{"id":2139764,"date":"2025-11-06T21:36:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2139764"},"modified":"2025-11-06T21:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:36:04","slug":"former-melrose-place-star-grant-show-looks-unrecognizable-as-he-laments-about-bad-boy-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/former-melrose-place-star-grant-show-looks-unrecognizable-as-he-laments-about-bad-boy-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Former \u2018Melrose Place\u2019 Star Grant Show Looks Unrecognizable as He Laments About Bad Boy Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Melrose Place <\/i>star <b>Grant Show <\/b>admitted that TV fame was \u201cdehumanizing\u201d in a rare interview more than 25 years after the show ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey don\u2019t see you as a human being anymore,\u201d Show, 63, told the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o7JUgRPk6Vo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Still Here Hollywood Podcast w\/Steve Kmetko;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Still Here Hollywood Podcast w\/Steve Kmetko<\/em><\/a> on Monday, November 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Show played bad boy Jake Hanson on the <strong>Darren Star<\/strong>-created <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/tori-spelling-opens-up-about-her-hoarding-struggles-i-had-a-hard-time-letting-go\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:soap opera;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">soap opera<\/a> from 1992 to 1999. The hit series, about a group of single professionals living in Los Angeles, was a spin-off of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/tori-spelling-finds-love-again-with-handsome-ad-exec-ryan-cramer-after-divorce-from-dean-mcdermott\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Beverly Hills, 902010;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>Beverly Hills, 902010<\/i><\/a> and put Show on the map as a worldwide heartthrob.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTube\/Still Here Hollywood Podcast<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the interview, Show said he couldn\u2019t have anticipated the fame that accompanied playing Hanson, resident bachelor of the Melrose Place apartment complex who wore a leather jacket and drove a motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>\u201c<\/b>It\u2019s fun to be on a hit show,\u201d said Show. \u201cBut you know, there are other things that happen that you don\u2019t see happening \u2014 you start to lose your ability to just kind of, be out in the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThere\u2019s a thing that happens with fame, that I saw happening \u2014 not just with myself, but with everybody \u2014\u00a0when it\u2019s <i>that <\/i>kind of fame, you kind of lose your humanity. Not yourself but the way other people see you,\u201d Show continued. \u201cThey don\u2019t see you as a human being anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Fox&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1465\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8EhjaCutXwfNvWfT9uqsbw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NjU7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/globe_458\/967e4a4b08666e8ce3187902b3040837\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The star observed parasocial relationships developing among fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey see you as \u2026 \u2018Jake\u2019 or the character you\u2019re playing, and they have a relationship with you that is really one-sided,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd for them to continue that relationship that they have \u2014 they have to disregard that you are a person other than that thing that they\u2019re seeing. And it\u2019s very dehumanizing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <i>Criminal Minds<\/i> star attributed so-called \u201cbad behavior\u201d among celebrities to that kind of disconnect.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;YouTube\/Still Here Hollywood Podcast&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"599\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/G2z9skFSKho.Lp7vKqhBsw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU5OTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/globe_458\/0ca0e2b930fb969020da6a9f50e017c4\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTube\/Still Here Hollywood Podcast<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s almost like, \u2018Well, you\u2019re going to take my humanity away from me? Well, screw you, I\u2019m going to do whatever I want to do,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s conscious but it kind of sneaks up on you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Show conceded that some of his own past behaviors (on which he didn\u2019t elaborate) as a young actor in Hollywood, were not admirable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think I was a pretty decent human being most of my life,\u201d said Show. \u201cBut I look back on some behaviors that I had. It was like, \u2018That was really not good. And not \u2018me\u2019 either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/former-melrose-place-star-grant-show-looks-unrecognizable-as-he-laments-about-bad-boy-fame\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former \u2018Melrose Place\u2019 Star Grant Show Looks Unrecognizable as He Laments About Bad Boy Fame;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Former \u2018Melrose Place\u2019 Star Grant Show Looks Unrecognizable as He Laments About Bad Boy Fame<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Globe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>Globe<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Globe<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melrose Place star Grant Show admitted that TV fame was \u201cdehumanizing\u201d in a rare interview more than 25 years after the show ended. \u201cThey don\u2019t see you as a human being anymore,\u201d Show, 63, told the Still Here Hollywood Podcast w\/Steve Kmetko on Monday, November 3. 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