'Sndal's' Dan Butsky Talks Show's 'Subversive' Gay Relatnship - TheWrap

Contents:

• HOW A STRAIGHT GUY AND GAY GUY MAKE THE PERFECT UPLE
• ‘SNDAL’S’ DAN BUTSKY TALKS SHOW’S ‘SUBVERSIVE’ GAY RELATNSHIP
• COULD ‘SNDAL’ FEATURE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PRINT?
• SNDAL STAR JEFF PERRY OPENS UP ABOUT PORTRAYG A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW
• IS JEFF PERRY GAY?

HOW A STRAIGHT GUY AND GAY GUY MAKE THE PERFECT UPLE

Jeff Perry, who plays the seri’ Machiavellian Whe Hoe Chief of Staff, didn’t know his character was gay until the fourth episo.

‘SNDAL’S’ DAN BUTSKY TALKS SHOW’S ‘SUBVERSIVE’ GAY RELATNSHIP

Dan Butsky had already played a gay man the 2001 film, “All Over The Guy, ” which he wrote and produced. Perry is a straight married man wh a dghter, but playg a gay man.

“I’m a gay dad and wrer real life, ” says Butsky “and I am a gay dad wrer on the show. Confsns of a Gay Dad.

COULD ‘SNDAL’ FEATURE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY PRINT?

“If were 10 years ago and the Whe Hoe Chief of Staff were gay, ” he says. “Twenty-five years ago I didn’t want anyone the world to know I was gay, and now I am balls-to-the-wall who I am real life. Then I read a script and ’s, ‘Oh, I’m gay.

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SNDAL STAR JEFF PERRY OPENS UP ABOUT PORTRAYG A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW

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“You don’t need a big back story of why he’s gay – he jt is, ” Perry said.

IS JEFF PERRY GAY?

Gay marriage self is not an issue on Shonda Rhim’ DC-set seri.

“And I was remd by someone, gosh, if that happens, he’d be our first gay print! Sndal star Jeff Perry opens up about portrayg a gay character on the show. Sndal star Jeff Perry, aged 60, do not ually talk about his gay character Shonda Rhim’ polil drama “Sndal”.