Published: 01:51 EST, 28 February 2017 | Updated: 09:08 EST, 28 February 2017

The man who stole the show at the Oscars as 'Gary from Chicago' was convicted of attempted rape and served more than 22 years in prison, DailyMail.com reveals.

Gary Alan Coe and his fiancee Vickie Vines were part of the group of tourists Jimmy Kimmel invited inside the Dolby Theater during the ceremony Sunday night, gaining instant celebrity.

The pair made an impression as they calmly snapped photos of the celebrities sitting just inches from them, revealed they were engaged and even got fake-married by Denzel Washington.

Gary, a native of the South Shore of Chicago, was only able to attend the ceremony because he had been released days ago, he told ABC7

DailyMail.com can disclose that one of those felonies as an attempted rape, for which Coe is a registered sex offender. He was jailed in October 1994, public records show.

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Gary Alan Coe (right) and his fiancee Vickie Vines (left) stole the show as part of the group of tourists Jimmy Kimmel invited inside the Dolby Theater during the ceremony Sunday night. His status as a sex offender is now revealed

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Kiss: As he was introduced to the Oscars ceremony, Gary Coe reached out and kissed Nicole Kidman's hand

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Surprise: Gary Coe was seen kissing the hands of female celebrities after he was invited in by Jimmy Kimmel, including Nicole Kidman

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Security questions: It is unclear whether the Oscars organizers knew that Coe was a registered sex offender when he kissed Hallle Berry's hand

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Denzel Washington 'married' Gary and Vickie from Chicago who had revealed to Kimmel that they were engaged

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Vickie clutched her selfie stick but clearly couldn't quite grasp what exactly was happening as she met Ryan Gosling

Public record: Coe, 59, is

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Public record: The California Megan's Law disclosure which shows that coe was convicted of attempted rape 'by force or fear'

It is unclear whether the Oscars organizers knew that they were letting a registered sex offender into the theater. He was seen kissing Halle Berry's and Nicole Kidman's hands.

Gary told ABC7: 'Change is possible. It's a sad day to be in prison for 20 years and not be able to be a dad, granddad to your children.'

He added: 'You know what my son told me today, man, and I almost come to tears. He said he's proud of me. So to hear your children say that they're proud of me means the world to me.'

The Jimmy Kimmel show had trailed that Gary and Vickie would be on the show on Monday night but he did not appear. ABC7 reported that he had been told the post-Oscars show was too packed and that there was not time to feature him.

DailyMail.com is reaching out to ABC and the Academy, which organizes the Oscars, for comment.

Public records show he was released from Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison. The facility is north of Bakersfield, CA.

It has been called 'the largest addiction treatment center in the world', treating as many as 1,500 prisoners at a time for addiction.

Int specializes in helping inmates beat their addictions and prepare for the outside world, with up to 20 hours of therapy a week, as well as education programs.

It was behind bars that Gary met Vickie and turned to religion. The Chicago pair plan to tie the knot this summer in California.

Washington however did try to speed things up after Kimmel asked him if he would agree to be the best man.

Instead, the actor joined Gary's and Vickie's hands and said 'husband and wife', as if he had married them on the spot.

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Inmate: This was the last prison where Coe was held having been behind bars in California since 1994

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Gary got to pose with Mahershala Ali (pictured) and hold his award for best actor in a supporting role as the Chicago pair walked among the stars at the ceremony

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Mahershala Ali, who won the first Oscar of the night for best supporting actor in Moonlight, graciously let Gary touch his gold statuette

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Copy link to paste in your message +11 Vickie got up close and personal with Meryl Streep, still with her selfie stick in hand and filming

Vickie had just declared Washington her favorite actor and later said she felt like she could have died and gone to heaven after meeting him during the ceremony.

Gary meanwhile got to pose with Mahershala Ali and to hold his award for best actor in a supporting role, as well as greet Nicole Kidman with a kiss on her hand.

Another actor has since offered to help Vickie and Gary become a married couple - and he is actually licensed to perform weddings.

Anthony Anderson, who stars in Blackish, said he would like to marry the pair on live television, as he has permission to do so in California.

Gary and Vickie haven't publicly accepted or declined the offer.