"Steven me up wh this ia for a character who was openly and unapologetilly gay.
Contents:
- ‘NYPD BLUE’ STAR BILL BROCHTP ON HOW STEVEN BOCH PNEERED GAY CHARACTERS ON TV
- BILL BROCHTP, ACTOR BEHD <EM>NYPD BLUE</EM>'S 'GAY TEMP' CHARACTER, STILL AT WORK HOLLYWOOD (AUDIO)
‘NYPD BLUE’ STAR BILL BROCHTP ON HOW STEVEN BOCH PNEERED GAY CHARACTERS ON TV
"Steven me up wh this ia for a character who was openly and unapologetilly gay.
I’m the one who said, “Is this OK to have a gay guy on televisn? There were no gay characters on TV at the time. He me up wh this ia for a character who was very openly gay and unapologetilly so, and he wanted to show that ntrast to Det.
BILL BROCHTP, ACTOR BEHD <EM>NYPD BLUE</EM>'S 'GAY TEMP' CHARACTER, STILL AT WORK HOLLYWOOD (AUDIO)
He gave me nfince that I uld do this and have a reer — not only as an openly gay guy but as an actor general. I jt got an email om a guy sayg that he and his son are watchg , and the father ed my character as an example of what might be like to be iends wh a gay guy to help his son wh a iendship of his own.
John Irv joed the 15th Precct as a temporary replacement for Donna Abandando 1995; he was iends wh Bobby Simone om their prev work at 1 Police Plaza, but Andy Sipowicz's homophobia ially led him to be to John.