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The True Story Behind ‘Baby Reindeer’: Comedian Richard Gadd Escaped His Stalker
Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer' is based on Scottish comedian, actor and writer Richard Gadd's own experience with a stalker and sexual predator in his 20s.
“Baby Reindeer,” released April 11, is based on Scottish comedian, actor and writer Richard Gadd ‘s own experience with a stalker and sexual predator in his 20s. Gadd stars as Donny Dunn, who is stalked by a woman named Martha he met in a bar he worked at. The official Netflix synopsis reads, “When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.”
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