Actor who played Roseanne's Muslim neighbor expresses disappointment in cancelation

The Hollywood Reporter

Alain Washnevsky, who was born in Iran and raised in Austria, says he got to know Roseanne Barr on set as "a funny, helpful and real person." He adds: "When I read about her tweet, I couldn’t believe it. I was so shocked, angry and hurt. Her words go against everything I believe in and everything that our episode represented. Or so I thought. I was extremely disappointed not only by her words, but also by the cancellation of the show which shined a light into many dark spots of our society — corners of society we don’t like to look at, see or talk about at parties."