Jason Biggs admitted he was “nervous” about sharing his sobriety journey at first.
“I was nervous because relapse is a big part of my story,” the 47-year-old actor told Page Six at City Harvest Presents’ 2026 Gala: Upset and Unstirred on Tuesday night. “I spent the first four years in and out of AA, relapsing and struggling.”
The “American Pie” star added that he spoke out to “take responsibility” and perhaps “move some people.”
Last year, Biggs appeared on the Well with Ariel Lorre podcast and revealed that during his struggles with addiction, he would climb into dumpsters to retrieve the last of his drugs.
“I thought, ‘What the hell am I doing? This is completely insane,'” Biggs recalled, adding that he managed to hide the extent of his addiction from his wife, Jenny Moren.
In 2018, the “Orange Is the New Black” star posted a photo of his one-year sobriety tip on social media.
“The first time I tried to get sober was over five years ago, when the weight of my obsession with booze and drugs became too much for me to bear,” he captioned the photo.
“In the end, this has proven to be difficult. After several thoughts and starts, I managed to get through a year of sobriety. I am the proudest of my life. If you are struggling, know that there is help. Don’t be ashamed. We can do this. 💪🙏”
Biggs was there to celebrate City Harvest, which rescues food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it for free to New Yorkers in need.
The “Losers” star also revealed that he hates wasting food, calling himself a “leftovers guy.”
“I get them, eat them, and recycle them into different types of meals,” he said. “I’m the guy who makes a kind of scrambled breakfast in the morning by adding eggs to leftover Chinese food.”
Biggs added that she is a pretty good cook and that when she makes pasta sauce, “I think it tastes pretty good, and my kids think it tastes pretty good, too.”
The starry night, which raised a record amount to provide more than 12 million meals, honored Court chef Simon Kim and was hosted by “SNL” alum Bowen Yang.
