Former Child Actor Alexander Polinsky Reaches Out to Scott Baio via Twitter // Alleges Chronic Abuse Towards Him & Other Child Actors on Set of "Charles in Charge"

I was a fan of "Charles in Charge" back in the mid/late 80s. It featured actors Scott Baio and Willie Aames. Baio was a live-in nanny for two different families over the course of the program. The program originally aired on CBS from 1984-85, but eventually switched to syndication from seasons 2-5 (1987-90) when Charles began working for Ellen Powell, her cranky father-in-law, and her three children. It was pretty good as sitcoms go.

I really hadn't thought of "Charles in Charge" in years. And then late last night, I found myself struggling to sleep so I decided to hop onto Twitter. For some reason, I was encouraged to check out Alexander Polinsky's Twitter feed (AKA Adam Powell AKA the young boy actor from seasons 2-5) and discovered this revelation.



Polinsky spent most of yesterday talking about years of physical, mental, verbal, and sexual abuse that he and other child actors experienced during his time on "Charles in Charge." And though he hasn't identified anyone in particular, he really wants to talk to Scott Baio about these abuse allegations. A lot.


He spent tweet after tweet reaching out to Baio about these abuse allegations. And there was a part of me that really wanted to discount Polinsky's tweets. And then I saw fellow co-star/former child actor Nicole Eggert (AKA Jamie Powell AKA later went on to star in "Baywatch") sign off on Polinsky's allegations by retweeting Polinsky's posts and encouraging fans to reach out to Baio.


Now I'm not saying that Polinsky is accusing Scott Baio of abusing him and other child actors. Maybe he sees Baio as a powerful ally against an equally powerful abuser. Maybe. But I'm really glad that Eggert stepped up alongside Polinsky. It certainly added credibility to his claims.

I look forward to learning more.