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• DPERATE HOEWIV' NEWT COUPLE IS GAY
• DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY {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 BRIAN JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007/11:07 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007 / 11:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY COUPLE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","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;}WHEN TERI HATCHER SLID TO A SEAT NEXT TO MARC CHERRY AT THE ABC PRS TOUR PARTY LAST THURSDAY NIGHT LOS ANGEL, SHE WAS ALL EARS AND WI-EYED AS HER DPERATE HOEWIV BOSS WAS DISCSG ONE OF HER STORYL FOR NEXT SEASON WH ME AND A FEW OTHER {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;}{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;}CHERRY, HIS VOICE GROWG HOARSE OM NON-STOP TERVIEWS, SURPRISED BY REVEALG SOMETHG FOR THE FIRST TIME: AROUND EPISO FIVE, WE MAY BE SEEG A RABOW FLAG HANGG OUTSI ONE OF THE HOM ON WISTERIA LANE. IT SEEMS THAT HATCHER'S CHARACTER OF SWEET AND BUMBLG SAN – WHO MARRIED HUNKY MIKE DELFO (JAN DENTON) THE SEASON FALE – WILL GET NEW NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS WH WHOM SHE WILL STANTLY CLASH AND, THEY WILL BE... A GAY UPLE!{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;}THAT'S RIGHT: DPERATE HOEWIV, WHICH HAD TRATGLY PUT THE STORYLE OF GAY TEEN ANDREW VAN DE KAMP (SHAWN PYOM) ON THE BACK BURNER SEASON 3, IS FALLY HAVG S FIRST SAME-SEX UPLE MOVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. "WE'RE GOG TO HAVE THE FIRST MALE SPERATE HOEWIV," SAID CHERRY, THE SHOW'S GAY CREATOR AND HEAD WRER. "THEY WILL MOVE TO THE OLD APPLEWHE HOE AND ONE OF THE GAY MEN WILL JT HAVE A ACT, HATEFUL RELATNSHIP WH TERI HATCHER."{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;}SO WHO WILL PLAY THE SAME-SEX UPLE? ROGER BART, SO FABULO AS THE GAY "WIFE" THE REMAKE OF "THE STEPFORD WIV" A FEW YEARS BACK WOULD BE PERFECT FOR ONE HALF BUT HE'S ALREADY PLAYED A HETEROSEXUAL ON HOEWIV AND A CREEPY ONE AT THAT: BREE'S WACKO PHARMACIST BE WHO KILLED HER FIRST HBAND, {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;}SAID CHERRY ABOUT POTENTIAL ACTORS FOR THE PART: "WE JT STARTED WRG THE EPISOS SO I PROBABLY WON'T START STG FOR ANOTHER FEW WEEKS."{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;}HE DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK VERY FAR FOR SPIRATN SCE HE IS BASG THE CHARACTERS ON SOME OF THE REAL-LIFE NEIGHBORS HE HAS HAD SKIRMISH WH OVER THE YEARS. "I JT CID TO HAVE THEM MOVE ONTO THE STREET AND HAVE AS MANY ISSU AS ANY OTHER UPLE," CHERRY SAID WHILE SIPPG ON A KE SI THE PARTY AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL. "AND SAN WANTS TO BE SO POLILLY RRECT AND SHOW HOW OPEN-MD SHE IS AND SHE PUTS HER FOOT HER MOUTH STANTLY AND GO DOWNHILL OM THERE. I'M BASG A LTLE B ON MY RELATNSHIP WH MY NEIGHBORS."{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;}WHEN HATCHER WAS ASKED ABOUT SAN CLASHG WH ONE OF THE GAY MEN SHE WAS QUICK TO SAY: "NOT OVER BEG GAY!"{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;}CHERRY TERJECTED: "SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY FIGHT OVER YET. THE [THE ACTORS] ARE THE LAST PERSON YOU WANT TO GO TO ABOUT THE STORYL."