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&#;Will & Grace&#; Actor Eric McCormack Says Straight Actors Playing Gay Characters Is &#;Part of the Gig&#;
Eric McCormack doesn&#;t believe an actor&#;s sexuality should acquire in the way of the characters they play onscreen. The Will & Grace star said this week he feels &#;the leading person for the role&#; should be cast in all projects, regardless of the actor&#;s personal identity.
McCormack, who is linear, played protagonist Will, who is homosexual, on NBC&#;s beloved Will & Grace. The actor said during a Monday appearance on ITV&#;s Good Morning Britain reported by Out magazine that “I didn’t become an actor so that I could act an actor.&#;
&#;There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not,&#; McCormack continued. &#;It’s part of the gig. And I’ve always said, if gay actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over.&#;
He added, “So this is what we do. I’d appreciate to think that I represent it well. I came from the theater, and one of my bes
Eric Stonestreet, who made us fall in love with the loud, lovable Cameron Tucker on Modern Family, almost didn’t take the role. Why? Well, it turns out he was a little freaked out about playing a lgbtq+ character—because Stonestreet isn’t male lover. Yep, the Emmy-winning player wasn’t worried about pulling off the flamboyant flair (he nailed that, obviously) but about whether he was the right fit for such a groundbreaking role.
In a throwback moment, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who played Cam’s quieter, rule-following husband Mitch, spilled some behind-the-scenes tea during his Dinner’s on Me podcast. According to Ferguson, Stonestreet felt he wouldn’t be cast in today’s society of heightened representation. &#;If you ask Eric, he would say no,&#; Ferguson shared, recalling their past conversations. But it wasn’t about Stonestreet’s talent—Ferguson made that clear. “Not because he&#;s not wildly talented,” he added. It&#;s just that the industry landscape has evolved. (Well, times have changed.)
But here’s the thing—Eric Stonestreet owned the role of Cam, making him a pop customs icon. Ferguso
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