'Will and Grace' star Eric McCormack defended straight actors playing gay roles as ‘part of the gig'
Eric McCormack is weighing in on the debate about whether straight actors should be allowed to portray 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.” “And I’ve always said: ‘If gay actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over,’” he said.McCormack starred in Will and Grace in its original run from 1998 to 2006, and during its revival from 2017 to2020. As he looks back at his work in the series, he says he is proud of his portrayal of a gay character.
“Well, I guess the answer would be, they’d have to say in the casting room: ‘And you’re gay, right?,’ which I don’t think they can say,” the Canadian actor responded.
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