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Eric McCormack Weighs in on Straight Actors Playing Gay Roles: &#;It’s Part of the Gig&#;
Eric McCormack is weighing in on the debate about whether straight actors should be allowed to portray gay characters.
McCormack, 60, who identifies as heterosexual, played gay lawyer Will Truman in the NBC comedy series Will and Grace for 11 seasons.
During an appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain show on Monday, March 18, cohost Susanna Reid asked McCormack what he thought about straight actors playing gay characters.
“That’s a tough one for me, because I didn’t become an actor so that I could play an actor,” McCormack replied. “There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the gig.”
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&#;Will & Grace&#; star Eric McCormack backs straight actors playing gay roles
"Will & Grace" star Eric McCormack has thrown in support for straight actors playing gay roles in movies.
The actor who stated that taking on roles distinct from oneself is the whole gesture of being an actor during an interview on ITV's "Good Morning Britain", famously portrayed gay protagonist Will in the hit NBC sitcom.
McCormack added that movies are all about casting the best person for the role, regardless of their personal identity.
Drawing on his own experience in the industry, he said he didn't become an actor just to compete versions of himself, rather, he's always embraced roles where he's portraying someone entirely different from who he is.
He said, "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."
Even though Eric's roles might not directly mirror his own life, that doesn't imply he skimps on the research. When it came to portraying Will, he brought his A-g
Heterosexual 'Will & Grace' Star Eric McCormack Defends Straight Actors Playing Gay
Eric McCormack is straight. Will Truman from Will & Grace, the role he&#;s foremost known for, is gay. When the sitcom was being cast, gay actor John Barrowman was also considered for the role, but producers ultimately decided he was &#;too straight.&#; Hmmm. Eric&#;s co-star Sean Hayes is gay, but he hadn&#;t publicly come out when he was cast as Jack. Keep in mind, this was ; very few openly gay actors were actually cast in gay roles.
But the times they have a-changed (mostly&#; ish). Now, a straight actor can&#;t play a gay role without facing some backlash. Or, at the very least, a bunch of think pieces making the rounds. See: Kayleigh&#;s feature on Jack Whitehall&#;s controversial performance in Disney&#;s Jungle Cruise.
Recently, Tom Hollander, who played gay characters in White Lotus and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, felt compelled to inform Vanity Adj that his &#;own sexuality is sufficiently liberal to possess encompassed many distinct experiences, which are not anyone&#;s business.&#; B
Eric McCormack’s Comedic Revolution
By Chris Azzopardi
Photos: Andrew Eccles/NBC
In , when the sitcom touched down on NBC in a TV universe that was distinctly less gay, the show presented itself as farcical comedy. But by the time it ran its course, ending (or so we thought) in , Will & Grace was, through sheer existence, a cultural landmark leading the way for LGBTQ inclusivity in entertainment and in the broader world.
And those ’90s teenagers? “What has been revealed is that it was (them) sort of peeking over (their) parents’ shoulder going, ‘OK, I like this show, this show’s for me,’ and, ‘Hey, if my mom likes this show then I can do this,’” McCormack says.
Eleven years went by without Will, his roommate Grace (Debra Messing), his gay pal Jack (Sean Hayes) and Jack’s rollicking, boozed bestie, Karen (Megan Mullally). Marriage equality happened. More queer characters – trans, of color – happened. And in , with Trump jabs and jokes scoffing at discriminatory cake bakers, Will & Grace returned to NBC with a fresh agenda for the