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- ‘BT SHOW’ STAR JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS: I WOULDN’T PLAY A GAY MAN AGA TODAY
- JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS ON BEG THE GO-TO GAY AND SEASON TWO OF "HAPPILY DIVORCED"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JIM HALTERMANMARCH 7, 2012/2:23 PMBY JIM HALTERMANMARCH 7, 2012 / 2:23 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS ON BEG THE GO-TO GAY AND SEASON TWO OF \"HAPPILY DIVORCED\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-03-07T19:23:27.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-03-07T19:23:27.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS ON HAPPILY DIVORCED (WH NATHAN ANRSON){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHETHER ’S HIS FILM WORK ON THOSE HILAR CHRISTOPHER GUT PRODUCTNS LIKE BT IN SHOW, TELEVISN WORK AS DAVID LETTERMAN THE B-PIC THE LATE SHOW OR THE GOOD WIFE OR ORIGATG THE TLE ROLE THE OFF-BROADWAY PRODUCTN OF PL RUDNICK’S JEFEY, JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS IS ONE OF THOSE ACTORS YOU’VE SEEN JT ABOUT EVERY MEDIUM IMAGABLE AND, MORE TIM THAN NOT, HE’S PLAYG A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE TV LAND S, HAPPILY DIVORCED, HIGGS AGA PLAYS GAY, THIS TIME AS CHARACTER PETER LOVETT, WHO FIGUR OUT HE’S GAY WHILE MARRIED TO HIS WIFE, FRAN, PLAYED BY FRAN DRCHER. THE SETUP? THE UPLE DIVORCE ONLY TO REMA EACH OTHER’S LIV. MIRRORG DRCHER’S REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE WH HER EX, PETER MARC JABSON, THE CLOSENS BETWEEN THE TWO IS THE HEART OF THE SERI. IN FACT, MUCH OF THE FUN HAPPILY DIVORCED IS THE EX-SPOE'S ATTEMPTS TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER WHILE NAVIGATG THEIR WAY THROUGH REENTRY TO THEIR RPECTIVE DATG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH THE SEND SEASON OF THE S LNCHG TONIGHT, HIGGS FOUND THE TIME TO S DOWN WH TO TALK ABOUT HIS SUCCSFUL REER, HOW HE BEME THE GO-TO ACTOR FOR PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS AND WHICH FORMER -STAR HE WOULD ST AS A LOVE TERT FOR PETER ON HAPPILY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} GOG THROUGH YOUR CREDS, YOU REALLY HAVE DONE EVERYTHG, BUT WHAT DO YOU SEE AS LIKE YOUR FIRST BIG REER MOVE THAT CHANGED THGS FOR YOU THE BS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS: WELL, AT LEAST FOR FILM AND TELEVISN, I SUPPOSE WOULD BE PLAYG DAVID LETTERMAN THE LATE SHOW. THAT WAS WHEN I SORT OF WAS PUT ON THE MAP LOS ANGEL. I HAD BEEN A THEATER ACTOR FOR 20 YEARS BEFORE THAT SO, ’S BEEN A LONG, A LONG HL. AND THE WORK I’M PROUST OF IS THAT PART OF MY REER. BUT I’VE ALWAYS FELT AND HOPE DON’T SOUND PREC OR LIKE I’M SHOWG OFF OR SOMETHG, BUT MY THEATER WORK…I REALLY AM A THEATER ACTOR. I AM MA FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TICHA ARNOLD, VALENTE RODRIGUEZ, FRAN DRCHER, HIGGS, RA MORENO AND ROBERT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO BOTHER YOU THAT PEOPLE KNOW YOU MOSTLY FOR YOUR TV AND FILM WORK? WOULD YOU RATHER PEOPLE HAD SEEN JEFEY OR SOME OF YOUR OTHER STAGE WORK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: YEAH. I DO FEEL LIKE DO. THE THEATER FLATTERS ME MORE THAN THE FILM AND TELEVISN DO. IT’S JT THE PTH OF THE CHARACTERS I FEEL ARE STRONGER ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU’RE ALSO KNOWN MORE FOR EDY, BUT YOU’RE A GREAT DRAMATIC ACTOR, TOO. ARE YOU OKAY WH THAT, OR WOULD YOU RATHER BE DOG MORE DRAMA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I’M NOT PARTICULARLY OKAY WH THAT. I THK THAT’S THIS TOWN. YOU KNOW, ’S SRY TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO DO ANYTHG OTHER THAN