{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;}HATCHER'S SAN WILL NOT ONLY BE ADJTG TO A NEW MARRIAGE AND A NEW GAY NEIGHBOR SHE DON'T GET ALONG WH, BUT ALSO AN OLD IEND (DANA DELANY) WHO MOV BACK ONTO WISTERIA LANE WH HER HBAND (NATHAN FILLN) TO STIR THGS UP EVEN MORE. "I N'T TELL YOU HOW EXCED I AM ABOUT THIS SEASON," HATCHER SAID. "DANA DELANY IS SO GREAT. SHE'S GOT THE DRAMA AND THE EDY AND THE EDGE. SHE IS JT BRILLIANT."{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;}SO WHAT ABOUT ANDREW? MANY GAY VIEWERS HAVE BEEN PECIALLY TRIGUED WH, AND VTED , HIS CHARACTER EVER SCE SAN UGHT HIM KISSG JT (RYAN CARN) THE SWIMMG POOL THE FIRST HALF OF SEASON 1. ANDREW'S CLASH WH HIS MOTHER BREE (MARCIA CROSS) OVER HIS SEXUALY MA FOR SOME MEMORABLE SCEN SEASONS 1 AND 2. AFTER G OUT TO HIS MOTHER, BREE SAYS TO ANDREW WHAT CHERRY'S MOM SAID TO HIM REAL LIFE: "I'D STILL LOVE YOU, EVEN IF YOU WERE A MURRER."{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;}PYOM'S ANDREW HAD A B OF AN ONGOG ROMANCE WH JT AS CARN WHO APPEARED 11 EPISOS OVER TWO SEASONS. BUT WAS NEVER CLEAR IF ANDREW HAD TE FEELGS FOR THE CUTE BLOND BOY OR WAS JT TRYG TO DRIVE HIS MOTHER CRAZY BY FLNTG HER L AND ALLOWG HIM TO SPEND THE NIGHT HIS {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;}{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;}THEN ANDREW UPPED THE ANTE BY SCG BREE'S BISEXUAL SEX-ADDICT BOYIEND (LEE TERGEN). BREE PACKED ANDREW'S BAGS AND DUMPED HIM OFF THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. HE APPEARED AT THE START OF THE LAST SEASON HOMELS AND APPARENTLY TURNG TRICKS WHEN A GUILT-RIDN BREE BRGS HIM BACK {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;}SCE THEN, THE WRERS SEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN ANDREW A LOBOTOMY AND, POSSIBLY, STRATED HIM. HIS ROLE WAS RCED TO THE OCSNAL ONE-LER OVER THE DNER TABLE OR AT TOM AND LYTE'S PIZZA JOT WHERE HE {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;}CHERRY HAD DITED TO ME AT LAST SPRG'S GAY AND LBIAN ALLIANCE AGAST DEFAMATN (GLAAD) AWARDS THAT ANDREW MIGHT HAVE A NEW LOVE TERT SEASON 4 BUT WOULD NOT ELABORATE AND SAID THE CHARACTER WAS BY REBUILDG BRIDG WH HIS DYSFUNCTNAL {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;}"THIS IS A GUY WHO WAS KICKED OUT OF THE HOE BY HIS MOTHER LAST SEASON AND HAD SOME ROUGH EXPERIENC AND NOW HE'S BEG A FUNCTNG MEMBER OF THE FAY," CHERRY SAID THEN. "WHAT I REALLY WORKED SEEG HIM AS A MEMBER OF THE FAY AND WASN'T HIS GAYNS THAT ME FIRST, WAS HIM AS A SON TRYG TO RE-TABLISH HIS RELATNSHIP WH BREE. SO THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR MORE ABOUT TRYG TO GET BREE AND ANDREW TOGETHER AS A I'M SURE SOMETHG REALLY AWFUL IS GOG TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR."{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;}WAS ANDREW GOG TO HAVE A BOYIEND? "I THK THAT HE'LL HAVE SOME TERTG GAY ADVENTUR," CHERRY TOLD APRIL. "RIGHT NOW WE'RE JT WDG DOWN SEASON 3, BUT JUNE THE WRG STAFF GETS TOGETHER AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, HE'S HAD SUCH A TAME YEAR, 'S TIME TO KD OF JUICE HIM UP AGA."