You may not have realized this between his impassioned monologues about the coronavirus and Gilmore Girls, but John Oliver, a self-proclaimed “six feet of nasty, spankable bird meat crammed into a. Adam Douglas Driver was born in San Diego, California. His mother, Nancy (Needham) Wright, is a paralegal from Mishawaka, Indiana, and his father, Joe Douglas Driver, who has deep roots in the American South, is from Little Rock, Arkansas. His stepfather is a Baptist minister. His ancestry includes English, Dutch, German, Irish, and Scottish.

Actress Lidia Franco has accused Adam Driver of being physically aggressive on the set of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, according to Publico.

Franco, a veteran actress who Publico describes as 'the Portuguese Judi Dench,' acted opposite Driver in the 2018 film. In an interview on Radio Comercial's Era O Que Faltava with Ana Martins and Rui Maria Pêgo (translated from Portuguese by a user on Reddit), Franco praised Driver's acting ability but claimed that he was a 'terrible person.'

As reported by Pop Culture, Franco then alleged that Driver had 'physically ... attacked' her during a scene. She accused Driver, best known for playing Kylo Ren in the Star Wars franchise, of a 'camouflaged assault, with a chair' that 'had nothing to do with the scene.' According to Franco, production staff gave her permission to leave the set but she was told that 'legally there was nothing they could do' about Driver's alleged behavior.

Franco also accused Driver of being generally difficult on set, claiming that he ordered technicians to leave the set during rehearsals in Spain and Portugal and that they were contractually obligated not to look at the actor.

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote has been described as 'one of the most cursed productions in film history'

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was filmed in 2017. It had been 'stuck in development hell for decades,' as per Pop Culture, and went through a long and turbulent production. Director Terry Gilliam had been attempting to adapt Miguel de Cervantes' literary classic for 20 years, and had faced floods, financial concerns, and insurance problems, per Vanity Fairand Variety. The series of misadventures surrounding this film led to its reputation as 'one of the most cursed productions in film history.'

Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor and Jack O'Connell had all been previously cast in Adam Driver's role, but various problems meant that production kept getting canceled. When it was finally released, it was a box office flop. Despite the film's budget allegedly being more than $19 million, the film only made $391,000 in America and $2.3 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. Portuguese filmmaker and producer Paulo Branco sued for damages, as Deadline reported, but a UK judge dismissed the case in December 2020.

As of this writing, Adam Driver has yet to respond to the allegations against him.

Adam Driver leaves NPR studio after host plays clip of him singing

Actor Adam Driver was in the middle of an interview with NPR's 'Fresh Air' host Terry Gross when a staffer played a clip the actor did not want to hear. The audio clip was a recording of Driver's rendition of 'Being Alive' from the Stephen Sondheim musical 'Company.' Upon hearing the audio, he exited the studio.

Adam Driver walked out of an interview after enduring the one thing he reportedly hates to do: hear himself sing.

The actor, 36, was in the middle of an interview with NPR's 'Fresh Air' host Terry Gross when he exited the Philadelphia building after Gross played a clip of Driver singing in his latest Netflix movie, 'Marriage Story,' sources told Variety.

One insider told the outlet that the talk show host's team was aware that Driver did not like to listen to himself perform. The staffers allegedly told Driver to remove his headphones as they streamed Driver's rendition of 'Being Alive' from the Stephen Sondheim musical 'Company.'

'Fresh Air' executive producer Danny Miller told Variety in a statement that Driver left as the actor's clip was being played. The 'Girls' star then finished his interview at NPR's New York studios instead.

FILE - This Dec. 14, 2016 file photo shows actor Adam Driver posing for a portrait in New York. Driver, 34, reprises his role as the conflicted Kylo Ren in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi.' (AP)

Miller opened up about Driver's departure in an email to the outlet.

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'We don't really understand why he left,' the producer said. 'We were looking forward to the interview - Terry thinks he's a terrific actor, he was a great guest when he was on ['Fresh Air'] in 2015 - so we were disappointed that we didn't have a new interview to share with our listeners about 'Marriage Story.'

A rep for Driver did not return Fox News' request for comment.

Driver's interview was planned to air on 'Fresh Air' last week, but it was swapped with a rerun featuring Conan O'Brien instead.

'I don't want to hear the bad acting that probably was happening during that clip,' Driver told Gross at the time of his own acting chops via The Daily Beast.

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The Hollywood actor added: “Yeah, no, I’ve watched myself or listened to myself before, then always hate it. And then wish I could change it, but you can’t. And I think I have, like, a tendency to try to make things better or drive myself and the other people around me crazy with the things I wanted to change or I wish I could change.”

In a profile of Driver that appeared in The New Yorker in October, writer Michael Schulman described the actor's uneasiness with hearing himself perform a 'phobia.'

Schulman reported that Driver 'swore off' watching his own films until he watched himself in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in 2015.

Adam Driver poses during a photocall for the film 'Paterson' in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 16, 2016. (Reuters)

'I just went totally cold because I knew the scene was coming up where I had to kill Han Solo, and people were, like, hyperventilating when the title came up, and I felt like I had to puke,' Driver said via New Yorker.

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Just last month, Driver appeared on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' where he revealed he 'still' has the lightsaber from the 'The Rise of Skywalker.'

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'It's in a box, but it's hung in the box,' he explained.