Jam Corn's performance as a gay man "The Prom" was lambasted, but Ewan McGregor's turn "Halston" has been acclaimed.
Contents:
- 20 GREAT ROL: OUR FAVORE STRAIGHT ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED GAY CHARACTERS
- 15 GAY ACTORS WHO PLAYED STRAIGHT ROL TO PERFECTN
- 8 GAY ACTORS WHO PLAYED STRAIGHT CHARACTERS
- STRAIGHT ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED GAY CHARACTERS
20 GREAT ROL: OUR FAVORE STRAIGHT ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED GAY CHARACTERS
* gay actors that played straight roles *
"Clive is a gay man who tri to supprs his homosexualy Edwardian-era England.
"Roger Ebert wrote: "He plays the role not as a man pretendg to be a woman, and not as a woman trapped a man's body, and not as a parody of a woman, and not as a gay man, but as a drag queen, perd: Lola, a tall, athletic performer thigh-high red boots who l the stage of a drag club as if she were born there, and is a pretty good sger, too.
15 GAY ACTORS WHO PLAYED STRAIGHT ROL TO PERFECTN
We loved the straight actors playg gay! * gay actors that played straight roles *
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8 GAY ACTORS WHO PLAYED STRAIGHT CHARACTERS
The bate over whether or not straight actors should play gay rol isn’t gog to die down any time soon. * gay actors that played straight roles *
Col Firth played a gay profsor 'A Sgle Man' 2009.
STRAIGHT ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED GAY CHARACTERS
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While straight actors have been known to play gay characters, the same is also te for gay actors playg straight rol. Le Evans is an openly gay Welsh actor and sger. About beg a gay man playg straight characters, Le Evans once said an terview that “you n be happy wh yourself and you n also be whoever you want.