Remember the Allstate Mayhem Commercials?

Posted by Zora Stowers on Saturday, May 18, 2024

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by Anonymousreply 52November 5, 2021 12:19 AM

I liked him on the show Oz. Sucks that he is in so much pain

by Anonymousreply 1November 3, 2021 2:53 AM

Loved him on Oz and 30 Rock.

I read about his health issues awhile back, and how Tina Fey helped him by getting him back on the show, and staging the scene so he wouldn't have to stand.

by Anonymousreply 2November 3, 2021 2:55 AM

he was the first penis displayed on OZ.

Wow I miss that show. It was grossed me out as a youngen but the dick display was awesome.

(and presentation of hole by Chris Meloni!)

by Anonymousreply 3November 3, 2021 2:55 AM

So sad. He was one of my favs on Oz

by Anonymousreply 4November 3, 2021 2:58 AM

Well, that's awful news. Hot guy.

by Anonymousreply 5November 3, 2021 3:00 AM

Pepperidge Farm remembers...

Jokes aside, best of luck to him.

by Anonymousreply 6November 3, 2021 3:00 AM

Yes, best to him. Always liked him. And thought he was hot.

by Anonymousreply 7November 3, 2021 3:04 AM

He wasn’t the first penis on Oz. He may not have even had to show his and if he did there was long build-up.

by Anonymousreply 9November 3, 2021 3:11 AM

He was hilarious on 30 Rock. I am so sorry to hear this about him.

by Anonymousreply 10November 3, 2021 3:13 AM

His brother was pretty hot too. He was a semi-regular at restaurant bar in the West Village that I also went to frequently, and he was gigantic. Good-looking, in a Nordic warrior kind of way. And he was definitely basking in his 15 minutes of fame at the bar during the height of Oz.

by Anonymousreply 12November 3, 2021 3:23 AM

r9 I've heard him discuss how he was the first person to do it on the show and how it made his mother cry.

His brother never displayed anything oddly.

by Anonymousreply 13November 3, 2021 3:31 AM

His mother cried because he showed dong?

by Anonymousreply 15November 3, 2021 3:54 AM

It says he went septic due to an illness he had as a kid.

What could that be that came back so many years later?

by Anonymousreply 16November 3, 2021 3:54 AM

What did he have amputated?

by Anonymousreply 17November 3, 2021 4:00 AM

Nvm, I could have read beyond the headline like a non-laxy person.

by Anonymousreply 18November 3, 2021 4:00 AM

[quote]What did he have amputated?

If only the very short article had been presented as a link . Oh, wait...

by Anonymousreply 19November 3, 2021 4:01 AM

Yes, yes r19, I already copped to it in r18.

Guess you didn't read ahead in the thread before rushing to type your response!

If only you had done so...

by Anonymousreply 20November 3, 2021 4:03 AM

Very sad. Wish him well. He had a face with a view.

The mayhem commercials were so odd to me... .I never got why the human that kept getting blown up, cut, injured... followed "people" around (dropped on their cars, riding on their bumper etc.) I never understood the pitch, the logic. Part of it was that he was supposed be a threat, a villain, but he had such charisma...

by Anonymousreply 21November 3, 2021 4:04 AM

sorry r17 and r18 - I posted just as you mea culpa'd.

by Anonymousreply 22November 3, 2021 4:06 AM

Didn’t they bring him back to SVU as Mariska’s love interest? What happened to his character?

by Anonymousreply 25November 3, 2021 4:18 AM

A few toes and half a finger. Not saying it's not terrible, but he's not wearing peg legs, either.

by Anonymousreply 27November 3, 2021 4:22 AM

After the infection and amputations, both Chris Meloni and Lee Tergesen managed to find him bit parts in order to keep him working, earn some money and keep his SAG-AFTRA benefits.

by Anonymousreply 28November 3, 2021 4:33 AM

That's sweet that they liked him enough to pull strings for him. Plus he's a good actor, although he does have a specific "slimy character" type.

by Anonymousreply 29November 3, 2021 4:37 AM

He says his head was swelling. What causes the head to swell?

by Anonymousreply 30November 3, 2021 4:43 AM

[quote] What did he have amputated?