{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;}ON THURSDAY, CHERRY AGA PROMISED THGS WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS SEASON FOR THE REFORMED TROUBLEMAKER WHO MAY NOT BE SO REFORMED. "WE'RE NOT DOG MUCH WH HIM AT THE BEGNG OF THE YEAR BUT THE THIRD EPISO, WE HAVE A FUN THG THAT HAPPENS," CHERRY EXPLAED. ANDREW WILL SOMEHOW BEE VOLVED LYTE'S (FELICY HUFFMAN) NCER STORYLE AND REVERT TO HIS FORMER EVIL {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;}CHERRY SAID ANDREW'S SEXUALY WILL NOT BE PROMENTLY ALT WH EARLY EPISOS, PECIALLY WH THE NEW GAY NEIGHBORS SHAKG THGS {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;}THERE HAS BEEN SOME NOISE ABOUT ANDREW GOG THE BISEXUAL ROUTE BUT PYOM PROFSED TO NOT KNOWG A {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;}"THAT'S THE CRAZY THG ABOUT THIS," HE SAID. "YOU KD OF GO TO BLDLY NOT KNOWG WHAT YOU ARE GOG TO BE DOG. IT WOULD BE NICE IF I ULD GET A NICE, HOT 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON THERE THAT I ULD FOOL AROUND WH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW THEY'LL CHOOSE SOMETHG GREAT WHETHER HE GO BI OR NOT, THEY'LL MAKE TERTG. WHATEVER THEY THROW AT ME, I'M WILLG TO TAKE."{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;}CHERRY ADDRSED THE BISEXUAL ISSUE FOR APRIL: "THAT'S A BATE I'M GOG TO HAVE WH THE WRERS. A LOT OF WRERS FEEL THAT SOMETIM YOUNG BOYS SAY 'BISEXUAL' BEE THAT'S 'A STOP ON THE WAY TO GAY TOWN.' BUT YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY THK MIGHT BE FASCATG IF ANDREW EXPERIMENTS, AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOME TERTG PLITNS OM THAT. I KNOW THAT SO MANY GAY TEENAGERS DO 'TRY ' JT TO PLEASE THEIR PARENTS. SO WE'LL SEE. SOMETHG SHOCKG WOULD HAPPEN AS A RULT."{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;}PYOM SAID AT THE ABC PARTY THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE CLEAR THAT HE HAS NO PROBLEM NTUG TO PLAY ANDREW AS A GAY {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'VE BEEN QUOTED AND MISQUOTED MANY TIM ON THIS, BUT HERE'S THE TTH: BEG STRAIGHT, 'S UNFORTABLE HAVG TO KISS A GUY BUT AT THE VERY SAME TIME I KNOW 'S A PART OF MY JOB," HE SAID. "I'VE DONE SCEN WHERE I'VE HAD TO SP MARCIA'S FACE AND THAT WAS UNFORTABLE AS WELL - YOU HAVE TO DO THGS SOMETIM THAT ARE A STRETCH FOR YOU AS AN DIVIDUAL WHICH IS NORMALLY WHAT YOU DO ACTG. I DO FOR THE TEGRY OF THE CHARACTER."{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;}NO MATTER WHAT DPERATE HOEWIV HAS STORE FOR ANDREW - GOOD OR BAD - THE ARRIVAL OF A GAY UPLE ON WISTERIA LANE MEANS GAY FANS OF THE SHOW WILL HAVE A NEW REASON TO TUNE THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• INTERVIEW WH "DPERATE HOEWIV"' TUC {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 ALEXANR STEVENSONOCTOBER 22, 2007/2:05 AMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONOCTOBER 22, 2007 / 2:05 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW WH \"DPERATE HOEWIV\"' TUC WATKS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-22T06:05:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-22T06:05:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","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;}EVEN BEFORE SUNDAY NIGHT'S EPISO OF DPERATE HOEWIV, ABC WAS ALREADY FAR-AND-AWAY THE LEADG WORK WHEN TO GAY REPRENTATN ON BROADST TELEVISN. BUT WHEN SAN MAYER TRODUCED HERSELF TO NEW NEIGHBORS BOB AND LEE, GAY FANS HAD A WHOLE NEW REASON TO TUNE FOR THE SOAPY SHENANIGANS. THE AREN'T JT ANY OLD NEIGHBORS AFTER ALL — BOB AND LEE