WHAT YOU’VE SEEN THEM DO. IN THEATER I WAS MOSTLY A DRAMATIC ACTOR. I REALLY N’T EXPLA . I FEEL LIKE AFTER I DID THE LETTERMAN THG, STRANGELY THE LETTERMAN THG, I THK… SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT BEE I PLAYED A EDIAN EVERYONE THOUGHT I WAS A EDIAN, AND I THK ’S THAT SIMPLE AND STUPID. THE ANSWER WAS THAT SOMEHOW HE’S A EDIAN BEE HE PLAYED DAVID LETTERMAN. I DON’T GET . I MEAN, THAT’S THE BT I N {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: AND YOU’VE BEEN PLAYG CHARACTERS THAT HAPPEN TO BE GAY FOR A LONG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIGGS' OUT JUDGE ON THE TNT SERI RAISG THE BAR WAS JT ONE OF HIS MANY GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: EARLY ON WERE YOU AWARE THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE PLAYG GAY AT THAT POT? OR DID YOU NOT REALLY RE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I HAD BEEN WARNED MANY TIM, YOU KNOW, ‘DON’T DO ’ AND TO SOME EXTENT THEY WERE RIGHT. IT’S THE SAME AS PLAYG A EDY OR TRAGEDY. IF BODI START BUYG YOU ONE WAY, THAT’S THE WAY YOU’RE GOG TO GET BOUGHT AND SURE ENOUGH, CERTALY AFTER BT SHOW, ANY GAY CHARACTER THAT SHOWED UP ANYWHERE, THEY LLED ME. AND THE CHARACTERS ULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE DIFFERENT. THAT’S WHAT WAS SO SILLY ABOUT THE WHOLE THG. IT’S LIKE PLAYG CATHOLIC, YOU KNOW? ‘WELL, HE PLAYS CATHOLIC SO ANY TIME THERE’S A CATHOLIC, WE’RE GOG TO GET HIM.’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: AND I’M GUSG PEOPLE ASSUME YOU’RE GAY BEE OF ALL THE ROL YOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: THEY DO, OR THEY DON’T, I DON’T KNOW. I N’T HELP THEM IF THEY…MAYBE THEY’LL ASSUME I’M THE PRCIPAL OF A JUNR HIGH SCHOOL IF THEY SAW ME BAD TEACHER. I N’T HELP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HAPPILY DIVORCED IS REALLY FUN AND YOU AND FRAN HAVE SUCH A GREAT CHEMISTRY. HAD YOU WORKED TOGETHER BEFORE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: NO, NO, I HADN’T. IT WAS LUCK. WE HAD VERY GOOD CHEMISTRY THE MUTE WE MET. FOR ME PERSONALLY, WELL SHE’S A LOVELY, TELLIGENT, GENERO PERSON, WHICH I FD THOSE THGS VERY APPEALG, BUT I THK WE’RE VERY SIMPATI AS PERFORMERS. THERE IS A KD OF AN OLD SCHOOL VVILLIAN STREAK BOTH OF , AND WE’RE NOT FSY ABOUT OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THGS N BE SOLVED RATHER EASILY AND QUICKLY G TRIED AND TE METHODS OF EDY OR JT SCENE STUDY, AND WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER ON THAT SRE. IT BE QUE FUN BEE WE HAVE ON OUR TIR. THE WHOLE ST HAS AN AGE AND THEY’RE REALLY PROS, AND NO ONE’S BEG TGHT HOW TO DO A FOUR MERA SHOW HERE. THEY ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO STAND, WHERE THE LGH IS, HOW TO TURN YOUR HEAD TO GET , BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, SO WE’RE NOT WAG FOR PEOPLE TO TCH UP. OR WE DON’T HAVE A 21-YEAR-OLD WHO’S NEVER DONE , YOU KNOW, SO THAT MAK THE DAY FASTER AND MORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WERE YOU VOLVED AT ALL THE SHAPG OF PETER, LIKE HOW BIG DO YOU PLAY ? HOW GAY TO PLAY ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I BRG MY WHOLE THG TO , AND THEY HAVE TO RPECT THAT AND THEY DO. SO, I’M NOT PETER MARC JABSON AND I NEVER WILL BE. I ULD PLAY PETER MARC JABSON, BUT THAT’S NOT GOG TO GET ANYONE ANYWHERE. IT’S NOT THE GIG EHER. FRAN’S RIGHT [THAT] A S, ’S REALLY A LONG HL, SO PLAYG TICS AND MANNERISMS WILL DIE, THEY’LL BURN OUT LIKE A MATCH AFTER TWO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HOW DO YOU STA THAT FOR FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS ON A SERI?