Tim Matheson says he’s lucky he never got too big into cocaine … saying he played hard — but, he worried too much about how the white stuff would affect his work to get addicted.
Basically, Matheson says he wasn’t a star and lived paycheck to paycheck … and, he was acutely aware he could lose his income unless he continued to perform well.
One of those contemporaries … John Belushi — who died of an overdose of cocaine and heroin in 1982 at just 33 years old.
Matheson says part of the problem is that everyone in his generation was saying cocaine wasn’t all that bad for you … obviously, not the case.
TM’s gone on to have quite the career since “Animal House” … taking parts in “The West Wing,” “Hart of Dixie,” “Fletch,” “Batman: The Animated Series,” “Black Sheep,” “Van Wilder,” and “Virgin River.”
Tim Matheson claims that he is fortunate not to have become overly involved with cocaine dot. Claiming to have played hard, he became addicted because he was too concerned about how the white stuff would impact his work.
In an interview with Page Six, the “Animal House” star discussed his new memoir, “Damn Glad to Meet You,” which alludes to a line his character says to potential pledges in the famous college fraternity movie. He explains that as a working actor, he was worried about drinking too much Coca-Cola.
In essence, Matheson claims he lived paycheck to paycheck and wasn’t a celebrity. and he was well aware that if he didn’t keep up his good work, he might lose his job.
Tim claims he didn’t entirely avoid the stuff, though. However, compared to some of his peers who were higher up the callsheet, he didn’t use it as frequently.
It’s one of those contemporary dots. John Belushi, who passed away in 1982 at the age of 33 from a cocaine and heroin overdose.
According to Matheson, one of the issues is that, at the time, everyone in his generation believed that cocaine wasn’t that harmful. Clearly not.
Since “Animal House” ., TM has had a very successful career. appearing in films such as “Virgin River,” “Black Sheep,” “Van Wilder,” “The West Wing,” “Hart of Dixie,” “Fletch,” and “Batman: The Animated Series.”. “.
