Jeff Garlin

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Jeff Garlin Reveals Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis After 'The Goldbergs ... (IndieWire)

After a years-long HR investigation and being let go from "The Goldbergs," Jeff Garlin revealed he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

“The Goldbergs” showrunners Alex Barnow and Chris Bishop later [confirmed](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/the-goldbergs-kill-off-jeff-garlin-reboot-1234756531/) Garlin would not be appearing in the upcoming Season 10, which premiered September 21. [Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/12/jeff-garlin-responds-to-talk-of-misbehavior-on-set) in a December 3, 2021 feature that he was “not fired from ‘The Goldbergs’” despite the ongoing [HR investigation](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/jeff-garlin-the-goldbergs-stand-in-cgi-twitter-1234708281/). Yet Garlin continued to be paid per episode appearance of Murray, using off-camera dialogue pulled from earlier episodes and unused takes, as well as previously shot images of Garlin. He admitted to “silly” behavior on set, saying, “HR has come to me three years in a row for my behavior on set. Additionally, Garlin’s head was superimposed on the other actor’s body for promotional material. It’s about me and my silliness on set. [three-year HR investigation](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/jeff-garlin-the-goldbergs-stand-in-cgi-twitter-1234708281/) over claims of perpetuating a toxic work environment involving accusations of demeaning workplace behavior, especially toward women. [huge reboot](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/the-goldbergs-kill-off-jeff-garlin-reboot-1234756531/)” for the family sitcom. [“Curb Your Enthusiasm” for Season 12](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/curb-your-enthusiasm-season-12-hbo-1234754715/) opposite Larry David. They don’t think it’s appropriate. It’s always the same thing. Garlin’s [absence](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/jeff-garlin-goldbergs-role-reduced-allegations-cast-reacts-1234708605/) during Season 9 of “The Goldbergs” [sparked controversy](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/jeff-garlin-the-goldbergs-stand-in-cgi-twitter-1234708281/) after a stand-in was used for Garlin’s character Murray.

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Jeff Garlin reveals bipolar disorder diagnosis (Page Six)

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Jeff Garlin revealed his bipolar disorder diagnosis after abruptly exiting "The Goldbergs" amid misconduct allegations.

“We’re doing our best.” “Bipolar is a motherf–ker,” he wrote. [of misconduct and “abusive” behavior on set.](https://nypost.com/2021/12/05/jeff-garlin-addresses-allegations-of-misconduct-on-set-of-the-goldbergs/?_ga=2.134330161.1591634574.1662136596-282248677.1661229896)of misconduct and “abusive” behavior on set. [clapped back at a fan](https://nypost.com/2022/03/16/the-goldbergs-co-star-says-jeff-garlin-didnt-want-to-be-there/) who criticized the show’s heavy-handed editing and [use of a body double](https://nypost.com/2021/12/16/abc-used-a-body-double-for-jeff-garlin-on-the-goldbergs/) around Garlin’s glaring absence. [claimed to Deadline](https://deadline.com/2021/12/jeff-garlin-exit-the-goldbergs-hr-investigations-season-9-1234892030/) at the time. #bipolar.”

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Here's How 'The Goldbergs' Wrote Jeff Garlin's Character Out of the ... (Pajiba)

Were it not for the Jeff Garlin drama last season, I'm not sure anybody would be talking about The Goldbergs, even as it enters its 10th season, ...

