Ed Begley Jr. recalls being an 'impulsive gambler', who couldn't be faithful due to addiction
Ed Begley Jr. spent years hooked on gambling and unable to form a stable relationship due to his other addictions. The ‘St. Elsewhere’ actor, 74, takes a “deep dive” into the decades he spent off the rails in his new memoir ‘To the Temple of Tranquility… and Step on It!’ and realised he had to be truthful about how he was an addict for far longer than he used to admit. He told Closer magazine: “For years, I said I was an addict and alcoholic for seven years – ’71 to ’78 – but that’s not really true. “I did other things long before that. I was a compulsive gambler; I was incapable of being in a...