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I’VE NEVER DONE . SHE HAS. I IMAGE ’S A CHALLENGE. I HOPE WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF THAT PROBLEM, BUT I REALLY DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER. I’VE PLAYED REALLY LONG-NNG SHOWS, LIKE THEATER SHOWS; THEY’RE A DIFFERENT THG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: THE FIRST SEASON WAS A LOT ABOUT PETER GETTG ED TO BEG OUT AND ALG WH EVERYTHG THAT WH THAT. WHAT WILL WE SEE THE SEND SEASON?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I THK THGS WILL START TO BEE MORE FE HIS LIFE, AS OPPOSED TO SORT OF SEARCHG. AND ALSO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THE FIRST SEASON ALG WH FRAN AND HER STGGLE. IT IS THE FRAN DRCHER SHOW, AND WE HAVE TO UNRSTAND HER PLETELY BEFORE MOVG OFF ONTO A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER CHARACTERS. A LOT OF HER CHARACTER IS A FUNCTN OF HER RELATNSHIP WH ME, SO I BENEFED OM THAT. I THK NOW WE’RE GOG TO SEE THAT PETER IS GOG TO BE RELAXG MORE TO HIS DIFFERENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE HIGGS PAIRED AGA WH MICHAEL MCKEAN (L), HIS BT IN SHOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: IS THERE A BOYIEND PETER'S FUTURE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. SO I THK, MY GUS IS Y. IF NOT THIS SEASON, MAYBE THE NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: IS THERE SOMEBODY YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE PLAY THAT CHARACTER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I WOULD HAVE MICHAEL [MCKEAN] BACK. I WANT TO PLAY MICHAEL’S BOYIEND AGA. THAT WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: NOW YOU’RE AT A POT YOUR REER WHERE I SEE YOU DO EVERYTHG. I SEE YOU ON THE GOOD WIFE AND OTHER MOVI AND SHOWS. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU ULD HAVE PLANNED THIS REER OUT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: NO. STRANGELY, I’VE NEVER HAD ONE OF THOSE JOBS THAT JT PUT ME TO THAT TEGORY WHERE I N JT SORT OF S BACK AND SAY, ‘I WANT TO DO THIS, I WANT TO DO THAT, I WANT TO DO THIS.’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WORK FOR A LIVG, AND I HAVE TO SHAKE TRE AND SEE WHAT’S OUT THERE. IT’S EASIER THAN ED TO BE, I’LL TELL YOU THAT. I DON’T HAVE TO DO A LOT OF DNG ANY MORE, BUT THEN PEOPLE KNOW WHO I AM, WHICH IS GOOD. BUT MAKG PLANS, REER PLANS, HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD FOR ACTORS, UNLS YOU’RE ONE OF THE SEVEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WH TALK OF THE RETURN OF ARRTED DEVELOPMENT, ARE WE GOG TO MEET WAYNE JARVIS AGA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: GOD, I HOPE SO. HE’S A STRANGE, STRANGE MAN, REALLY FUN TO PLAY, REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: IF YOU WEREN’T AN ACTOR WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I WOULD BE A LERATURE PROFSOR. THAT’S WHAT MY TRAG IS SCHOOL, AND THAT’S WHERE MY TERTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ONE OF CHRISTOPHER GUT'S MOCKUMENTARI, FOR YOUR CONSIRATN, WH CATHERE O'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT HAVE YOU YET TO DO THAT YOU’RE DYG TO DO?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: IT WOULD BE GETTG BACK TO SOMETHG, MORE THAN DOG SOMETHG I HAVEN’T DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO DOG DRAMATIC ROL, MAYBE THE THEATER. THEATER IS SO HARD TO DO. I HAVE A FAY. IT’S VERY HARD TO DO THEATER BEE OF THE TIME TAK. UNLS YOU HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT TYPE OF LIFTYLE, OR UNLS YOU HAVE A GIANT PILE OF MONEY STG AROUND OM YOUR GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER, WHICH MANY ACTORS DO, THAT’S HOW THEY’RE ABLE TO BE ACTORS, YOU KNOW? BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GET BACK TO THAT, AND I WOULD DIRECT MORE THE THEATER THAN I DID {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: ARE YOUR KIDS YOUNG, OR ARE THEY OLR?