![]() ![]() One of the reasons Arnett opened up to the press about his personal struggles was because of the show’s harsh reviews by critics. Sharing on Flaked wasn’t my original aim but I felt it was incumbent on me to be as honest as I could through this character.” It’s the sloppiest form of therapy, to be honest. “Especially when it’s relevant to your own life and you’re offering that kind of brutal honesty to an audience. Since Flaked’s narrative was so personal and semi-autobiographical, does Arnett recommend turning pain and pathos into art? Did it save him money on therapy? We liked the idea of this kind of world and character intersecting.” Everything seems sunny and nice but there’s (a dark underbelly) to it. I thought it was a perfect backdrop for the character to explore himself. ![]() Venice has rapidly changed over the past 15 years since I lived there. He reinvented himself in Venice – a place which is perfect transform. “He created this persona to avoid who he really was. “Chip’s living this inauthentic life,” explains the Toronto native of his character. The good news? It turns out there might be a happy ending for Arnett and Chip. Hardly anybody knows this, but I started drinking again.”įast forward a year later: Postmedia Network caught up with Arnett in New York City to find out how he’s doing and what we can expect for Chip in season two of the underrated series, now streaming on Netflix. (The former spouses have two boys together: Archibald, 9 and Abel, 6.)Īrnett said, “As I was writing all this s- and I start shooting it, I started getting confused about where I was at. The fact that the first day of shooting coincided with his 15-year-anniversary of being sober and that he was still grappling with the end of his nine-year marriage to Amy Poehler didn’t help. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last year, the die-hard Maple Leafs fan candidly admitted he fell off the wagon while shooting the dramedy loosely based on his life. NEW YORK – Will Arnett admits his Netflix series hit a little too close to home.Īrnett, who co-created, wrote, directed and produced Flaked, plays 40-year-old alcoholic man-child Chip.
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