ARE THE FIRST GAY UPLE TO SET UP HOE ON WISTERIA LANE AND THEIR ARRIVAL PROMIS TO SHAKE THGS {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;}TUC WATKS, WHO PLAYS SPERATE HOEHBAND BOB HUNTER, RECENTLY TOOK TIME OUT OF HIS BI-ASTAL WORK SCHLE TO TALK WH ABOUT PLAYG GAY ON A H SHOW, HOW HE ALMOST HAD NATHAN FILLN'S DPERATE HOEWIV' ROLE, AND WHAT SECRETS BOB AND LEE MIGHT KNOW ABOUT THEIR {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;} CONGRATS ON GETTG THE DPERATE HOEWIV GIG. HOW DID THAT E ABOUT?{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;}TW: I IALLY MET MARC CHERRY FOR THE ROLE OF DANA DELANY’S HBAND THAT END UP GOG TO MY IEND NATHAN FILLN WHO I’VE KNOWN SCE THE MID-90S OM ONE LIFE TO LIVE. AND WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT NATHAN GOT THE PART, I WAS VERY HAPPY FOR MY IEND AND WANTED TO PUT A KNIFE HIS NECK ALL AT THE SAME {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;}THEN A UPLE WEEKS LATER THE ROLE OF BOB HUNTER, ONE OF THE GAY GUYS ON DPERATE HOEWIV, ME UP, SO WAS JT A UPLE WEEKS BETWEEN NOT GETTG DANA DELANY’S HBAND AND THEN BEG KEV RAHM'S BOYIEND ON THE SAME {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;}AE: SO YOU’VE KNOWN NATHAN A LONG TIME?{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;}TW: YEAH, NATHAN AND I BOTH STARTED TOGETHER WH A UPLE MONTHS OF EACH OTHER BACK 1994 ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE. HE ED TO BEAT ME UP A LOT ON 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;}AE: I LOVED HIM ON {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;}TW: ONE YEAR WHEN WE WERE LIVG NYC, HE AND I WENT AS EVIL CAPTA KIRK AND GOOD CAPTA KIRK OM STAR TREK. THERE’S AN EPISO OF STAR TREK WHERE HE HAD AN EVIL DOPPELGANGER AND NATHAN AND I WENT AS GOOD AND EVIL CAPTA KIRK TOGETHER, AND THEN HE LATER BEME CAPTA KIRK ON {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;}AE: DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY EPISOS OF DPERATE HOEWIV YOU’RE GOG TO BE YET?{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;}TW: WELL, THEY HIRED TO DO TWO EPISOS, BUT THEY SEEM TO LIKE THE WAY THGS ARE GOG AND THEY ASKED TO DO A FEW MORE SO WE’RE DOG THREE MORE NOW AND WE’LL SEE WHAT PEOPLE’S REACTN IS AND WE’LL HAVE TO SEE DOWN 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;}AE: YOU PLAY BOB AND KEV RAHM PLAYS LEE AND OM THE PICTUR THAT WE’VE SEEN SO FAR LOOKS LIKE BOB HAS THE DAY JOB WHILE LEE STAYS HOME, IS THAT RRECT?{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;}TW: I’S FUNNY ON DPERATE HOEWIV, LIKE ANY SOAP OPERA REALLY, THEY’RE NOT VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT ANYONE DO FOR A LIVG. BUT YOU’RE RIGHT, THEY SORT OF SET UP THAT I WEAR THE FANCY SUS AND RRY THE BRIEFSE AND GET THE EXPENSIVE R AND KEV HAS BEEN SCRIBED AS THE SPERATE HOEWIFE WHILE I’M THE SPERATE HBAND. BUT THEY’RE STILL KD OF FLHG OUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE {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;}WHAT THEY REALLY DO ON SHOWS LIKE THAT, ’S MORE ABOUT THE RELATNSHIPS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THEY DO, BUT I WILL SAY APPEARS THAT WE ARE LOAD BEE WE HAVE NICE CLOTH AND A NICE R AND REALLY HORRIBLE TASTE {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;}AE: I’VE SEEN THE FOUNTA AND THE WISTERIA LADI GASPG AT {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;}TW: YEAH, THAT SPIR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATN TO {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;}AE: HAVE YOU AND KEV, WH MARC, REALLY FLHED OUT THE GUYS? FOR EXAMPLE, HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN A UPLE OR WHAT THEIR RELATNSHIP IS LIKE?