[TV](https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/) [It’s not that anymore](https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/the-goldbergs-is-returning-for-a-10th-season-whether-we-want-it-or-not.php). [Dustin Rowles](https://www.pajiba.com/staff/dustin-rowles-1.php) That is how they disposed of Murray Goldberg. In the other storyline, Barry and Adam have to share a bedroom to make room for the nursery. [The Goldbergs](https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/after-all-that-the-goldbergs-is-poised-for-a-10th-season-renewal.php), even as it enters its 10th season, except to say that it’s not very good anymore. in the end, it turns out that the other grandfather found the chair on the curb, brought it in, and put it in Erica’s new nursery, where it feels perfectly at home. Barry tortures Adam just like old times and Adam decides he has to create a distraction. Everyone decides that that’s a bridge too far, the family makes up signs for the missing chair, and Beverly calls the cops in an effort to find it. Because every episode needs to borrow from an ’80s movie, inspired by Field of Dreams, Adam uses the baby monitors to make Barry believe “if he builds it, he will come.” Adam has never seen Field of Dreams, so didn’t realize that the movie was about Kevin Costner wanting to bring back his father, and after Barry builds a wiffle ball field in the backyard, Adam confesses that it was a joke that went awry. The episode itself, however, is less about Murray’s death, and more about Murray’s chair. It was not heartfelt.

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The Goldbergs Kills Off Jeff Garlin's Murray in Shocking Season 10 ... (TV Fanatic)

Paul Dailly at September 22, 2022 8:35 am . The Goldbergs said goodbye to one of its most pivotal characters on Wednesday's season premiere. Jeff Garlin ...

“It’s always the same thing,” the actor said to "We haven’t had a subsequent conversation since the beginning of writing that he would have any specific clarity on that.” “The truth is, I don’t know if he knows what his fate is, but I’m assuming he knows, would be the answer to that question," Barnow shared. “This is going to be a family that has not reconciled the fact that their father’s gone but has sort of moved on and has dealt with a lot of that,” showrunner Alex Barnow revealed to EW last month. “We’re starting with optimism about [Erica’s] baby coming and looking forward to the future." “Just a few months ago, out of nowhere, we lost my dad,” Adam said at the top of the episode.

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What Happened To Murray Goldberg in 'The Goldbergs'? Cause of ... (Today.com)

ABC announced the sitcom would be killing off Murray, the Goldberg family patriarch, after star Garlin left the show following several allegations of misconduct ...

Later on, we learn that Pop-Pop found Murray's chair on the curb and decided to bring it in the house to place it in the nursery. With all three children in the house and a baby on the way, Adam and Barry have to share a room for the summer ... Pop-Pop even added gliders to the chair to turn it into a rocking chair. Barry's friends tell Adam that he took the message seriously and didn't realize it was a prank. Adam is just trying to mess with his brother and get him off his case so he'll explore the mysterious voice. Meanwhile, Erica is busy preparing for her first child and she has plenty of support from Geoff and Beverly. As it turns out, Adam interpreted the film differently and didn't realize his brother would take it this way. The show picks up a few months after Murray's death, and everyone is still grieving the loss in their own way. My opinion is, I have my process about how I’m funny, in terms of the scene and what I have to do. Barry has been channeling his grief into torturing poor Adam, who gets fed up and decides to play a prank on his older brother. But when they take Beverly out to retrieve it, it's gone. “Just a few months ago, out of nowhere, we lost my dad,” Adam says.

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Ex-'Goldbergs' Star Jeff Garlin Reveals Bipolar Disorder: 'I'm Doing ... (Variety)

Former 'The Goldbergs' star Jeff Garlin revealed he has bipolar disorder on Instagram.

He continued: “My opinion is, I have my process about how I’m funny, in terms of the scene and what I have to do. [co-showrunner Alex Barnow said](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-goldbergs-jeff-garlin-killed-off-1235354528/), “I’ve had a conversation with Jeff and he’s aware that he’s not being replaced. The actor’s [controversial departure](https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jeff-garlin-exits-the-goldbergs-hr-investigation-1235134735/) was a “mutual agreement” between him and Sony Pictures Television following an HR investigation into his on-set behavior, which the actor chalked up to “silliness.” The truth is, I don’t know if he knows what his fate is, but I’m assuming he knows, would be the answer to that question. In the first episode of Season 10, which aired Wednesday, adult Adam (voiced by narrator Patton Oswalt) announces: “Just a few months ago, out of nowhere, we lost my dad. [The Goldbergs](https://variety.com/t/the-goldbergs/)” Season 10 premiere, in which his character Murray was killed off.

