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- ‘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)
- WITH AN EYE ON . . . : BEG GAY THE ‘NYPD’: BILL BROCHTP FDS THE RIGHT REALY CHECK
- IS BILL BROCHTP GAY?
- REVIEW: IN ‘DANIEL’S HBAND,’ A GAY UPLE BAT MARRIAGE. THEN MOM AND FATE ARRIVE
‘NYPD BLUE’ STAR BILL BROCHTP ON HOW STEVEN BOCH PNEERED GAY CHARACTERS ON TV
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BILL BROCHTP, ACTOR BEHD <EM>NYPD BLUE</EM>'S 'GAY TEMP' CHARACTER, STILL AT WORK HOLLYWOOD (AUDIO)
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WITH AN EYE ON . . . : BEG GAY THE ‘NYPD’: BILL BROCHTP FDS THE RIGHT REALY CHECK
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IS BILL BROCHTP GAY?
He is known for his role playg PAA John Irv, a gay police public assistant, on the ABC televisn drama NYPD Blue. As “the gay temp, ” which is how Brochtp refers to his character John Irv, he’s fillg for secretary Donna Abandando (Gail O’Grady).
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REVIEW: IN ‘DANIEL’S HBAND,’ A GAY UPLE BAT MARRIAGE. THEN MOM AND FATE ARRIVE
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