Follow Zap2it:
'Munsters' Butch Patrick enters rehab, splits with Donna McCall
Twitter
Google
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on the popular 1960s television show "The Munsters," has entered a drug and alcohol rehab facility, his agent Jodi Ritzen says Thursday morning (Nov. 11). The 57-year-old actor is in a private facility somewhere in New Jersey, but the exact location is not being disclosed.Ritzen says Patrick is in rehab "to deal with a lifetime of problem of substance abuse."
Patrick famously became engaged last June to Donna McCall, a woman who started writing him fan letters during the run of "The Munsters," when they were both still children. The two were out of touch for years and years, but McCall reached out to Patrick via email several years ago and the two finally met in person at a Pennsylvania Dracula convention in early 2010.
When they announced their engagement in June, they also said a wedding was in the works, but now McCall says the relationship has ended.
Follow Zap2it and Zap2it Andrea on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest TV, movie and celebrity news.
Photo credit: Getty Images, CBS
Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest news and buzz
Zap2it Elite Sheet Must Reads from the Web's In-Crowd
Advertisement
What's Hot Right Now
Sign in to connect with Zap2it:
Rewards Challenge Members
Top Users from the Past Week | All-time
Zap2it Elite Sheet
Must Reads from the Web's In-Crowd
Featured Partners
I met him at a convention in Atlantic City years ago, seemed like a nice guy. I hope he'll be OK.
Wishing him the best in all endeavors.
just met him tonight. what a sweetheart. good luck patrick.
dont' believe everything you read..Butch Patrick is the king of publicity stunts -- the boy that cried wolf-wolf. His 15 minutes of fame are done.
there was no engagement and there was no mention of a hospital after his "near fatal" od. But nice pictures in the tabloids of him smiling on a plane flying out to california