'Rise' Shownner Explas Why He Turned Gay Lead Character Straight - TheWrap

WHY NBC CHANGED THE LEAD CHARACTER ON "RISE" FROM GAY TO STRAIGHT"I REALLY FELT LIKE I NEED TO MAKE MY OWN STORY.” {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 CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHJANUARY 11, 2018/11:07 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:720PX;WIDTH:1000PX;}VIRGIA SHERWOOD/NBCRISE -- SEASON: 1 -- PICTURED: (L-R) JOSH RADNOR AS LOU MAZZUCHELLI, AULI'I CRAVALHO AS LILETTE SUAREZ, DAMON J. GILLPIE AS ROBBIE THORNE, ROSIE PEREZ AS TRACEY WOLFE -- (PHOTO BY: VIRGIA SHERWOOD/NBC)BY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHJANUARY 11, 2018 / 11:07 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY NBC CHANGED THE LEAD CHARACTER ON \"RISE\" FROM GAY TO STRAIGHT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-01-11T16:07:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-01-11T16:07:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","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;}NBC'S NEW MIL SERI, RISE—THK FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS MEET GLEE—IS ALREADY MAKG HEADL EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST EPISO PREMIER BEE WAS REVEALED AT THE TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN PANEL THAT THE SHOW'S MA CHARACTER IS NOT GAY LIKE HE IS THE BOOK THE SHOW IS BASED {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;}RISE IS SPIRED BY THE BOOK, DRAMA HIGH, BASED ON THE TE STORY OF LOU VOLPE, A TEACHER WHO MOUNTED A PRODUCTN OF SPRG AWAKENG AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL A SMALL, BLUE-LLAR TOWN.PETER KRAMER/NBCRISE -- "PILOT" EPISO 101 -- PICTURED: (L-R) JOSH RADNOR AS LOU MAZZUCHELLI, ELLIE DTELS AS MICHAEL HALLOWELL, AULI'I CRAVALHO AS LILETTE SUAREZ, SHANNON PURSER AS ANNABELLE, SEAN GRANDILLO AS JEREMY MIDDLE, TED SUTHERLAND AS SIMON SNRS, AMY FORSYTH AS GWEN STRICKLAND -- (PHOTO BY: PETER KRAMER/NBC){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 REAL LIFE VOLPE WAS CLOSETED, AND ME OUT AS GAY LATER LIFE—BUT RISE THE CHARACTER BASED ON HIM, LOU MAZZUCHELLI (JOSH RADNOR), WON'T E OUT BEE HE WON'T BE CLOSETED. SERI EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JASON KATIMS CID TO MAKE LOU A STRAIGHT FAY {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;}“WE TOOK [THE BOOK] AS AN SPIRATN, AND THEN I REALLY FELT LIKE I NEED TO MAKE MY OWN STORY,” KATIMS SAID THIS WEEK AT THE TCA PANEL. “WH LOU’S FAY LIFE AND LOU’S FAY SELF, THERE’S A LOT OF REIMAGATN. NOT JT TERMS OF GAY OR STRAIGHT, BUT TERMS OF THE FAY STCTURE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}CRICS WERE QUICK WH THEIR RPONS ONCE THEY LEARNED OF THE SEXUALY CHANGE TO THE SHOW'S LEAD {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;}"A STORY ABOUT A CLOSETED GAY MAN PUTTG ON SPRG AWAKENG SOUNDS A LOT MORE TERTG THAN A STORY ABOUT ANOTHER MR. SCHUE," TWEETED THE DAILY BEAST'S IRA MADISON III, REFERRG TO THE STRAIGHT THEATER TEACHER OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}KATIMS, WHO IS KNOWN AS THE MAN BEHD FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AND PARENTHOOD, PROMISED THAT SEXUALY AND LGBT ISSU WOULD BE ALT WH ON RISE—WHICH WOULD BE HARD TO AVOID SCE THE MIL THE SCHOOL IS MOUNTG, SPRG AWAKENG, IS ALL ABOUT TEENAGERS DISVERG THEIR SEXUALY AND FEATUR A GAY STORYLE.PETER KRAMER/NBCRISE -- "PILOT" EPISO 101 -- PICTURED: (L-R) MARLEY SHELTON AS GAIL MAZZUCHELLI, JOSH RADNOR AS LOU MAZZUCHELLI -- (PHOTO BY: PETER KRAMER/NBC){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 WAS SPIRED TO TELL THE STORY OF MICHAEL (ELLIE DTELS), THIS TRANSGENR CHARACTER, AND SIMON (TED SUTHERLAND) WHO’S ALG WH HIS SEXUALY AND GROWG UP A VERY NSERVATIVE RELIG FAY,” EXPLAED {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;}“THOSE STORI FELT LIKE THEY RONATED WH ME AS A STORYTELLER, I WANTED TO LEAN TO THAT.”{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;}MAKG THE CHARACTER BASED ON VOLPE STRAIGHT IS DISAPPOTG, BUT HOLLYWOOD HAS A HISTORY OF CHANGG QUEER CHARACTERS OM BOOKS STRAIGHT WHEN THE STORI ARE ADAPTED FOR THE {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;}PL VARJAK WAS GAY TMAN CAPOTE'S BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S NOVELLA, BUT THEN TURNED STRAIGHT WHEN GEE PEPPARD PLAYED HIM THE FILM VERSN, AND THE LBIAN ELEMENTS OM THE COLOR PURPLE WERE LARGELY REMOVED WHEN STEVEN SPIELBERG BROUGHT THE BOOK TO THE BIG SCREEN—JT TWO OF MANY {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;}WHOUT THE CLOSETED TEACHER WILL YOU WATCH RISE WHEN PREMIER MARCH 20 ON NBC?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
TED SUTHERLAND GAY, GIRLIEND, PARENTS, NET WORTH
‘RISE’ SHOWNNER EXPLAS WHY HE TURNED GAY LEAD CHARACTER STRAIGHT
TED SUTHERLAND WIKI, DATG, GAY, FAY

