18 March 2024 , 10:49
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Brian Peck, the disgraced Nickelodeon acting coach, had a pen pal relationship with John Wayne Gacy, with him even showing off mementos from his relationship with him to little kids.
Brian was a dialogue and acting coach who sexually assaulted Drake Bell. In 2003, American actor Drake, who is now 37 years of age, went to the police and told his mum about the abuse he had suffered from Brian.
According to reports, two detectives arranged for the then-15-year-old Drake to call Brian to get him to admit what he did on a tapped phone line. Brian was later convicted of a lewd act against a child and oral copulation of a person under 16.
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John Wayne Gacy dressed as Pogo the Clown for charity events before his conviction
Brian Peck was pen pals with the convicted murderer (Getty Images)And now it has been revealed that the disgraced Nickelodeon acting coach who sexually abused Drake, also had a sinister connection to real-life serial killer John Wayne Gacy who raped, tortured and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, near Chicago, Illinois.
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In Investigation Discovery's four-part docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which will conclude with its final part this evening, former All That cast member Kyle Sullivan recalls his experience with Brian, noting how "everybody" loved him. He said: "He was charming, he was clever, and he was around all the time. All the parents loved him too. Everybody trusted Brian."
Kylie, who was 14 at the time, then recalled going to Brian's house for a barbecue with the cast and crew of All That. "His house was a little off," Kyle noted, adding: "He had a room that was just dedicated to vintage toys and comic books. And he converted his garage into a 'Planet of the Apes' shrine.
"I noticed a painting in the room that stuck out to me because it had nothing to do with 'Planet of the Apes.' It was of a birthday clown holding balloons."
He then said that Brian "got very excited" when he asked about the painting, hosting how he "flipped the thing around" and revealed that on the back it said: "To Brian, I hope you enjoy the painting. Best wishes, your friend, John Wayne Gacy."
As mentioned earlier, John Wayne Gacy was convicted of raping and murdering 33 boys in the 70s. He was known as the Killer Clown because he would dress in clown clothing. And according to Kyle, the disgraced acting coach saw no harm in showing off the painting, with him even showing other parents and kids at the house party, too.
Kyle went on to say: "Brian actually developed a pen pal relationship with John. He kept this pile of letters and photos from John Wayne Gacy in his nightstand next to his bed. He pulls them out and starts showing them to me."