DMs and was incredibly irresponsible and got myself into conversations that I shouldn’t have had,” he said on the Not Skinny but Not Fat podcast. “I ended up finding out that I was talking to someone that I shouldn’t have been talking to,...
“I responded on some DMs and was incredibly irresponsible and got myself into conversations that I shouldn’t have had,” he said on the Not Skinny but Not Fat podcast. “I ended up finding out that I was talking to someone that I shouldn’t have been talking to,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
When Drake Bell broke his silence about the sexual abuse meted out to him while he was shooting the iconic (and much loved) Nickelodeon show, Drake & Josh, the internet lost its semblance. No one could believe that even their favorite character had to go through abuse while working on a show meant for kids. People were left devastated, including screenwriter and television producer Dan Schneider, who couldn’t hold back his tears while discussing how something like this transpired under his watch.
How some Nickelodeon shows were hell for certain kid stars
Various actors and cast members share their harrowing tales on the ID docuseries
Drake Bell made the revelation in the Investigation Discovery series, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The docuseries features incidents wherein former child actors and other cast members share their encounters with sexual abuse and misconduct back on set.
The series witnesses...
How some Nickelodeon shows were hell for certain kid stars
Various actors and cast members share their harrowing tales on the ID docuseries
Drake Bell made the revelation in the Investigation Discovery series, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The docuseries features incidents wherein former child actors and other cast members share their encounters with sexual abuse and misconduct back on set.
The series witnesses...
- 4/4/2024
- by Smriti Sneh
- FandomWire
Drake Bell, who was one of the ex-Nickelodeon stars who opened up about his experiences on children’s TV on the Quiet On Set docuseries, has praised his former co-star Amanda Bynes. Appearing on the latest episode of Amanda Hirsch’s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Bell spoke about Bynes, whom he co-starred with on The Amanda Show, which aired on Nickelodeon from 1999 to 2002. “I can only speak to my experience while I was working with Amanda and that was that she was, like you said, just an incredible talent,” the Drake & Josh star told Hirsch (per EW). “She was so funny, she was so, she was like a rocket ship. She got on set and she was just, the talent that just oozed from her effortlessly was awe-inspiring.” He went on to say he’d long admired Bynes before he even got his break in the business.
- 4/4/2024
- TV Insider
Drake Bell knew Josh Peck would always be there to pick him up when he was down.
In a new interview with the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Bell, who revealed in the docuseries Quiet on Set that he was sexually abused by voice coach Brian Peck, shared that Josh (no relation to Brian) was there for him around the time when he was being abused.
Bell also thanked Peck — with whom he co-starred on Drake & Josh — for his support in private after he came forward with the allegations last month.
In a new interview with the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Bell, who revealed in the docuseries Quiet on Set that he was sexually abused by voice coach Brian Peck, shared that Josh (no relation to Brian) was there for him around the time when he was being abused.
Bell also thanked Peck — with whom he co-starred on Drake & Josh — for his support in private after he came forward with the allegations last month.
- 4/2/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Jennie Garth worked with Dan Schenider on the series What I Like About You and she has one short and final statement to say about his scandal.
Schneider was the subject of the new docu-series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which explored allegations of inappropriate behavior on the sets of his Nickelodeon shows.
After creating The Amanda Show for Amanda Bynes, Schneider worked with her again on the WB series What I Like About You, in which Jennie played the actress’ sister.
In a new interview, Jennie was asked to comment on the scandal and share her current friendship status with Amanda.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I don’t want to talk about Dan Schneider ever again in my life,” Jennie told THR.
Jennie said that she has not spoken to Amanda since the airing of the docu-series, but said, “I just love her...
Schneider was the subject of the new docu-series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which explored allegations of inappropriate behavior on the sets of his Nickelodeon shows.
After creating The Amanda Show for Amanda Bynes, Schneider worked with her again on the WB series What I Like About You, in which Jennie played the actress’ sister.
In a new interview, Jennie was asked to comment on the scandal and share her current friendship status with Amanda.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I don’t want to talk about Dan Schneider ever again in my life,” Jennie told THR.
Jennie said that she has not spoken to Amanda since the airing of the docu-series, but said, “I just love her...
- 4/2/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The curtain has been lifted, and the scene is grim.
Fans of Nickelodeon smash hits like All That, The Amanda Show, and Drake & Josh have been left reeling after learning that the shows that entertained us as children were shrouded in dark secrets.