WHY NBC CHANGED THE LEAD CHARACTER ON "RISE" FROM GAY TO STRAIGHT"I REALLY FELT LIKE I NEED TO MAKE MY OWN STORY.” {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 CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHJANUARY 11, 2018/11:07 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:720PX;WIDTH:1000PX;}VIRGIA SHERWOOD/NBCRISE -- SEASON: 1 -- PICTURED: (L-R) JOSH RADNOR AS LOU MAZZUCHELLI, AULI'I CRAVALHO AS LILETTE SUAREZ, DAMON J. GILLPIE AS ROBBIE THORNE, ROSIE PEREZ AS TRACEY WOLFE -- (PHOTO BY: VIRGIA SHERWOOD/NBC)BY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHJANUARY 11, 2018 / 11:07 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY NBC CHANGED THE LEAD CHARACTER ON \"RISE\" FROM GAY TO STRAIGHT","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-01-11T16:07:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-01-11T16:07:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","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;}NBC'S NEW MIL SERI, RISE—THK FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS MEET GLEE—IS ALREADY MAKG HEADL EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST EPISO PREMIER BEE WAS REVEALED AT THE TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN PANEL THAT THE SHOW'S MA CHARACTER IS NOT GAY LIKE HE IS THE BOOK THE SHOW IS BASED {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;}RISE IS SPIRED BY THE BOOK, DRAMA HIGH, BASED ON THE TE STORY OF LOU VOLPE, A TEACHER WHO MOUNTED A PRODUCTN OF SPRG AWAKENG AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL A SMALL, BLUE-LLAR TOWN.PETER KRAMER/NBCRISE -- "PILOT" EPISO 101 -- PICTURED: (L-R) JOSH RADNOR AS LOU MAZZUCHELLI, ELLIE DTELS AS MICHAEL HALLOWELL, AULI'I CRAVALHO AS LILETTE SUAREZ, SHANNON PURSER AS ANNABELLE, SEAN GRANDILLO AS JEREMY MIDDLE, TED SUTHERLAND AS SIMON SNRS, AMY FORSYTH AS GWEN STRICKLAND -- (PHOTO BY: PETER KRAMER/NBC){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 REAL LIFE VOLPE WAS CLOSETED, AND ME OUT AS GAY LATER LIFE—BUT RISE THE CHARACTER BASED ON HIM, LOU MAZZUCHELLI (JOSH RADNOR), WON'T E OUT BEE HE WON'T BE CLOSETED. SERI EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JASON KATIMS CID TO MAKE LOU A STRAIGHT FAY {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;}“WE TOOK [THE BOOK] AS AN SPIRATN, AND THEN I REALLY FELT LIKE I NEED TO MAKE MY OWN STORY,” KATIMS SAID THIS WEEK AT THE TCA PANEL. “WH LOU’S FAY LIFE AND LOU’S FAY SELF, THERE’S A LOT OF REIMAGATN. NOT JT TERMS OF GAY OR STRAIGHT, BUT TERMS OF THE FAY STCTURE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}CRICS WERE QUICK WH THEIR RPONS ONCE THEY LEARNED OF THE SEXUALY CHANGE TO THE SHOW'S LEAD {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;}"A STORY ABOUT A CLOSETED GAY MAN PUTTG ON SPRG AWAKENG SOUNDS A LOT MORE TERTG THAN A STORY ABOUT ANOTHER MR. SCHUE," TWEETED THE DAILY BEAST'S IRA MADISON III, REFERRG TO THE STRAIGHT THEATER TEACHER OM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > {MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}KATIMS, WHO IS KNOWN AS THE MAN BEHD FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AND PARENTHOOD, PROMISED THAT SEXUALY AND LGBT ISSU WOULD BE ALT WH ON RISE—WHICH WOULD BE HARD TO AVOID SCE THE MIL THE SCHOOL IS MOUNTG, SPRG AWAKENG, IS ALL ABOUT TEENAGERS DISVERG THEIR SEXUALY AND FEATUR A GAY STORYLE.PETER KRAMER/NBCRISE -- "PILOT" EPISO 101 -- PICTURED: (L-R) MARLEY SHELTON AS GAIL MAZZUCHELLI, JOSH RADNOR AS LOU MAZZUCHELLI -- (PHOTO BY: PETER KRAMER/NBC){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 WAS SPIRED TO TELL THE STORY OF MICHAEL (ELLIE DTELS), THIS TRANSGENR CHARACTER, AND SIMON (TED SUTHERLAND) WHO’S ALG WH HIS SEXUALY AND GROWG UP A VERY NSERVATIVE RELIG FAY,” EXPLAED {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;}“THOSE STORI FELT LIKE THEY RONATED WH ME AS A STORYTELLER, I WANTED TO LEAN TO THAT.”{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;}MAKG THE CHARACTER BASED ON VOLPE STRAIGHT IS DISAPPOTG, BUT HOLLYWOOD HAS A HISTORY OF CHANGG QUEER CHARACTERS OM BOOKS STRAIGHT WHEN THE STORI ARE ADAPTED FOR THE {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;}PL VARJAK WAS GAY TMAN CAPOTE'S BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S NOVELLA, BUT THEN TURNED STRAIGHT WHEN GEE PEPPARD PLAYED HIM THE FILM VERSN, AND THE LBIAN ELEMENTS OM THE COLOR PURPLE WERE LARGELY REMOVED WHEN STEVEN SPIELBERG BROUGHT THE BOOK TO THE BIG SCREEN—JT TWO OF MANY {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;}WHOUT THE CLOSETED TEACHER WILL YOU WATCH RISE WHEN PREMIER MARCH 20 ON NBC?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Is Ted Sutherland gay?

