Pam & Tommy: What Happened To Seth Rogen's Rand Gauthier In Real Life

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Here’s what happened to Seth Rogen’s Rand Gauthier in real life, and how accurately he and his actions are portrayed in Pam & Tommy. The eight-episode Hulu limited series attempts to reconstruct the events surrounding the true story of the infamous stolen/leaked sex tape featuring Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan) and Pamela Anderson (Lily James). Apart from focusing on the titular characters, Pam & Tommy also looks into the motivations behind Gauthier’s actions, mapping his trajectory to a considerable extent.

The real-life events that revolve around how exactly the tape was stolen are admittedly wild, as Gauthier intended to steal the couple’s six-foot-tall Browing safe solely for its valuables. After cracking the safe open with a demolition saw, Gauthier chanced upon the Hi-8 tape in question, which he distributed for profits soon after with the help of adult film store owner Milton Ingley (portrayed by Nick Offerman in the show). As the real Gauthier’s actions were driven by a sense of revenge, the show refines this motivation by painting him as someone who equates his actions to a spiritual armageddon of sorts. Thus, Pam & Tommy gets the true story largely right, while making a few changes.

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While the basic tenets of the controversial scandal are common knowledge, the lens of scrutiny, over the years, has unfortunately fallen on Tommy and Pamela, who were completely blameless in the situation. An extremely private home video was made public without their consent by a man who has not received comeuppance for his actions to this day. Here’s what happened to Rand Gauthier after the tape went viral, and how Seth Rogen’s character compares to the real man.