1:03:00
He did change his name
to Treadwell to be theatrical.
1:03:05
And it was a family name.
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I know he got on
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Love Connection
with Chuck Woolery.
1:03:15
I think he got on another show.
1:03:19
There were promises made
that never came true.
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And he tested with the actors
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to get the bartender job
on Cheers.
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And allegedly he came in second
to Woody Harrelson.
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How close a second?
I don't know.
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But that is what
really destroyed him.
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That he did not get
that job on Cheers.
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He spiraled down.
1:03:51
Timmy used to body surf out here.
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He had a boogie board
with the Union Jack on it.
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And he was totally fearless.
1:04:02
The amazing thing about Timmy
was he did...
1:04:05
He had this Prince Valiant haircut.
1:04:08
And he could surf
and go under water,
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and yet still that hair would hide
his receding hairline.
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It was the most
amazing thing I'd ever seen.
1:04:19
No matter how rough the surf,
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you never saw Timmy's forehead.
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I don't know how he did that.
1:04:27
How's the hair look?
1:04:30
At some point in Timmy's life,
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he had a near fatal overdose.
1:04:35
How he survived it,
I don't know.
1:04:38
He was a tough guy.
1:04:40
But I guess it was
an epiphany for him.
1:04:43
After that he was looking
for a different persona.
1:04:49
I guess that's when
he came up with
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where he was from
and his delightful accent.
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I never questioned it.
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Treadwell's need to invent
a new persona for himself