Followg his role the televisn show Rise as Simon Snrs, a gay character, his sexualy has bee the talk of the town. NBC's new mil seri, Rise—thk Friday Night Lights meet Glee—is already makg headl even before the first episo premier bee was revealed at the Televisn Crics Associatn panel that the show's ma character is not gay like he is the book the show is based is spired by the book, Drama High, based on the te story of Lou Volpe, a teacher who mounted a productn of Sprg Awakeng at his high school a small, blue-llar real life Volpe was closeted, and me out as gay later life—but Rise the character based on him, Lou Mazzuchelli (Josh Radnor), won't e out bee he won't be closeted. Not jt terms of gay or straight, but terms of the fay stcture.

"A story about a closeted gay man puttg on Sprg Awakeng sounds a lot more tertg than a story about another Mr. Schue, " tweeted The Daily Beast's Ira Madison III, referrg to the straight theater teacher om, who is known as the man behd Friday Night Lights and Parenthood, promised that sexualy and LGBT issu would be alt wh on Rise—which would be hard to avoid sce the mil the school is mountg, Sprg Awakeng, is all about teenagers disverg their sexualy and featur a gay storyle.

TED SUTHERLAND GAY, GIRLIEND, PARENTS, NET WORTH

”Makg the character based on Volpe straight is disappotg, but Hollywood has a history of changg queer characters om books straight when the stori are adapted for the Varjak was gay Tman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's novella, but then turned straight when Gee Peppard played him the film versn, and the lbian elements om The Color Purple were largely removed when Steven Spielberg brought the book to the big screen—jt two of many exampl. Ted Sutherland Gay? A mon qutn perhaps, more so after his appearance on the NBC TV show Rise as a gay character named Simon.

However, Sutherland is not gay.