Bryan Hearne, child actor Everything that He alleged that he was called a 'lump of coal' while working on the sets of Nickelodeon.
The former child actor appeared in Research discoveryThe four-part documentary series. Silence on the set: The dark side of children's television, which shed light on the abuse and toxicity that many child actors had faced on production sets.
Bryan was cast in the racially stereotyped roles of a teenage “drug dealer” and a rapper. While he talks about the discrimination he has faced on the sets of Everything thathe said people magazine who often called him 'lump of coal', “they called me 'lump of coal' [by an adult]. Comments like that are damaging. They stay with you.”
Referring to his role as rapper 'Lil Fetus', which he played for All That, Bryan said: “I was already in an awkward position being in a leotard. That’s not something I’m used to at all.”
Hearne also later revealed that his consent for the stunts had never been obtained: “There was never any discussion,” including one in which he was covered in peanut butter for the dogs to lick off.
“We felt like we couldn't say no, it was a really uncomfortable situation, and after a while we felt like we were just part of this torture chamber,” he admitted.
Bryan also alleged that he felt he was treated differently in Nickelodeon of some of the actors who were not black, and his relationship was non-existent with Dan Schneider, who directed and created the show.
In 2018, after Nickelodeon conducted an internal investigation into allegations of verbal abuse and demanding behavior, Schneider was fired.
Bryan Hearne was part of Everything for seasons 7 and 8, broadcast in the early 2000s.
