https://www.metv.com/stories/jim-backus-felt-stifled-by-television-during-his-time-on-gilligans-island

Backus paid a price for fame.

Jim Backus became an actor to escape Ohio (https://www.metv.com/stories/jim-backus-became-an-actor-to-escape-ohio)

"I didn't know how to do anything," said the Gilligan's Island actor.