'Te Blood' Actor Le Grim Qu Over Gay Role
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'TE BLOOD' ACTOR LE GRIM QU OVER GAY ROLE (REPORT)
The Hollywood Reporter, which was first to report Ellis’s ath, quoted her as sayg he had died om plitns of heart Illois-born actor played Lafayette, a gay short orr ok, on the HBO drama om 2008 to 2014, and more recently appeared the CBS tective seri Elementary. ” Ellis played Lafayette Reynolds, a gay ok, through the seven-season n of “Te Blood.
TE BLOOD'S LAFAYETTE SLAYS GAY STEREOTYP
”Onle news se The Gr praised Ellis’s portrayal of Lafayette as one that “slays gay stereotyp. LIMBONG: Probably Nelsan Ellis' most memorable scene as the gay short-orr ok was early the n of "Te Blood. (LAUGHTER)LIMBONG: That's Ellis as Lafayette nontg a table that was tryg to pick on him for beg gay.
Relled by many as talented and unrrated, Ellis beme a Te Blood fan-favore for his portrayal of the scene-stealg, gay short orr ok at Merlotte’s Bar the fictnal Louisiana town. ” Ellis’s character was ld for breakg stereotyp of gay men. "Yet over s seven seasons the seri also went the extra e by cludg many gay, lbian, and bisexual characters who were jt as diverse, dangero, and memorable as Bon Temps' other rints.
He was the lifeblood of the vampire seri, and he was also a gay character that TV had never seen before: By turns flamboyant and mascule, he didn’t adhere to any stereotyp or expectatns. Take a look back at some of the gay sex dreams that have appeared on Te Blood, which, often feature Kwanten as the betiful season 6, Jason Stackhoe shared a sexy dream sequence after drkg the vae of the vampire-fairy Warlow, played by Rob Kazsky. Earlier the show's n, Jason received a surprise bedfellow the form of Eddie, a middle-aged gay vampire.