Steve Guttenberg has admitted his ego took over at the height of his Hollywood fame. The 65-year-old actor became a huge global star thanks to his hit films ‘Cocoon’, ‘Three Men and a Baby’ and the ‘Police Academy’ franchise, and has now confessed he drank the showbiz “Kool-Aid” and became consumed with self-importance. He told Page Six: “My God, I drank the Kool-Aid several times and went out and bought a Ferrari and had my times where I thought I was a big deal.
” The actor, whose blockbusters also included ‘Short Circuit’, added about realising fame, fortune and power was meaningless: “You get to the end of that tunnel and you realise you’re not that big a deal and that nobody’s that big a deal, right? Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. “The biggest, the biggest star in the world is not a big deal. The biggest CEO in the world.
It’s not a big deal, right? Because you’re fungible. “You’re human, right? You have a limited amount of time to dance on this earth. Try to do the right thing all the time.
” Steve credits his parents for eventually keeping him grounded, and said: “My dad would say to me, ‘Anytime you want, get your marbles and leave. You don’t have to stay in this thing.’ “That was great.
” Steve’s dad Stanley Jerome died in the summer of 2022 aged 89 after a battle with a series of health issues related to kidney failure – and the actor stepped away from showb.