{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;}TW: WE’VE NEVER REALLY SAT DOWN AND HAD A POWWOW ABOUT , BUT I THK FOR TWO GAY GUYS TO LEAVE A METROPOLIS AND MOVE TO THE SUBURBS, MY GUS IS THEY’VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A {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;}AE: AND WHAT SO FAR IS YOUR RELATNSHIP LIKE?{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;}TW: WELL, MY CHARACTER IS ANX TO MOVE TO THE SUBURBS AND GET OUT OF THE MUCK AND GRIME OF THE CY, AND KEV’S CHARACTER WAS PERFECTLY HAPPY WHERE HE WAS, SO CREAT SOME NFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO OF . ONE OF THE THGS I LIKE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS THAT MARC HAS CREATED IS WE’RE NOT THIS PC GAY UPLE ON THE SHOW. WE HAVE LOTS OF FLTS AND WE ARE PRETTY QUICK-WTED, BUT WE’RE NOT YOUR STEREOTYPIL GAY {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;}AE: IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU BREAK THOSE STEREOTYP?{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;}TW: I THK THE OTHER CHARACTERS ON THE SHOW IALLY ARE EXCED THAT A GAY UPLE’S MOVG BEE PROPERTY VALU WILL CREASE AND THEY’VE ALL GOT GOOD TASTE, AND WE SHOW UP AND WE HAVE HORRIBLE TASTE. WE’RE NOT A LOVEY-DOVEY UPLE TO EACH OTHER JT LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ON WISTERIA LANE. WE’RE NOT NECSARILY LOVG TO EACH OTHER, WHICH LEADS TO A LOT OF {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;}AE: WHEN YOU SAY THAT YOU’RE NOT LOVG TO EACH OTHER, DO YOU MEAN GENERAL, OR THAT THERE’S STRIFE THE RELATNSHIP?{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;}TW: NO, ’S NOT REALLY WRTEN SUCH BROAD STROK. WE’RE BROUGHT ON AS A UPLE, BUT WE’RE NOT REALLY PERCEIVED AS JT ONE UN. WE’RE NOT, YOU KNOW, ALL AFFECTNATE TOWARDS EACH OTHER. WE’VE BEEN TOGETHER A LONG TIME AND LIKE ANY OTHER UPLE THAT’S BEEN TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME, THERE ARE THGS THAT IRRATE ABOUT EACH OTHER SO I THK WE’RE DRAWN REALLY REALISTILLY, LIKE ANY LONG-TERM UPLE WOULD BE, WHETHER THEY’RE GAY OR {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;}AE: DO YOU GUYS GET VOLVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD MORE THAN JT THE ISSUE WH FOUNTA? FOR EXAMPLE, DO YOU BEE VOLVED THE MYSTERY THAT SURROUNDS KATHERE OR IS YOUR STORY LE PRETTY DISCRETE AT THIS POT?{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;}TW: ONE OF THE GREAT THGS ABOUT IS THEY BRG ON AND WE’RE NOT JT THE GAY GUYS THAT LIVE ONE OF THE HO. WE GET REALLY WOVEN TO THE STORYLE OF THE STREET PRETTY QUICKLY. DANA DELANY’S CHARACTER IS REALLY THE TALYST WHO TRI TO MAKE GET RID OF THE FOUNTA THAT WE PUT OUR ONT YARD. SO WHEN SHE OVER AND SAYS, “OKAY, YOU GOTTA GET RID OF THE FOUNTA,” WE SAY, “WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE THK WE GONNA KEEP THE FOUNTA AND IF WE KEEP THE FOUNTA WE PROMISE NOT TO TELL EVERYONE WHAT YOUR SECRET IS.” AND SO WE ARE FAIRLY WELL {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;}AE: IS THAT ALL THE FIRST EPISO?