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: YEAH. FIVE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO YOU SEE MORE GAY PARENTS AND A GAY PRENCE AT THE KIDS' SCHOOL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: YEAH, I’VE REALLY NOTICED. AT THE SCHOOL WHERE WE GO, THERE’S BUNCH OF SAME SEX PARENTS AND IS PLETELY OLD HAT NOW. I MEAN, I’M SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS DAY HAS ARRIVED AT LEAST THIS TYPE OF MUNY WHERE IS SIMPLY A NON-ISSUE. IT’S JT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAPPILY DIVORCED AIRS AFTER HOT IN CLEVELAND EVERY WEDNDAY AT 10:30PM ON TV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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John Michael Higgs tells “The Last Lgh” podst about angerg David Letterman, gettg typest as gay, and playg a new Mr. Beldg on Peack’s “Saved by the Bell” reboot. * higgins gay *
Higgs has often played gay characters: In "Bt Show, " he and Michael McKean were a dishy uple enterg their Shih Tzu a natnal dog show (via IMDb). “Wouldn’t be marvelo if we were homosexuals?
Would makg Higgs gay solve his star’s prence problem? Higgs is certaly d as a certa gay stereotype. But is gay?
JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS ON BEG THE GO-TO GAY AND SEASON TWO OF "HAPPILY DIVORCED"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JIM HALTERMANMARCH 7, 2012/2:23 PMBY JIM HALTERMANMARCH 7, 2012 / 2:23 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS ON BEG THE GO-TO GAY AND SEASON TWO OF \"HAPPILY DIVORCED\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-03-07T19:23:27.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-03-07T19:23:27.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS ON HAPPILY DIVORCED (WH NATHAN ANRSON){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHETHER ’S HIS FILM WORK ON THOSE HILAR CHRISTOPHER GUT PRODUCTNS LIKE BT IN SHOW, TELEVISN WORK AS DAVID LETTERMAN THE B-PIC THE LATE SHOW OR THE GOOD WIFE OR ORIGATG THE TLE ROLE THE OFF-BROADWAY PRODUCTN OF PL RUDNICK’S JEFEY, JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS IS ONE OF THOSE ACTORS YOU’VE SEEN JT ABOUT EVERY MEDIUM IMAGABLE AND, MORE TIM THAN NOT, HE’S PLAYG A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE TV LAND S, HAPPILY DIVORCED, HIGGS AGA PLAYS GAY, THIS TIME AS CHARACTER PETER LOVETT, WHO FIGUR OUT HE’S GAY WHILE MARRIED TO HIS WIFE, FRAN, PLAYED BY FRAN DRCHER. THE SETUP? THE UPLE DIVORCE ONLY TO REMA EACH OTHER’S LIV. MIRRORG DRCHER’S REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE WH HER EX, PETER MARC JABSON, THE CLOSENS BETWEEN THE TWO IS THE HEART OF THE SERI. IN FACT, MUCH OF THE FUN HAPPILY DIVORCED IS THE EX-SPOE'S ATTEMPTS TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER WHILE NAVIGATG THEIR WAY THROUGH REENTRY TO THEIR RPECTIVE DATG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH THE SEND SEASON OF THE S LNCHG TONIGHT, HIGGS FOUND THE TIME TO S DOWN WH TO TALK ABOUT HIS SUCCSFUL REER, HOW HE BEME THE GO-TO ACTOR FOR PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS AND WHICH FORMER -STAR HE WOULD ST AS A LOVE TERT FOR PETER ON HAPPILY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} GOG THROUGH YOUR CREDS, YOU REALLY HAVE DONE EVERYTHG, BUT WHAT DO YOU SEE AS LIKE YOUR FIRST BIG REER MOVE THAT CHANGED THGS FOR YOU THE BS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS: WELL, AT LEAST FOR FILM AND TELEVISN, I SUPPOSE WOULD BE PLAYG