Steve Rannazzisi, who is known for the ten years he has spent on television show The League, took to Twitter this evening in order to acknowledge a mistake he made as a young man.
The stand-up comedian, who has maintained throughout his career that he was in the World Trade Centre when the attacks took place, has tonight revealed it was all a lie.
Following the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, Steve, who once said he was there when "the first tower got hit" took to his social media channels to put the record straight.
"As a young man, I made a mistake that I deeply regret and for which apologies may still not be enough," he began.
Having for years he insisted he had been working on the 54th floor of the south tower in the Merrill Lynch offices when the first plane hit, Steve explained: "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 Center towers on 9/11. It wasn't true."
Steve, who once said he and co-workers were "jostled all over the place" following the attack, went on to clarify: "I was in Manhattan but working in a building in midtown and I was not at the Trade Center on that day."
Admitting he was perplexed by his decision to fabricate a story relating to one of the most infamous terrorist attacks in the States, Steve, who married his wife Tracy in 2006, continued: "I don't know why I said this. This was inexcusable. I am truly, truly sorry."
Acknowledging that he hoped keeping silent would somehow erase his claims, the star, whose new television show Breaking Dad is due to premiere this Sunday, finally realised he wouldn't be in a position to properly parent if he didn't admit to the lie.
"I have wished that, with silence, I could somehow erase a story told by an immature young man. How could I tell my children to be honest when I hadn't come clean about this?" he asked.
The 37-year-old actor expressed deep regret at his actions and insisted he realised the distress his admission might have on families of those killed or maimed during the attacks..
"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. It was profoundly disrespectful to those who perished and those who lost loved ones," he wrote.
It has not yet been established the effect the star's revelation will have on his future career prospects.
