Aaron Spelling's son Randy felt intense pressure in Hollywood to succeed

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Randy Spelling, the son of the late TV producer Aaron Spelling, left Hollywood to save himself.

The 42-year-old struggled to handle the pressure he felt from Tinseltown to create an empire as his "legend" of a father had done by producing megahit shows such as "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Charlie’s Angels," "Dynasty," and "Melrose Place."

"I think I took it as this self-imposed… I have to be something big and [I thought], ‘Well, I guess bigness comes in the way of being famous or as an actor or producer,’ so that’s how I tried to find that. And then I realized I have to forge my own path because if I don’t it’s going to kill me," Spelling told Page Six. 

Instead, Spelling veered away from his father and sister Tori Spelling's footsteps in television and started a career as a life coach after a stint in rehab in 2006 after his father's death.

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"I was just trying to fill myself in any way I could and started filling myself with the wrong things and got caught up in addiction," he admitted.

Randy Spelling stepped away from Hollywood after a stint in rehab in 2006.  (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

"So I went to rehab and after I thought, ‘Gosh, I have this second chance, who do I want to be? What makes me happy? What am I here for?’ And all these existential questions that I really set out on a path to answer."

Now years later, Spelling loves working with different clients with unique needs. 

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"I’ve been on both sides of the coin from having everything to being very concerned, ‘How I am going to make this happen for my family?’ and I can tell you happiness doesn’t come from money," he said. "It can bring less stress and afford more choice but I work with people who have very little and CEOs and I can tell you happiness has nothing to do with money."

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Spelling currently lives in Oregon with his wife Leah whom he married in 2010. The couple shares two daughters.