The series “Numbers – The Logic of Crime” (Original: NUMB3RS) aired from 2005 to 2010. In Germany, the crime series is still broadcast, currently airing on sixx. The main actor of the series, David Krumholtz, now reveals in a talk that after the end of the series, freshly married, he fell into a deep depression and could not leave the house for months.
Who is the main actor?
- David Krumholtz (45) played the brilliant mathematician Charlie Eppes in Numbers, who uses his mathematical talent to help his brother, an FBI agent, solve criminal cases. He also starts a relationship with a colleague and has to deal with his father, with whom he shares the house, so he has quite a lot to do.
- Krumholtz turned to acting at the age of 14 and played a number of supporting roles in TV series: he had a strong appearance in Emergency Room, where he was responsible for one of the biggest shock moments of the series as a schizophrenic patient.
- After the end of Numbers, Krumholtz was seen in smaller roles and less successful series: he played supporting roles in Oppenheimer and Wonder Woman.
Krumholtz recently appeared in the drama Oppenheimer:
Anxiety disorder on the deserted island during the honeymoon
This is what he says about the end of Numbers: In the podcast Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum
Krumholtz explained that after the end of Numbers in 2010, he suffered a nervous breakdown and fell into a depression:
I got married. So, what happened was: My show was over. I didn’t know who I was anymore. I didn’t know what my career was. I got married and the next day I just freaked out. I freaked out. I made the mistake of booking the honeymoon to St. Barts, beautiful place! But we were there when it was off-season. So everything was closed.
Krumholtz explains that the honeymoon on the Caribbean island became a nightmare for him:
- All restaurants were closed.
- Even the hotel was empty except for him and his wife.
- Due to a severe storm, there was neither television nor internet.
He ended up on an island in the middle of nowhere straight from the wildest night of his life:
“I got island fever and that’s how my nervous breakdown began.”
After three and a half days of honeymoon, he told his newlywed wife that they needed to get out of there. So, the couple cut short their honeymoon planned for 8 days, much to the dismay of his in-laws.
He said he had anxiety disorders at the time. He just couldn’t stop panicking.
Depression lasted 9 months
How did his nervous breakdown affect him? After the honeymoon, he fell into a deep, debilitating depression. He suffered from agoraphobia and could no longer leave the house.
During the time of depression, he gave up alcohol, initially refused medication, but then realized he was helpless:
“Ultimately, it turned out that my thyroid wasn’t working properly, but at that time, I didn’t know that.”
Krumholtz says that at that time he became a total wreck, a nervous, chaotic ball of depression for 9 months.
However, as he states, during all that time, he never had the fear that his wife might leave him. She is “the most wonderful person in the world.” Without her, he might have done something to himself.
What was his problem? In July 2011, Krumholtz was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He blamed the illness for his deep depression.
He began treatment with radioactive iodine a few months later. In January 2012, it was declared that he was cancer-free. By now, he and his wife Vanessa Britting have two children together. More on TV series: New series on Netflix turns out to be a sci-fi thriller that makes you feel damn clever