{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;}TW: NO, THAT OUT A LTLE B LATER. SO SHE PICKS THE WRONG TWO GUYS TO MS {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;}AE: I’M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. I WAS A LTLE WORRIED THAT YOU GUYS WOULD SHOW UP AND MAKE A UPLE OF APPEARANC AND THEN {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;}TW: IT IS GOOD, AND YOU KNOW THE FIRST EPISO WE FIRST GET TRODUCED THROUGH TERI HATCHER’S CHARACTER, AND SHE MAK AN ATTEMPT TO BEIEND , BUT SHE KEEPS PUTTG HER FOOT HER MOUTH THE WAY HER CHARACTER SAN DO. SO THERE ARE SOME SORT OF CLICHéD MAYBE GAY JOK THERE, BUT THEY QUICKLY GET TURNED ON THEIR EAR THE MORE THAT YOU GET TO SEE {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;}SO I THK THAT MARC AS A CREATOR SHOULD BE APPLD FOR BRGG ON A GAY UPLE, AND ’S NOT ISSUE-ORIENTED. SO MANY TIM WHEN WE FIRST MEET WHAT WOULD BE NSIRED "MORY" UPL, THE PAST ON TELEVISN, WE GET TRODUCED TO THEM THROUGH THEIR ISSU. WH GAY PEOPLE ’S ABOUT G OUT OR ’S ABOUT HEALTH ISSU LIKE HIV AND AIDS, AND THERE WAS A TIME FOR THAT AND THAT’S HOW DIENC GET TO KNOW UPL LIKE THAT, BUT WE DON’T NEED 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;}WE’VE GOT A SORT OF LANDMARK SUATN HERE WHERE WE’RE A GAY UPLE. WE’RE THERE. WE DON’T EXPLA WHY WE’RE THERE OR WHAT GAY MEANS OR ANYTHG LIKE THAT. WE’RE JT ANOTHER FAY THAT LIV ON 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;}AE: IT'S NOT EHER OF YOUR CHARACTERS THAT ARE KILLED WHEN THE TORNADO HS WISTERIA LANE IS ?{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;}TW: WE HAD THE APPLEWHE HOE RETROFTED WH HIGH-QUALY STORM WDOWS. IT LOOKS GOOD THAT WE SHOULD WEATHER ANY HEAVY WDS THAT MAY E OUR {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;}AE: WHERE DO YOU LIVE YOURSELF? CY OR SUBURBS?{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;}TW: MY HOME BASE IS LOS ANGEL. I LIVE ON A STREET THAT HAS LOTS OF GRASS AND TRE, BUT ’S NOTHG LIKE WISTERIA {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;}AE: YOU’RE OBVLY A VERY HANDSOME MAN AND YOU’VE ED A NUMBER OF OUR REARS TO SWOON SO I HAVE TO ASK, DO YOU ALREADY HAVE A SPERATE HOEHBAND OR HOEWIFE OF YOUR OWN?{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;}TW: I’M TERRIBLY FLATTERED THAT I’M MAKG PEOPLE SWOON. I HAVEN’T HEARD THAT TERM A LONG TIME, BUT YOU KNOW IF GAY GUYS N INTIFY WH MY CHARACTER, THEN I THK I’M DOG MY JOB RIGHT. AND IF STRAIGHT PEOPLE THK I’M DOG A BELIEVABLE JOB, THEN I’VE DONE MY {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;}AS AN ACTOR, I THK THAT WE ALL . . . ACTORS SORT OF HI BEHD CHARACTERS THAT WE PLAY. I THK WE KNOW A LTLE B TOO MUCH ABOUT ACTORS AND THE ADVENT OF ENTERTAMENT TELEVISN PROGRAMS AND PERDILS AND THGS LIKE THAT, ACTORS BEE CELEBRI. BUT OUR JOB IS SORT OF TO BE A CIPHER, SO I SORT OF HI BEHD THE CHARACTERS THAT I {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;}AE: WHICH OF THE DPERATE HOEWIV' ACTRS HAVE YOU WORKED WH THE MOST SO FAR?