At the center of it all is Drake Bell, the teen heartthrob turned troubled young adult whose devastating story was laid bare on Quiet on Set.
The chilling docuseries alleged years of abuse by Dan Schneider, the mastermind behind many of Nickelodeon's most popular television shows aimed at children and teens.
It wasn't just Dan — some of the most egregious allegations were aimed at the several convicted pedophiles who worked on those same shows.
There's an overwhelming sense of guilt that comes along with the revelations from Quiet on Set.
As a millennial who grew up watching these Nickelodeon stars, it feels unfair that our childhood entertainment...
Fans of Nickelodeon smash hits like All That, The Amanda Show, and Drake & Josh have been left reeling after learning that the shows that entertained us as children were shrouded in dark secrets.
At the center of it all is Drake Bell, the teen heartthrob turned troubled young adult whose devastating story was laid bare on Quiet on Set.
The chilling docuseries alleged years of abuse by Dan Schneider, the mastermind behind many of Nickelodeon's most popular television shows aimed at children and teens.
It wasn't just Dan — some of the most egregious allegations were aimed at the several convicted pedophiles who worked on those same shows.
There's an overwhelming sense of guilt that comes along with the revelations from Quiet on Set.
As a millennial who grew up watching these Nickelodeon stars, it feels unfair that our childhood entertainment...
- 4/2/2024
- by Haley Whitmire White
- TVfanatic
Drake Bell is thankful for his Drake & Josh co-star Josh Peck’s support.
After revealing on docuseries Quiet on Set that he was the previously unnamed minor who was sexually abused by actor and voice coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh Peck), Bell spoke out on the podcast Not Skinny but Not Fat about how much Josh reaching out privately meant to him.
“Josh worked on The Amanda Show, so he saw and knew what was going on,” said Bell on the April 2 episode. “I appreciate that he reached out to me privately and he didn’t go straight to the media, because he was there with me and saw what I was going through.”
Bell then clarified that he doesn’t know if Josh knew specifics about the situation, but knew Bell had been abused by Brian and how “sensitive” it was for him at the time. “Of course,...
After revealing on docuseries Quiet on Set that he was the previously unnamed minor who was sexually abused by actor and voice coach Brian Peck (no relation to Josh Peck), Bell spoke out on the podcast Not Skinny but Not Fat about how much Josh reaching out privately meant to him.
“Josh worked on The Amanda Show, so he saw and knew what was going on,” said Bell on the April 2 episode. “I appreciate that he reached out to me privately and he didn’t go straight to the media, because he was there with me and saw what I was going through.”
Bell then clarified that he doesn’t know if Josh knew specifics about the situation, but knew Bell had been abused by Brian and how “sensitive” it was for him at the time. “Of course,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Frankie Muniz may be known for his role as the titular character in Agent Cody Banks or for his open-wheel racing career. However, his most popular role has to be his seven-season stint on the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. The show, which also featured Bryan Cranston was extremely popular throughout its run.
With many shows receiving a revival or a reboot, fans of Malcolm in the Middle are also clamoring for new material from the beloved show. While a revival of the show has been teased by the cast multiple times, Muniz revealed that the process was closer to reality than usual and that the revival might just happen soon.
Frankie Muniz Hints At A Malcolm In The Middle Revival Frankie Muniz in Malcolm in the Middle
Frankie Muniz became one of the biggest child stars in Hollywood when he starred as the boy genius Malcolm in...
With many shows receiving a revival or a reboot, fans of Malcolm in the Middle are also clamoring for new material from the beloved show. While a revival of the show has been teased by the cast multiple times, Muniz revealed that the process was closer to reality than usual and that the revival might just happen soon.
Frankie Muniz Hints At A Malcolm In The Middle Revival Frankie Muniz in Malcolm in the Middle
Frankie Muniz became one of the biggest child stars in Hollywood when he starred as the boy genius Malcolm in...
- 4/2/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Melissa Joan Hart is the latest former Nickelodeon star to come forward with their thoughts on the Quiet On Set docuseries. The controversial documentary has brought attention to the darker side of kid’s television production in the 90s and early 2000s. Melissa Joan Hart was a child actor at Nickelodeon at the time and has taken a moment to share her thoughts on the allegations.
Melissa Joan Hart Hasn’t Seen Quiet On Set Yet
The former Nickelodeon star was a guest on the Meghan McCain Has Entered The Chat podcast. Meghan asked Melissa if she had watched Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV yet.
