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‘Will & Grace’ Star Eric McCormack On Straight Actors Playing Gay Roles: “I Didn’t Become An Performer So That I Could Play An Actor”
Eric McCormack identifies as heterosexual and played the role of a gay man on Will & Grace across 11 seasons, eight in its original run and three in its revival.
The actor recently was interviewed on the UK’s ITV, where he was asked about the debate of a straight thespian taking on a same-sex attracted role.
“That’s a tough one for me because I didn’t become an actor so that I could play an actor,” McCormack said on Good Morning Britain. “There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the gig.”
He continued: “If same-sex attracted actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over. So this is what we do.”
McCormack noted that he wants to think that he represented the LGBTQ+ community successfully, noting: “I came from the theater, and every one of my leading friends was a same-sex attracted man. So I reflect I took their liveliness and their message in what was otherwise just a sitcom and represented, I
Eric McCormack Weighs in on Straight Actors Playing Lgbtq+ Roles: ‘It’s Part of the Gig’
Eric McCormack is weighing in on the debate about whether direct 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, Pride 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 grow 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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Wife of ‘Will & Grace’ star Eric McCormack files for divorce after 26 years of marriage
“Will & Grace” star Eric McCormack has split from Janet Holden, his wife of 26 years.
Holden filed for divorce citing “irreconcilable differences,” according to TMZ, who broke the shocking news on Wednesday.
McCormack, 60, is most famous for playing dashing gay lawyer Will Truman on the beloved NBC sitcom, which ran from 1998 to 2006.
McCormack and Holden, who both hail from Canada, wed in August 1997, after meeting three years prior on the set of the Western series “Lonesome Dove.”
According to TMZ, Holden is seeking spousal support.
The couple has one infant, 21-year-old son Finnigan.
McCormack has not yet publicly addressed the divorce news.
He and Holden were last pictured together this past March at an Academy Awards viewing party.
Back in 2007, McCormack spoke about first remarkable up a romance with Holden on set.
“She was the assistant director,” he told the Guardian. “I was just coming out of a partnership, and not to be trusted. I’d been virtual dating actresses but Janet was different. She wo
‘Will & Grace’ Star Eric McCormack Says Straight Actors Playing Gay Characters Is “Part of the Gig”
Eric McCormack doesn’t believe an actor’s sexuality should receive in the way of the characters they perform onscreen. The Will & Grace star said this week he feels “the best person for the role” should be cast in all projects, regardless of the actor’s personal identity.
McCormack, who is straight, played protagonist Will, who is male lover, on NBC’s beloved Will & Grace. The thespian said during a Monday appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain reported by Out magazine that “I didn’t become an star so that I could play 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 direct 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 best friends was a gay man. So I th
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