United Kingdom, May 24 -- Eric Andre called in favours from senior Netflix executives to regain access to his streaming account after years of using an ex-partner's login.

The comic and actor, 43, spoke about the situation while attending the 2026 Netflix Upfront in New York City, where he was promoting forthcoming comedy film Little Brother alongside John Cena - joking he was "just shy" of asking Netflix chief Ted Sarandos directly for help.

Eric told People at the event: "The only reason I got back on my account that I was locked out of for years is because I made this movie and I talked to people very high up in Netflix to get back in.

"Yeah, I was literally just shy of asking Ted."

Eric's comments come as Netflix continues to inve...