Quiet On Set has given an unsettling look behind the scenes of some of Nick’s most popular shows, including The Amanda Show, Drake Josh, and All That. Actor and musician Drake Bell also came forward for the first time in...
Melissa Joan Hart Hasn’t Seen Quiet On Set Yet
The former Nickelodeon star was a guest on the Meghan McCain Has Entered The Chat podcast. Meghan asked Melissa if she had watched Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV yet.
Quiet On Set has given an unsettling look behind the scenes of some of Nick’s most popular shows, including The Amanda Show, Drake Josh, and All That. Actor and musician Drake Bell also came forward for the first time in...
- 3/29/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
“Quiet on Set” Docuseries to Launch New Episode
The gripping Investigation Discovery docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” will release one more episode next month.
The recent four-episode unscripted series details the toxic culture behind some of the most iconic children’s shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s at Nickelodeon, including “The Amanda Show” and “Drake & Josh,” and at the hands of TV producer Dan Schneider.
The surprise fifth episode will reportedly feature new interviews with earlier subjects, including Drake Bell and “All That” cast members Giovonnie Samuels, to build off the revelations from the first four episodes. The episode will also feature new interviewee and “All That” cast member Shane Lyons, who will be interviewed by journalist Soledad O’Brien for a discussion about where the industry can next.
Watch the trailer for “Quiet on Set” below:
According to ID, the first four...
The gripping Investigation Discovery docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” will release one more episode next month.
The recent four-episode unscripted series details the toxic culture behind some of the most iconic children’s shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s at Nickelodeon, including “The Amanda Show” and “Drake & Josh,” and at the hands of TV producer Dan Schneider.
The surprise fifth episode will reportedly feature new interviews with earlier subjects, including Drake Bell and “All That” cast members Giovonnie Samuels, to build off the revelations from the first four episodes. The episode will also feature new interviewee and “All That” cast member Shane Lyons, who will be interviewed by journalist Soledad O’Brien for a discussion about where the industry can next.
Watch the trailer for “Quiet on Set” below:
According to ID, the first four...
- 3/29/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Quiet on Set explores the abuse that happened behind the scenes on the Nickelodeon network between adults and minors. Fans of the network expressed shock by what happened to Drake Bell. The Drake & Josh star explained that former dialogue coach, director, and producer Brian Peck abused him several times. Nickelodeon offered a response to the documentary, but Bell doesn’t think it’s enough.
Drake Bell slams Nickelodeon for their response to the abuse seen in ‘Quiet on Set’
Quiet on Set reveals the deeply unsettling truth regarding what was going on behind the scenes of several notable Nickelodeon shows. Several episodes focus on The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh star Drake Bell. Bell explained the abuse he endured by notable dialogue coach, director, and producer Brian Peck.
After the release of the docuseries, Nickelodeon responded to the content. “Now that Drake Bell has disclosed his identity as the plaintiff in the 2004 case,...
Drake Bell slams Nickelodeon for their response to the abuse seen in ‘Quiet on Set’
Quiet on Set reveals the deeply unsettling truth regarding what was going on behind the scenes of several notable Nickelodeon shows. Several episodes focus on The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh star Drake Bell. Bell explained the abuse he endured by notable dialogue coach, director, and producer Brian Peck.
After the release of the docuseries, Nickelodeon responded to the content. “Now that Drake Bell has disclosed his identity as the plaintiff in the 2004 case,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV exposes the abuse behind the scenes on the Nickelodeon network. Nickelodeon was one of the biggest networks for kid’s TV in the ’90s and early 2000s. Drake Bell, a child star known for Drake & Josh and The Amanda Show, stepped forward in the documentary to discuss the abuse he endured. Now, he’s speaking out about how the network didn’t pay the child actors as much as people think they did.
Nickelodeon and ‘Quiet on Set’ star Drake Bell said he didn’t get paid much from the network Drake Bell and Josh Peck | Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Related
‘Quiet on Set’: Drake Bell Answers Whether He Regrets Being a Child Star
Nickelodeon star Drake Bell was known for his roles on Drake & Josh and The Amanda Show, and he stepped forward in Quiet on Set to detail...
Nickelodeon and ‘Quiet on Set’ star Drake Bell said he didn’t get paid much from the network Drake Bell and Josh Peck | Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Related
‘Quiet on Set’: Drake Bell Answers Whether He Regrets Being a Child Star
Nickelodeon star Drake Bell was known for his roles on Drake & Josh and The Amanda Show, and he stepped forward in Quiet on Set to detail...
