Amerin televisn actor Bill Brochtp was bt known for his portrayal of public admistrative assistant John Irv on "NYPD Blue" (ABC 1993-2005). Born Inglewood, California and raised Taa, Washgton, Brochtp studied actg at New York Universy's Tisch School of the Arts. Upon graduatg 1985, he wasted no time makg a name for himself on the wt ast. When he wasn't gag ser stage credibily at South Coast Repertory, The Pasana Playhoe, or the Black Dahlia Theatre, among others, the boyishly handsome talent balanced televisn work on "Tour of Duty" (CBS 1987-1990), "Murr She Wrote" (CBS 1989-1996), and "ALF" (NBC 1986-1990) wh early movie rol "Rockula" and "Kje: Forbidn Subjects" (both 1989). Openly gay, Brochtp ma no attempts to hi his sexualy om stg agents. That cisn proved fortuo when Brochtp land the role of kd-natured, gay public admistrative assistant John Irv on "NYPD Blue." Brochtp's herent warmth transformed a seri temp to a fan favore who would stick wh the seri for the remag of s n. So succsful was Brochtp's workg relatnship wh seri -creator Steven Boch that the pair would later work together on both "Public Morals" (ABC 1996) which Brochtp reprised the role of Irv and "Total Secury" (ABC 1997). Neher show aired past a sgle season, but Brochtp had nnected wh viewers, which put him high mand. In the followg few years, one-off turns on "Whout a Trace" (CBS 2002-09) and "Dexter" (Showtime 2006-2013) led to recurrg rol on "Shamels" (Showtime 2011-) and "The Closer" (TNT 2005-2012) spoff seri "Major Crim" (TNT 2012-18). In 2019, classic televisn lovers rejoiced when was announced that "NYPD Blue" was gettg a reboot, and John Irv would ntue to serve the people of the 15th Precct.
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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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WITH AN EYE ON . . . : BEG GAY THE ‘NYPD’: BILL BROCHTP FDS THE RIGHT REALY CHECK
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IS BILL BROCHTP GAY?
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REVIEW: IN ‘DANIEL’S HBAND,’ A GAY UPLE BAT MARRIAGE. THEN MOM AND FATE ARRIVE
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