‘League’ Star Steve Rannazzisi 9/11 Escape Story a Lie: Comedian Fabricates WTC Tale

Back in 2009, comedian Steve Rannazzisi, who stars on FX's near-ending series The League, told reporters that he once worked for Merrill Lynch in the World Trade Center when the 9/11 attacks occurred. The comedian explained that he worked in the south tower and escaped the building after the first plane struck. On Wednesday, the Buffalo Wild Wings spokesman came clean and admitted that it was a total lie.

The 37-year-old made the claim back when he was in his early 30s, telling reporters that he escaped the towers. Over the years he has kept up with the fabrication, even divulging to Marc Maron on his WTF podcast that he was still haunted by the memories.

"I still have dreams of, like- you know those falling dreams?" he said to Maron.

But after reports from The New York Times came out that claimed to prove Rannazzisi actually worked in Midtown Manhattan – and not even for Merrill Lynch – the actor decided to come clean.

Rannazzisi apologized to everyone in a nine-tweet post on Twitter:

As a young man, I made a mistake that I deeply regret and for which apologies may still not be enough.

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

After I moved with my wife to Los Angeles from New York City in 2001 shortly after 9/11, I told people that I was in one of the World Trade — Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

Center towers on 9/11. It wasn’t true. I was in Manhattan but working in a building in midtown and I was not at the Trade Center on that day

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

I don’t know why I said this. This was inexcusable. I am truly, truly sorry. For many years, more than anything, I have wished that, with — Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

silence, I could somehow erase a story told by an immature young man.It only made me more ashamed. How could I tell my children to be honest

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

when I hadn't come clean about this? — Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

it is to the victims of 9/11 and to the people that love them--and the people that love me--that I ask for forgiveness.

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

It was profoundly disrespectful to those who perished and those who lost loved ones. The stupidity and guilt I have felt for many years has — Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

not abated. It was an early taste of having a public persona, and I made a terrible mistake.

— Stephen Rannazzisi (@SteveRannazzisi) September 16, 2015

This past Sept. 11 marked the 14th anniversary of the attacks back in 2001.