- 3/28/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There will be a surprise fifth episode of Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV. Investigation Discovery has released information about the episode and when viewers can expect to be able to watch it. Continue reading for the details.
Quiet On Set Uncovers A Dark Side Of Kids TV
Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV has already aired four episodes, which are available to stream on Max. The series, which has since gone viral, took a look at the stories of different child actors from the 90s and early 2000s who worked at Nickelodeon and specifically worked with producer Dan Schnieder. The series has featured cast members from All That, The Amanda Show, and Drake & Josh.
YouTube/Investigation Discovery
In the first four episodes, Drake Bell came forward and opened up about his story of sexual abuse at the hands of acting coach Brian Peck.
Quiet On Set Uncovers A Dark Side Of Kids TV
Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV has already aired four episodes, which are available to stream on Max. The series, which has since gone viral, took a look at the stories of different child actors from the 90s and early 2000s who worked at Nickelodeon and specifically worked with producer Dan Schnieder. The series has featured cast members from All That, The Amanda Show, and Drake & Josh.
YouTube/Investigation Discovery
In the first four episodes, Drake Bell came forward and opened up about his story of sexual abuse at the hands of acting coach Brian Peck.
- 3/28/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
Kenan Thompson isn’t staying quiet about what he experienced on the Nickelodeon sets.
The longtime “SNL” star, who was a child actor on sketch series “All That” and “Kenan & Kel,” addressed the explosive docuseries “Quiet on Set” that detailed abuse claims from top executives at the network. During an appearance on “The Tamron Hall Show” in the below video, Thompson called coming to terms with the allegations “a tough subject,” especially as he was on the cusp of the era of the Nickelodeon stars in question.
“It’s tough for me because I can’t really speak on things that I never witnessed, you know what I’m saying? Because all these things happened after I left, basically,” Thompson said. “My heart goes out to anybody that’s been victimized, or their families. I think it’s a good thing that the doc is out and it’s putting things on display,...
The longtime “SNL” star, who was a child actor on sketch series “All That” and “Kenan & Kel,” addressed the explosive docuseries “Quiet on Set” that detailed abuse claims from top executives at the network. During an appearance on “The Tamron Hall Show” in the below video, Thompson called coming to terms with the allegations “a tough subject,” especially as he was on the cusp of the era of the Nickelodeon stars in question.
“It’s tough for me because I can’t really speak on things that I never witnessed, you know what I’m saying? Because all these things happened after I left, basically,” Thompson said. “My heart goes out to anybody that’s been victimized, or their families. I think it’s a good thing that the doc is out and it’s putting things on display,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The revelations in ID’s Quiet on Set docuseries have been extraordinary, lifting the veil on a culture of toxicity and alleged abuse behind the scenes of some of the most popular kids’ television shows on Nickelodeon in the ’90s and early aughts. Many of the documented incidents took place in or around production on some specific shows, including The Amanda Show. Archival footage of the series’ lead, Amanda Bynes, is repeatedly revisited in the docuseries to showcase some of the controversial choices made by former producer Dan Schneider. For example, an editor on The Amanda Show, Karen Finley Thompson, said in the docuseries that she was disturbed by the tactile relationship between Schneider and the then-minor Bynes, including him accepting neck massages from her. In another instance, archival footage of appearing in a hot tub with Schneider for a promotional video he wrote was panned as a “sad and...
- 3/28/2024
- TV Insider
Former Nickelodeon star Kenan Thompson has finally broken his silence about Quiet On The Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV. The documentary has gone viral online, with many people demanding action from the network after hearing about what child actors went through in the 90s and early 2000s. Kenan Thompson was a major part of Nick at that time, taking on roles on All That and Kenan & Kel. Continue reading to see what he had to say about the groundbreaking docuseries.
Quiet On The Set Uncovers Abuse At Nickelodeon
Kenan Thompson was a guest on the Tamron Hall Show on Wednesday. During their conversation, Tamron asked the Saturday Night Live star what he thought about the docuseries.
Quiet On The Set gives viewers a disturbing look at what was happening behind the scenes on some of the most popular kid’s TV shows. The series mainly focuses on producer...
Quiet On The Set Uncovers Abuse At Nickelodeon
Kenan Thompson was a guest on the Tamron Hall Show on Wednesday. During their conversation, Tamron asked the Saturday Night Live star what he thought about the docuseries.
Quiet On The Set gives viewers a disturbing look at what was happening behind the scenes on some of the most popular kid’s TV shows. The series mainly focuses on producer...