DAVID LETTERMAN THE LATE SHOW. THAT WAS WHEN I SORT OF WAS PUT ON THE MAP LOS ANGEL. I HAD BEEN A THEATER ACTOR FOR 20 YEARS BEFORE THAT SO, ’S BEEN A LONG, A LONG HL. AND THE WORK I’M PROUST OF IS THAT PART OF MY REER. BUT I’VE ALWAYS FELT AND HOPE DON’T SOUND PREC OR LIKE I’M SHOWG OFF OR SOMETHG, BUT MY THEATER WORK…I REALLY AM A THEATER ACTOR. I AM MA FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TICHA ARNOLD, VALENTE RODRIGUEZ, FRAN DRCHER, HIGGS, RA MORENO AND ROBERT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO BOTHER YOU THAT PEOPLE KNOW YOU MOSTLY FOR YOUR TV AND FILM WORK? WOULD YOU RATHER PEOPLE HAD SEEN JEFEY OR SOME OF YOUR OTHER STAGE WORK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: YEAH. I DO FEEL LIKE DO. THE THEATER FLATTERS ME MORE THAN THE FILM AND TELEVISN DO. IT’S JT THE PTH OF THE CHARACTERS I FEEL ARE STRONGER ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU’RE ALSO KNOWN MORE FOR EDY, BUT YOU’RE A GREAT DRAMATIC ACTOR, TOO. ARE YOU OKAY WH THAT, OR WOULD YOU RATHER BE DOG MORE DRAMA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I’M NOT PARTICULARLY OKAY WH THAT. I THK THAT’S THIS TOWN. YOU KNOW, ’S SRY TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO DO ANYTHG OTHER THAN WHAT YOU’VE SEEN THEM DO. IN THEATER I WAS MOSTLY A DRAMATIC ACTOR. I REALLY N’T EXPLA . I FEEL LIKE AFTER I DID THE LETTERMAN THG, STRANGELY THE LETTERMAN THG, I THK… SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT BEE I PLAYED A EDIAN EVERYONE THOUGHT I WAS A EDIAN, AND I THK ’S THAT SIMPLE AND STUPID. THE ANSWER WAS THAT SOMEHOW HE’S A EDIAN BEE HE PLAYED DAVID LETTERMAN. I DON’T GET . I MEAN, THAT’S THE BT I N {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: AND YOU’VE BEEN PLAYG CHARACTERS THAT HAPPEN TO BE GAY FOR A LONG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIGGS' OUT JUDGE ON THE TNT SERI RAISG THE BAR WAS JT ONE OF HIS MANY GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: EARLY ON WERE YOU AWARE THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE PLAYG GAY AT THAT POT? OR DID YOU NOT REALLY RE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I HAD BEEN WARNED MANY TIM, YOU KNOW, ‘DON’T DO ’ AND TO SOME EXTENT THEY WERE RIGHT. IT’S THE SAME AS PLAYG A EDY OR TRAGEDY. IF BODI START BUYG YOU ONE WAY, THAT’S THE WAY YOU’RE GOG TO GET BOUGHT AND SURE ENOUGH, CERTALY AFTER BT SHOW, ANY GAY CHARACTER THAT SHOWED UP ANYWHERE, THEY LLED ME. AND THE CHARACTERS ULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE DIFFERENT. THAT’S WHAT WAS SO SILLY ABOUT THE WHOLE THG. IT’S LIKE PLAYG CATHOLIC, YOU KNOW? ‘WELL, HE PLAYS CATHOLIC SO ANY TIME THERE’S A CATHOLIC, WE’RE GOG TO GET HIM.’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: AND I’M GUSG PEOPLE ASSUME YOU’RE GAY BEE OF ALL THE ROL YOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: THEY DO, OR THEY DON’T, I DON’T KNOW. I N’T HELP THEM IF THEY…MAYBE THEY’LL ASSUME I’M THE PRCIPAL OF A JUNR HIGH SCHOOL IF THEY SAW ME BAD TEACHER. I N’T HELP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HAPPILY DIVORCED IS REALLY FUN AND YOU AND FRAN HAVE SUCH A GREAT CHEMISTRY. HAD YOU WORKED TOGETHER BEFORE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: NO, NO, I HADN’T. IT WAS LUCK. WE HAD VERY GOOD CHEMISTRY THE MUTE WE MET. FOR ME PERSONALLY, WELL SHE’S A LOVELY, TELLIGENT, GENERO PERSON, WHICH I FD THOSE THGS VERY APPEALG, BUT I THK WE’RE VERY SIMPATI AS PERFORMERS. THERE IS A KD OF AN OLD SCHOOL VVILLIAN STREAK BOTH OF , AND WE’RE NOT FSY ABOUT OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THGS N BE SOLVED RATHER EASILY AND QUICKLY G TRIED AND TE METHODS OF EDY OR JT SCENE STUDY, AND WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER ON THAT SRE. IT BE QUE FUN BEE WE HAVE ON OUR TIR. THE WHOLE ST HAS AN AGE AND THEY’RE REALLY PROS, AND NO ONE’S BEG TGHT HOW TO DO A FOUR MERA SHOW HERE. THEY ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO STAND, WHERE THE LGH IS, HOW TO TURN YOUR HEAD TO GET , BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, SO WE’RE NOT WAG FOR PEOPLE TO TCH UP. OR WE DON’T HAVE A 21-YEAR-OLD WHO’S NEVER DONE , YOU KNOW, SO THAT MAK THE DAY FASTER AND MORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WERE YOU VOLVED AT ALL THE SHAPG OF PETER, LIKE HOW BIG DO YOU PLAY ? HOW GAY TO PLAY ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I BRG MY WHOLE THG TO , AND THEY HAVE TO RPECT THAT AND THEY DO. SO, I’M NOT PETER MARC JABSON AND I NEVER WILL BE. I ULD PLAY PETER MARC JABSON, BUT THAT’S NOT GOG TO GET ANYONE ANYWHERE. IT’S NOT THE GIG EHER. FRAN’S RIGHT [THAT] A S, ’S REALLY A LONG HL, SO PLAYG TICS AND MANNERISMS WILL DIE, THEY’LL BURN OUT LIKE A MATCH AFTER TWO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HOW DO YOU STA THAT FOR FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS ON A SERI?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I’VE NEVER DONE . SHE HAS. I IMAGE ’S A CHALLENGE. I HOPE WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF THAT PROBLEM, BUT I REALLY DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER. I’VE PLAYED REALLY LONG-NNG SHOWS, LIKE THEATER SHOWS; THEY’RE A DIFFERENT THG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: THE FIRST SEASON WAS A LOT ABOUT PETER GETTG ED TO BEG OUT AND ALG WH EVERYTHG THAT WH THAT. WHAT WILL WE SEE THE SEND SEASON?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I THK THGS WILL START TO BEE MORE FE HIS LIFE, AS OPPOSED TO SORT OF SEARCHG. AND ALSO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THE FIRST SEASON ALG WH FRAN AND HER STGGLE. IT IS THE FRAN DRCHER SHOW, AND WE HAVE TO UNRSTAND HER PLETELY BEFORE MOVG OFF ONTO A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER CHARACTERS. A LOT OF HER CHARACTER IS A FUNCTN OF HER RELATNSHIP WH ME, SO I BENEFED OM THAT. I THK NOW WE’RE GOG TO SEE THAT PETER IS GOG TO BE RELAXG MORE TO HIS DIFFERENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE HIGGS PAIRED AGA WH MICHAEL MCKEAN (L), HIS BT IN SHOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: IS THERE A BOYIEND PETER'S FUTURE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. SO I THK, MY GUS IS Y. IF NOT THIS SEASON, MAYBE THE NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: IS THERE SOMEBODY YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE PLAY THAT CHARACTER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I WOULD HAVE MICHAEL [MCKEAN] BACK. I WANT TO PLAY MICHAEL’S BOYIEND AGA. THAT WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: NOW YOU’RE AT A POT YOUR REER WHERE I SEE YOU DO EVERYTHG. I SEE YOU ON THE GOOD WIFE AND OTHER MOVI AND SHOWS. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU ULD HAVE PLANNED THIS REER OUT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: NO. STRANGELY, I’VE NEVER HAD ONE OF THOSE JOBS THAT JT PUT ME TO THAT TEGORY WHERE I N JT SORT OF S BACK AND SAY, ‘I WANT TO DO THIS, I WANT TO DO THAT, I WANT TO DO THIS.’