How a Local Outcast Found His Nudist Haven in ‘Neighbors’ — And What Happened Next
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Danny Smiechowski was "emotionally abused" in his San Diego hometown for his taboo style preferences. Now, he tells THR from a Hollywood café, he's a local celebrity: "The best revenge is success."
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains mild spoilers from the Neighbors finale.] A few days ago, 72-year-old Danny Smiechowski left his house to greet his chauffeur. There was a limousine parked outside, waiting for him. For much of his life, Smiechowski had been an outcast in his San Diego neighborhood, insulted and ostracized for his penchant for wearing nothing but yellow briefs while exercising in his driveway. He describes the treatment as “emotional abuse.” But here he was a local celebrity, the star of a hot HBO / A24 series getting picked up for a splashy finale event in Hollywood. Related Stories TV White House Says Bill Maher Isn't Getting the Mark Twain Prize ... But Was He Offered It? Movies Timothée Chalamet's 'Marty Supreme' Sets Streaming Debut “The neighbors were looking out their window, going, ‘Oh my God, that guy,’” Smiechowski says over coffee (well, he just drinks water) in West Hollywood, acting out their disbelief. “You can’t really believe it could be true, but it’s true.” He’s wearing an A24 sweatshirt as Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford, the creators of the show, Neighbors , sit on either side of him. They crack up at the story. “Amazing,” Fishman says. “They must be like, ‘What’s going on?!’” Each of the six episodes in the first season of Neighbors , billed as a late-night documentary series, depicts random but intense disputes within local communities across the country. Filmed in an immerse, chaotic style that recalls the work of executive producers Josh Safdie , Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush ( Marty Supreme ), the installments intercut between multiple feuds at a time — except for the finale, which is both supersized and focused exclusively on Smiechowski. It follows him from his initial unhappy state in California ...
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