- 3/28/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
Kenan Thompson expressed his support for his former Nickelodeon peers who shared their allegations of abuse and misconduct in the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries.
The actor and comedian, who to rose fame in the Nineties following his roles on Dan Schneider-produced shows Kenan & Kel and All That, spoke on Wednesday’s episode of the Tamron Hall Show.
“It’s a tough subject because, it’s tough for me because I can’t really speak on things that I’ve never witnessed,” Thompson said.
The actor and comedian, who to rose fame in the Nineties following his roles on Dan Schneider-produced shows Kenan & Kel and All That, spoke on Wednesday’s episode of the Tamron Hall Show.
“It’s a tough subject because, it’s tough for me because I can’t really speak on things that I’ve never witnessed,” Thompson said.
- 3/28/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Kenan Thompson has opened up about his time as a child star at Nickelodeon and the new perspective he has gained on it following the release of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” a new documentary series that features allegations of abuse against crew members at the network.
Thompson’s comments came Wednesday during an interview on the daytime talk show “Tamron Hall,” touching on his new production banner Afa, his record-breaking tenure on “Saturday Night Live” and his new memoir “When I Was Your Age.”
Thompson got started as a child performer, though, serving as an original cast member of the teenage-cast sketch show “All That” and starring alongside his peer Kel Mitchell in the sitcom “Kenan & Kel” and the feature film “Good Burger,” all of which were produced by Nickelodeon. During the interview with Hall, Thompson confirmed that he has not watched “Quiet on Set,...
Thompson’s comments came Wednesday during an interview on the daytime talk show “Tamron Hall,” touching on his new production banner Afa, his record-breaking tenure on “Saturday Night Live” and his new memoir “When I Was Your Age.”
Thompson got started as a child performer, though, serving as an original cast member of the teenage-cast sketch show “All That” and starring alongside his peer Kel Mitchell in the sitcom “Kenan & Kel” and the feature film “Good Burger,” all of which were produced by Nickelodeon. During the interview with Hall, Thompson confirmed that he has not watched “Quiet on Set,...
- 3/28/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Kenan Thompson is speaking out following the shocking allegations on Nickelodeon sets revealed in the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries.
The actor and comedian, who previously rose to fame following his roles on Nickelodeon shows Kenan & Kel and All That in the late ’90s and early 2000s, recently opened up about his experience on the sets as well as gave his support for those who shared their personal stories in the doc.
“It’s a tough subject because, it’s tough for me because I can’t really speak on things that I’ve never witnessed,” Thompson said on Wednesday’s episode of the daytime talk show Tamron Hall. “You know what I’m saying? Because all these things happened after I left, basically, and Dan [Schneider] wasn’t really on Kenan & Kel like that. I mean, he got a ‘created by’ credit, but it was a different showrunner.
The actor and comedian, who previously rose to fame following his roles on Nickelodeon shows Kenan & Kel and All That in the late ’90s and early 2000s, recently opened up about his experience on the sets as well as gave his support for those who shared their personal stories in the doc.
“It’s a tough subject because, it’s tough for me because I can’t really speak on things that I’ve never witnessed,” Thompson said on Wednesday’s episode of the daytime talk show Tamron Hall. “You know what I’m saying? Because all these things happened after I left, basically, and Dan [Schneider] wasn’t really on Kenan & Kel like that. I mean, he got a ‘created by’ credit, but it was a different showrunner.
- 3/27/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A fifth episode of the Nickelodeon documentary Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV will air in April. Here are the details.
Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV has now aired in the US and on Monday it was made available in the UK, streaming on Discovery Plus.
The four part-documentary detailed various allegations of abuse and bullying in a toxic work environment, from writers of The Amanda Show and former child stars who appeared on various Nickelodeon shows. Much of the documentary was dedicated to examining the work of Dan Schneider, whose shows included Zoey 101, iCarly and Victorious – iCarly star Jennette McCurdy published her memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died in 2022, in which she detailed instances of abuse attributed to a figure she called The Creator.
The biggest and most disturbing revelation was the participation of Drake And Josh star Drake Bell, who...
Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV has now aired in the US and on Monday it was made available in the UK, streaming on Discovery Plus.
The four part-documentary detailed various allegations of abuse and bullying in a toxic work environment, from writers of The Amanda Show and former child stars who appeared on various Nickelodeon shows. Much of the documentary was dedicated to examining the work of Dan Schneider, whose shows included Zoey 101, iCarly and Victorious – iCarly star Jennette McCurdy published her memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died in 2022, in which she detailed instances of abuse attributed to a figure she called The Creator.