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WORK FOR A LIVG, AND I HAVE TO SHAKE TRE AND SEE WHAT’S OUT THERE. IT’S EASIER THAN ED TO BE, I’LL TELL YOU THAT. I DON’T HAVE TO DO A LOT OF DNG ANY MORE, BUT THEN PEOPLE KNOW WHO I AM, WHICH IS GOOD. BUT MAKG PLANS, REER PLANS, HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD FOR ACTORS, UNLS YOU’RE ONE OF THE SEVEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WH TALK OF THE RETURN OF ARRTED DEVELOPMENT, ARE WE GOG TO MEET WAYNE JARVIS AGA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: GOD, I HOPE SO. HE’S A STRANGE, STRANGE MAN, REALLY FUN TO PLAY, REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: IF YOU WEREN’T AN ACTOR WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: I WOULD BE A LERATURE PROFSOR. THAT’S WHAT MY TRAG IS SCHOOL, AND THAT’S WHERE MY TERTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ONE OF CHRISTOPHER GUT'S MOCKUMENTARI, FOR YOUR CONSIRATN, WH CATHERE O'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHAT HAVE YOU YET TO DO THAT YOU’RE DYG TO DO?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: IT WOULD BE GETTG BACK TO SOMETHG, MORE THAN DOG SOMETHG I HAVEN’T DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO DOG DRAMATIC ROL, MAYBE THE THEATER. THEATER IS SO HARD TO DO. I HAVE A FAY. IT’S VERY HARD TO DO THEATER BEE OF THE TIME TAK. UNLS YOU HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT TYPE OF LIFTYLE, OR UNLS YOU HAVE A GIANT PILE OF MONEY STG AROUND OM YOUR GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER, WHICH MANY ACTORS DO, THAT’S HOW THEY’RE ABLE TO BE ACTORS, YOU KNOW? BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GET BACK TO THAT, AND I WOULD DIRECT MORE THE THEATER THAN I DID {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: ARE YOUR KIDS YOUNG, OR ARE THEY OLR?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: YEAH. FIVE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO YOU SEE MORE GAY PARENTS AND A GAY PRENCE AT THE KIDS' SCHOOL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JMH: YEAH, I’VE REALLY NOTICED. AT THE SCHOOL WHERE WE GO, THERE’S BUNCH OF SAME SEX PARENTS AND IS PLETELY OLD HAT NOW. I MEAN, I’M SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS DAY HAS ARRIVED AT LEAST THIS TYPE OF MUNY WHERE IS SIMPLY A NON-ISSUE. IT’S JT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAPPILY DIVORCED AIRS AFTER HOT IN CLEVELAND EVERY WEDNDAY AT 10:30PM ON TV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
* higgins gay *
Or maybe he unrstood how ltle of a chance even the slimmt spark of homosexualy stood the 1960s box office. That Cor was gay seldom up the discsn of stg, or really about the movie at all, perhaps bee Cor separated his private life om his public persona as much as he uld. Many floated “women’s director” like a homophobic ephet, implyg that Cor did not have the strength of personaly to manage male leads.
“Cor uld go to elegant ho the afternoons and sip high tea wh tled ladi—and he uld live an active homosexual life behd closed doors—as long as those two worlds never tersected.
IS STEVE HIGGS GAY? INVTIGATG THE EVINCE ON THE TONIGHT SHOW SIKICK – BS ROUNDUPS
So Cor cultivated a public persona to obscure his homosexual private life, which, pecially those days, uld be seen as unsavory or even illegal.
“Cor uld go to elegant ho the afternoons and sip high tea wh tled ladi—and he uld live an active homosexual life behd closed doors—as long as those two worlds never tersected, ” McGilligan wr A Double Life.
IS JOHN MICHAEL HIGGS GAY?
Wh Cor as My Fair Lady’s director, ’s possible that a pulse of homosexualy beats at the story’s re.
But even wh a close viewg, be clear that what homosexual subtext there is, if there is any, beme vastly downplayed.
“Revisnist directors of the mil have spotted the homosexual subcurrent between Pickerg and Higgs; none of that for the homosexual director Cor.
WT VIRGIA COACH BOB HUGGS SAYS GAY SLUR ON RAD, THEN CALLS IT 'ABHORRENT'
Is there any tth to the mours that Michael D Higgs is gay?