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Jeff Garlin Reveals Bipolar Disorder Day After 'The Goldbergs' Kills ... (Deadline)

Jeff Garlin, the former star of ABC's The Goldbergs whose controversial real-life departure from the show saw his character killed off on the sitcom last ...

In today’s Instagram post, Garlin included a 1960s-vintage black and white photograph of Batman actor Stafford Repp in character as Police Chief O’Hara. A Goldbergs employee later told Deadline that Garlin “is extremely verbally and emotionally abusive.” “Bipolar is a motherfucker,” Garlin writes.

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Actor Jeff Garlin reveals he has bipolar disorder (Los Angeles Times)

Jeff Garlin left the ABC comedy "The Goldbergs" in 2021 amid an HR investigation into his alleged behavior toward co-workers on the show.

"[Murray] will have passed, and we are sort of starting from a place of multiple months removed from his death,” showrunners Chris Bishop and Alex Barnow told Entertainment Weekly in August. Garlin also reportedly touched or hugged people on set regardless of whether they were comfortable with it, according to complaints by three former “Goldbergs” employees. I just love you,’” one source who worked with Garlin told Vanity Fair. [a three-year human-resources investigation](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-12-16/jeff-garlin-leaving-the-goldbergs) into his on-set behavior after several employees on the show filed complaints. This the first time that I’ve opened up about this.” I’m doing the best I can.

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As 'The Goldbergs' kills off Murray, Jeff Garlin says he's bipolar (Chicago Sun-Times)

'Sometimes it's just too much to deal with,' the Chicago native writes.

”I need to do what I need to do to keep my energy up and do what I do. Garlin’s exit came months after, and in sharp contrast, to the show’s handling of series regular George Segal, who died in March 2021. Boisterous Murray Goldberg was often clad in underwear and chilly in his affection towards his children. This is the first time I’ve opened up about this.” The show follows a family based on the life of creator Adam F. Season 9 opened with the family remembering their beloved grandfather. “Bipolar is a mother- - - - - -,” the Chicago native wrote. And we’ll find a way to continue on together.” Garlin has appeared on ”The Goldbergs” since ABC’s No. Sometimes too fast, because in that year there was one thing that made everything stop,” Goldberg says, pausing as the camera zooms in on Murray’s empty reclining chair in a spotlight. The episode portrays Murray’s wife Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) clearing out her husband’s belongings and trying to find his beloved but misplaced armchair. Goldberg in 1980s Philadelphia.

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'The Goldbergs' Showrunners on Not Going “Too Maudlin” for the ... (Hollywood Reporter)

The Goldbergs showrunners Alex Barnow and Chris Bishop spoke about how they handled the death of Jeff Garlin's Murray in the season 10 premiere following ...

I think it was like kind of a nice grace note to the episode that he was the one that picked it up. Frankly, Adam Goldberg created the show, his father was a real person and I think that when we are separating fact from fiction, you want to be careful about honoring the real person and not treading in that area. It’s what we’ve become over the years and we’ve grown and we’ve had our ups and downs, but it’s been pretty great. They moved past the immediateness of the death and are now a little fearful to move on with their lives. Whether Barry subconsciously didn’t do it or did it purposefully, I think it’s all a part of the whole. As far as Pop Pop goes, the history of him on the show is that he was kind of a lousy dad and he was a gruff person in general. Building the field in the backyard given that opportunity to be funny and silly but all to have that sort of sweet recall at the end. Can you talk about why you wanted to do this storyline of struggling to let go with the chair and why Pop Pop was the one to save it? There’s also the storyline with Beverly agreeing to give Murray’s chair up for donation and then doing a 180-emotional turn. So we wanted to leverage something that was, I think, an important movie to a lot of people who were growing up in the ’80s. In the sense that we wanted to honor this character, but the actor wasn’t dead. What did you ultimately want to say about Murray and Jeff’s absence, the show itself and moving on?

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