Mark-Paul Gosselaar (right) and Mo McRae on ‘Pitch’.Photo:FOX Image Collection via Getty
FOX Image Collection via Getty
Mark-Paul Gosselaarconsidered his showPitcha home run, so its cancelation hit him hard.
“I wanted to quit the industry after that ended,” Gosselaar confessed. “That’s one of those, you feel like in your lifetime you’re not going to be handed opportunities like that, so for that to pass in the fashion that it did it was sort of a gut punch. That’s a role though, that I don’t make light of it, but I had to go therapy with my wife.”
“I’d come in through that front door and like my wife said in therapy sessions, ‘That’s not the guy I married,’ ” Gosselaar said. “And you’re playing this guy and then the next day, you have to jump right into that. It is actually really difficult to go back and forth, especially when you have kids.”
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and wife Catriona McGinn at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Pitch’ in 2016.JB Lacroix/WireImage
JB Lacroix/WireImage
Gosselaar — who also shares kidsMichael Charles, 19, and Ava Lorenn, 17, with his ex-wife, Lisa Ann Russell — expressed his appreciation to his family for being supportive of his career.
“I consider myself a husband first, a family guy second and an actor third,” he said. “It’s not easy, but I have an understanding family and a wife to work through it, communicate about it.”
“That actually made me a better father,” Gosselaar said, giving the example, “My son just painted on the walls — onMixed-ish, we celebrated it. So it works both ways.”
“Ginny Baker has profoundly changed my life and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to play a role that resonated with so many people,” Bunbuy, 34,wrote on Instagramat the time, referring to herPitchcharacter. “I wasn’t ready to let go of Ginny, but more than anything I wasn’t ready to let go of my Pitch family- the cast, crew, creators and writers, thank you for the magic. MOST IMPORTANTLY!!!- Thank you to all of the fans who took the journey with us! Your support and love for the show has always moved us deeply! I love you all.”
“Kevin Falls, [co-creator] Rick Singer and of course Dan Fogelman put together one of the best writing staffs I ever worked with,” starDan Lauriawrote on Facebookin May 2017. “Our cast was the most professional I ever worked with, not a headache in the bunch. Our staff and crew, the best. I wish everyone a continued great career. Love each and everyone of those involved withPitch.”
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