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‘Will & Grace’ Celebrity Eric McCormack Says Straight Actors Playing Gay Characters Is “Part of the Gig”
Eric McCormack doesn’t believe an actor’s sexuality should obtain in the way of the characters they play onscreen. The Will & Grace star said this week he feels “the optimal person for the role” should be cast in all projects, regardless of the actor’s personal identity.
McCormack, who is direct, played protagonist Will, who is lgbtq+, 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 compete 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 love to think that I represent it well. I came from the theater, and one of my best friends was a homosexual man. So I th
Wife of ‘Will & Grace’ celebrity 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 male lover 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 searching 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 noticeable up a love affair with Holden on set.
“She was the assistant director,” he told the Guardian. “I was just coming out of a affair , and not to be trusted. I’d been dating actresses but Janet was different. She wo
By Jack Guy, CNN
(CNN) — Actor Eric McCormack has weighed in on the debate around whether non-LGBT actors should be qualified to play gay characters.
McCormack, who is straight but is best known for playing gay lawyer Will Truman in the NBC comedy series “Will & Grace,” said in an interview on British television Monday that he still hopes “the best person for the role” would be cast, regardless of their sexuality.
Susanna Reid, a co-host on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” show, asked McCormack what he mind 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,” said McCormack.
“There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the gig.”
“And I’ve always said: ‘If same-sex attracted actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over,’” he added.
“So this is what we do. I’d fancy to think that I represent it well, you know, literally. I came from the theater, and one of my top friends was a lgbtq+ man.”
“So I think I took their spirit and their message in what was otherwise just a sitcom and, represented it, I hope,” said the Cana
‘Will & Grace’ Star Eric McCormack On Straight Actors Playing Same-sex attracted Roles: “I Didn’t Become An Actor So That I Could Play An Actor”
Eric McCormack identifies as heterosexual and played the role of a gay male 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 actor taking on a gay 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 gay actors weren’t allowed to play vertical actors, Broadway would be over. So this is what we do.”
McCormack noted that he wants to think that he represented the LGBTQ+ collective well, noting: “I came from the theater, and every one of my best friends was a gay man. So I think I took their essence and their message in what was otherwise just a sitcom and represented, I