The biggest and most disturbing revelation was the participation of Drake And Josh star Drake Bell, who...
- 3/27/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
If you've heard anything about the new documentary "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV", you might have heard that your childhood is about to be ruined by watching. While the Investigation Discovery series will certainly reframe your cherished memories of wiling the afternoons away watching the golden age of Nickelodeon, the truth is that your childhood will not be ruined by watching this documentary. Many of the kids involved in making those shows, however, actually had their childhoods ruined.
"Quiet on Set" is a truly upsetting four-episode documentary series now streaming on Max (the streaming service that combines Discovery and HBO media). The show systematically lays out what is a striking failure on the part of Nickelodeon and showrunner Dan Schneider to safeguard both the children and many of the adults under their employ. But that really doesn't get to the heart of what is so unbelievably distressing about this documentary.
"Quiet on Set" is a truly upsetting four-episode documentary series now streaming on Max (the streaming service that combines Discovery and HBO media). The show systematically lays out what is a striking failure on the part of Nickelodeon and showrunner Dan Schneider to safeguard both the children and many of the adults under their employ. But that really doesn't get to the heart of what is so unbelievably distressing about this documentary.
- 3/26/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Discover the reason why Helen Dubois from Drake & Josh was recast, only for the original actress to come back shortly thereafter.
Drake & Josh first aired in 2004 as a means of capitalizing on Drake Bell and Josh Peck’s popularity on fellow Nickelodeon series The Amanda Show. The sitcom followed the misadventures of two teens who didn’t always see eye-to-eye but learned to co-exist as step-brothers after their parents married.
The series was an instant hit among its target audience of teens and kids, though some public goodwill felt toward Drake & Josh has been marred in the wake of various admissions and allegations concerning certain involved individuals.
Read full article on The Direct.
Drake & Josh first aired in 2004 as a means of capitalizing on Drake Bell and Josh Peck’s popularity on fellow Nickelodeon series The Amanda Show. The sitcom followed the misadventures of two teens who didn’t always see eye-to-eye but learned to co-exist as step-brothers after their parents married.
The series was an instant hit among its target audience of teens and kids, though some public goodwill felt toward Drake & Josh has been marred in the wake of various admissions and allegations concerning certain involved individuals.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 3/26/2024
- by Jennifer McDonough
- The Direct
Former Disney Channel directors Beth and Rich Correll have apologized for sending letters of support to Brian Peck, a former Nickelodeon dialogue coach who received sexual abuse allegations from Drake & Josh star Drake Bell.
“We extend our deepest apologies to Drake Bell and his family, and we deeply regret our decision many years ago to request leniency for someone who we later learned had committed a horrible crime and caused so much pain and trauma to Drake and others,” wrote the Corrells in a statement to Variety.
In Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV...
“We extend our deepest apologies to Drake Bell and his family, and we deeply regret our decision many years ago to request leniency for someone who we later learned had committed a horrible crime and caused so much pain and trauma to Drake and others,” wrote the Corrells in a statement to Variety.
In Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV...
- 3/26/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Nickelodeon exposé Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV isn’t over just yet.
Investigation Discovery has ordered a fifth episode of the docuseries, titled “Breaking the Silence.” It will air Sunday, April 7 at 8/7c on Investigation Discovery (and stream on Max).
More from TVLineJosh Peck Offers Support to Drake Bell and Other Survivors After Watching <em>Quiet on Set</em> — Read StatementNickelodeon Star Drake Bell Revisits Childhood Trauma, Recreates the <em>Drake & Josh</em> Set in New Music VideoTVLine Items: Hell's Kitchen Double Renewal, Superman & Lois Vet Joins Lincoln Lawyer and More
According to ID, Episode 5 “will delve deeper into the...
Investigation Discovery has ordered a fifth episode of the docuseries, titled “Breaking the Silence.” It will air Sunday, April 7 at 8/7c on Investigation Discovery (and stream on Max).
More from TVLineJosh Peck Offers Support to Drake Bell and Other Survivors After Watching <em>Quiet on Set</em> — Read StatementNickelodeon Star Drake Bell Revisits Childhood Trauma, Recreates the <em>Drake & Josh</em> Set in New Music VideoTVLine Items: Hell's Kitchen Double Renewal, Superman & Lois Vet Joins Lincoln Lawyer and More
According to ID, Episode 5 “will delve deeper into the...
- 3/26/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
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