Fingers, penis, toes, testicle

by Anonymousreply 32November 3, 2021 4:48 AM

So what childhood illness came back to take his toes? That article was as repetitive as it was useless. The Sun is there!

by Anonymousreply 33November 3, 2021 4:51 AM

[quote]Chris Meloni and Lee Tergesen managed to find him bit parts

Given the amputations, is it wrong to find this funny...?

by Anonymousreply 34November 3, 2021 5:55 AM

I wish they specified the childhood illness. I'm very curious. Maybe rheumatic fever, which can damage heart valves?

Otherwise I'm inclined to think it's from IV drug use.

The nerve damage can really be worse than needing a prosthetic. It's also difficult to walk without toes.

I wish him well.

by Anonymousreply 35November 4, 2021 1:59 AM

Met he and his girlfriend at the time at an Empire State Pride Agenda fundraiser about 10 years ago. They couldn't have been more gracious and kind. WIshing him all the best.

by Anonymousreply 36November 4, 2021 2:33 AM

Man, I love Dean Winters. He's been good in so much stuff. I had no idea about this. My mom just had an infection that spread from a seemingly improving sore on her foot and she had to basically had to jhave part of her foot cut out. Granted she's 75 and has diabetes, but still - it sucks. I hope he gets to a better place.

by Anonymousreply 37November 4, 2021 2:36 AM

He was also Carrie's fuck buddy

by Anonymousreply 38November 4, 2021 3:17 AM

his brother scott I vaguely recall from high school, we good looking then

by Anonymousreply 39November 4, 2021 3:21 AM

Winters could also have been an untreated diabetic. Amputations are not unusual if the illness isn't managed properly. Strange that they didn't name the illness, but he still has some right to privacy despite going public with most of the story.

by Anonymousreply 41November 4, 2021 12:49 PM

You're totally late, OP. The story about his constant pain is new, but it's been known for years that he'd had some amputations and a skin graft. If you look closely at his hands, you can see the missing finger. The bacterial infection occurred in 2009. He actually died for a couple of minutes in the ambulance ride across Central Park, but fortunately they were able to revive him. He and his brother Scott William are both super hot. Scott William still acts here and there and has become a born again Christian.

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by Anonymousreply 42November 4, 2021 12:58 PM

Dean and Scott's brother Brad (on the right in this photo) was a writer on Oz.

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by Anonymousreply 43November 4, 2021 1:07 PM

He plunked down $3.5 mill for a Tribeca loft a few years ago, so he's good.

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by Anonymousreply 44November 4, 2021 1:08 PM

What did he have amputated?

Don’t ask, don’t tell!!

by Anonymousreply 45November 4, 2021 1:11 PM

Yeah R23, I think so too. He was a hardcore drug user for a long time. I saw him at Earth and other Junior events high as a fucking kite in the early aughts and the gossip was he never really stopped that lifestyle until he was forced to. When I heard “bacterial infection” and gangrene and the media was so weird about it, I immediately guessed he’d moved to slamming or intravenous use. It seems he’s gotten clean, though he’s paid for it with tremendous pain.

by Anonymousreply 46November 4, 2021 1:14 PM

This topic was brought up a while ago on DL, and other people confirmed that he was a drug user as well.

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by Anonymousreply 47November 4, 2021 1:18 PM

^ He was super cool, btw, and always had a passel of gorgeous ladies with him, not to mention Lee Tergesen tagging along while making out with multiple guys on the dance floor.

by Anonymousreply 48November 4, 2021 1:18 PM

I want to hear more about Lee Tergesen making out with multiple guys on the dance floor.

by Anonymousreply 50November 4, 2021 2:49 PM

Oh he lost two toes...Fuck him

by Anonymousreply 51November 4, 2021 3:03 PM

Wait, Lee Tergeson is gay? I never heard that before. Seriously.

by Anonymousreply 52November 5, 2021 12:19 AM

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