Dominic Fike was nearly fired from Euphoria.
could have been short-lived. The 27-year-old actor, who plays Elliot on the Max drama, revealed in a new interview that he was reprimanded and nearly fired for being high on the job.
"I was a drug addict and coming on to a show that's, you know, mainly about drugs, is very difficult," Fike says inwriter and director Sam Levinson hired a"sober coach" to be with him"all the time," but the strategy"did not work." Asked whether he filmed any of his scenes while high, Fike replies,"Oh my god. Yeah, dude.""I was reprimanded for it," he continues."I almost, you know, got kicked off the show. ...
Fike says that some of the takes that he shot while under the influence did end up in the final edit of the show, noting that producers"had to" use those scenes. When Lowe suggests there is a double standard regarding the expectation of Fike as an actor, the star responds,"Yeah, that's entertainment dude. They give you a bunch of money and they're like, 'Yeah, figure it out bud. Sink or swim.'"during the show's second season, playing a fellow addict who strikes up a friendship with Zendaya's character, Rue, and sets up a love triangle that also includes Hunter Schafer's character, Jules.
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