cast member Robert Herjavec says he contemplated suicide last year — and ꦡhis three kids wouldn’t talk to him.
“I’ve always thought that there is nothing that can rock my world, but I woke up one night and wanted to end it,” Herjavec, 51, (the new issue hits New York newsstands Wednesday). “All I could think was, ‘I can’t go on … I will not survive until tomorrow.’ ”
Herjavec, who’s hoofing it on this season’s “Dancing With the Stars” — and is reportedly wor🐲th $100 million — says he pulled himself out of his funk by working at a Seaꦺttle homeless shelter.
“This place saved me, man,” he sa💯ys. “I think this gave me the opportunity to reconnect with God and to help others. The way I was was unsustainable.”
Grizz rocks new roles
Grizz Chapman, who played Tracy’s♈ (Tracy Morgan) sidekick (also named Grizz) on “30 Rock,” has made the transition to the big screen.
He’s not only appearing in Adam Sandler’s “The Cobbler” — which opened last wee𝓡kend — but also has a role in the upcoming movie directed by Jodie Foster and starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Dominic West. 🍎(The movie just started production.)
Grizz is also developing a sitcom called “The Lair,” based on life in . “So many different people are part of this [comic book] lifestyle and I want to touch on that,” says Chapman, who will produce the show. “Most likely I’ll be in [the s🐼how]; it’s a baby of mine and I want to push and see it on TV.”
Meanwhile, former star Denise Boutte has landed the lead role in “Ruth,” which begins filming this week in Atlanta and airs late🅘r this year on TV One.
She stars as t꧅he titular cha🐓racter; co-stars include Loretta Devine, James Pickens Jr. (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and onetime “CSI” star Gary Dourdan. “Meet the Browns” aired on TBS.
Last, but not least …
Nickelodeon is set to announce that Jamie Foxx, Hilary Duff, Emma Stone and Tia Mowry-Hardrict will appear at its , hosted by Nick Jonas (airing March 28) … Diane Sawyer hosts ABC’s “The Untold Story of ‘The Sound of Music,’ ” 10 p.m. Wednesday … Maya Rudolph joins Kristen Wiig, Haley Joel Osment, Will Ferrell and Michael Sheen in IFC’s “The Spoils Before Dying,” the summer sequel to “The Spoils of Babylon.”