Stephen Collins, best known for his role in 7th Heaven, retired from acting in 2014 after a big controversy. Collins played Eric Camden in the series, the father of seven children with his wife, Annie. Eric was a Reverand at a Protestant church and had a sweet disposition that made fans believe Collins was the same way in real life. Collins also starred in the long-running series Law & Order SVU in 2008 and had a role in the 1996 film The First Wives Club. Another well-known movie Collins appeared in was 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Collins played the role of Will Decker, a 23rd-century Starfleet officer assigned as captain of the USS Enterprise. Collins has five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with one win for his supporting actor role in the 1987 TV movie The Two Mrs. Grenvilles. As for his work in 7th Heaven, Collins won two Teen Choice Awards for Choice Parental Unit in 2005 and 2006. Collins’ last credited role was in Avengers Assemble, where he voiced Howard Stark. Collins has not worked since after some dark allegations came out against the once-beloved actor.
Stephen Collins’ Sexual Abuse Explained
In 2012, Collins revealed to his wife Faye Grant in a therapy session that he had molested several underage girls. However, Collins didn’t know that the session was being recorded. Collins admitted to exposing himself to an 11-year-old girl and another girl around the age of 12 or 13. One of the girls was allegedly a relative of Grant’s.
While Grant reported the assaults in 2012, the tapes didn’t leak until 2014. Collins openly admitted to what he said and even explained one of the stories on ABC News. Collins says he exposed himself to a young actress who was staying at his home after his wife had already gone to sleep. In 2015, 7th Heaven actress April Price claimed she was one of Collins’ victims.
Where Stephen Collins Is Now
Collins remains pretty private these days and has left Hollywood behind. The actor moved to Iowa after the tapes leaked and is currently married to a 7th Heaven fan from Germany named Jenny Nagel. The two are working on healing Collins through meditation and therapy. While his career was demolished after he admitted to his actions, Collins never suffered any legal consequences. It’s not clear what else the 7th Heaven star is up to these days since he’s completely out of the spotlight, but it’s clear the 7th Heaven actor will not be returning to his acting career.
Source: ABC News
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