{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;}TW: I’D SAY WE’VE KD OF N TO ALL THE WOMEN ON THE STREET ALMOST EQUALLY. THE FIRST EPISO THAT WE DO IS MOSTLY WH TERI. AND SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, WE TAKE ON THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATN. THEN WE HAVE A HALLOWEEN PARTY, AND A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO OUR HALLOWEEN PARTY SO WE’RE PRETTY WELL WOVEN TO THE WHOLE {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;}AE: WHAT’S BEEN LIKE MOVG ONTO SUCH AN INIC SHOW WH SUCH AN INIC ADDRS? HAS BEEN TIMIDATG OR JT AN EXCG OPPORTUNY?{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;}TW: WELL, THE MOST EXCG THG TO ME WHEN I FIRST SIGNED UP WAS I FOUND OUT WE WERE MOVG TO THE OLD MUNSTERS’ HOE. THAT’S WHAT THE APPLEWHE HOE IS, THE ONE THAT WE MOVED {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;}IT’S BEEN VERY EXCG TO GO TO A SHOW THAT’S ALREADY SUCH A BIG H, AND THEY’RE THEIR FOURTH SEASON NOW. AND SCE THEY HAVE SUCH A TIGHT KN, WELL ACPLISHED RE OF MA PLAYERS, THEY N BRG ON SOMEONE WHO’S AS STRONG AS DANA DELANY AND NATHAN FILLN AND MYSELF AND KEV THE FOURTH SEASON TO JECT A B OF NEW BLOOD, SO ’S GREAT TO BE PART OF A SHOW THAT’S ALREADY GOG SO STRONG. WE JT HOPE TO FLH OUT WH SOME NEW {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;}AE: NATHAN AND DANA ARE AMAZGLY GOOD LOOKG PEOPLE. I HADN’T SEEN DANA YEARS AND WHEN I SAW HER AT THE TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN (TCA) NFERENCE SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNG {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;}TW: SHE’S DOWNRIGHT HOT AND SHE’S DONE AN AMAZG JOB OF CREATG A CHARACTER THAT N F TO A SHOW THAT ALREADY HAS SUCH STRONG WOMEN ON AND DO THAT SUCH A UNIQUE WAY AND STILL FD A NICHE THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED WHAT WOULD ORDARILY SEEM TO BE AN ALREADY FULL NVAS. SHE’S DONE AN AMAZG {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;}AE: YOU HAVE PLAYED GAY SEVERAL TIM BEFORE. I’VE BEEN TOLD SOME ACTORS STILL HATE TO TAKE GAY ROL. IS THAT EVER A NSIRATN FOR YOU?{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;}TW: I DON’T THK SO. WE’RE NOT LIVG THE 50S OR EVEN THE 80S ANYMORE AND THERE ARE MORE AND MORE MORY TYPE CHARACTERS AND GAY CHARACTERS THAT ARE JT GREAT, TERTG CHARACTERS TO PLAY. I THK THAT’S REALLY WHAT AN ACTOR LOOKS FOR. I’VE PLAYED A LOT OF GAY CHARACTERS. I’VE PLAYED A LOT OF STRAIGHT CHARACTERS. PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER IS VERY SIAR TO PLAYG A STRAIGHT CHARACTER. YOU JT EMPLOY A BETTER SENSE OF HUMOR, STYLE AND CLASS, SO I DON’T THK ANYONE HAS THAT TREPIDATN ABOUT PLAYG ROL LIKE 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;}AE: I DIDN’T THK SO EHER. BUT TALKG TO PEOPLE AT THE TCA — WRERS, DIRECTORS — SAID THIS ISSUE STILL UP AND I WAS {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;}TW: YOU N’T MAKE A BLANKET STATEMENT ABOUT EVERYONE GENERAL, BUT I DON’T PERSONALLY SEE THAT GOG ON NEARLY AS MUCH. I’M SURE PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO PLAY, YOU KNOW, DG ALERS TO GIVE THE WRONG IMPRSN ABOUT WHO THEY ARE. AND A LOT OF DAYTIME DIENC LIKE TO SEE THEIR CHARACTERS SWEET AND KD AND PRETTY AND ALL THAT, BUT WE AS ACTORS DON’T LIKE TO DO THAT. WE WANT TO PLAY ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT {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;}AE: RIGHT NOW YOU’RE ALSO PLAYG DAVID VICKERS ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE?{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;}TW: YEAH, SO DURG THE DAY I’M PLAYG THE LOTHAR DAVID VICKERS, WHO’S BEEN MARRIED FOUR TIM AND TRYG TO HAVE SEX WH ALL THE WOMEN THAT HE HASN’T BEEN MARRIED TO ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE, AND AT NIGHT I PLAY BOB, WHO JT HAS THE ONE {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;}AE: IS THERE ANYTHG YOU N TELL ABOUT DAVID’S STORYLE, ANYTHG THAT OUR REARS MIGHT BE TERTED ?{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;}TW: WELL, TURNS OUT THAT DAVID VICKERS IS HEIR TO THE PATRIARCH OF THE FAY, ASA BUCHANAN ON THE SHOW, AND HE’S ALWAYS BEEN A SORT OF TWO-B NMAN, AND EVERYONE ON THE SHOW FDS OUT THAT HE IS THE HEIR APPARENT AND ’S SORT OF A FISH-OUT-OF-WATER STORY BEE HE’S THE LAST GUY WHO SHOULD HER ALL THIS {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;}AE: YOU’RE ALSO A TELEVISN MOVIE LLED POT VIEW TERRACE. CAN YOU TELL A LTLE B ABOUT 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;}TW: THAT’S A PILOT THAT A IEND AND ASSOCIATE OF ME, JEFF DRAKE, WROTE AND DIRECTED, AND TWO OTHER REALLY GOOD ACTRS, WENDY MOLYNX AND BROOKE DILLMAN, OM BLUE COLLAR TV, WE PRODUCED THAT TOGETHER AND ’S A PILOT FORMAT AND ’S AT THE WORKS {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;}AE: I WAS READG THROUGH SOME OLD TERVIEWS AND SOAP OPERA WEEKLY YOU OBSERVED THAT SOME OF YOUR FANS AND TABLOIDS WERE G THE TER TO CHRONICLE YOUR SOCIAL LIFE AND YOU FOUND THAT DISTURBG. CELEBRI HAVE ALWAYS BEEN UNR A LOT OF PRSURE TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL LIV AND THE TER IS MAKG THAT WORSE. WHAT OBLIGATN, IF ANY, DO YOU THK AN ACTOR HAS TO HIS FANS WHO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THEM?{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;}TW: WELL, I THK AN ACTOR SHOULD BE A CIPHER, AND SHOULD BE A BLANK SLATE TO PLAY MANY ROL. I’M AN ACTOR. I’M NOT A REALY SHOW NTTANT, SO MY RPONSIBILY IS TO PRENT CHARACTERS TO AN DIENCE AND IF THE DIENCE IS TERTED ME AS AN ACTOR OR AS A PERSON, I CERTALY DON’T BEGDGE THEM THAT. BUT I THK ’S MY RPONSIBILY AS AN ACTOR TO TRY TO REMA A BLANK SLATE SO THAT IF I PLAY THE GAMUT OM REALLY SMART CHARACTERS TO DOWNRIGHT STUPID CHARACTERS, OM GAY TO STRAIGHT CHARACTERS, THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE SOME BELIEVABILY TO THEM. DOG TERVIEWS AND FDG OUT ABOUT THE ACTORS WHO PLAY THOSE PARTS JT MAK MORE DIFFICULT TO BE, BY FN, AN {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;}AE: ANY OTHER BIG PROJECTS THAT YOU’RE LOOKG AT DOWN THE ROAD?{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;}TW: NO, ONE LIFE TO LIVE ON THE EAST AST AND DPERATE HOEWIV ON THE WT AST IS KEEPG ME BY, SO I’M THANKFUL FOR BEG AS BY AS I AM RIGHT {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;}AE: THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKG WH , {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;}TW: MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• MARC CHERRY ON DPERATE HOEWIV‘ NEW GAY COUPLE
• GAY UPLE NAMED FOR "DPERATE HOEWIV"
• SECRETS OF DPERATE HOEWIV' NEW GAY NEIGHBORS REVEALED!
• GAY CHARACTERS OFTEN GOT SHORT SHRIFT ON “DPERATE HOEWIV” WHICH BEGS FAL SEASON THIS FALL
• EXCLIVE: HOEWIV CASTS FIRST GAY NEIGHBORS
• DPERATE HOEWIV HAS SOME GAY WORK DONE
• DPERATE HOEWIV TO GET GAY UPLE

DPERATE HOEWIV' NEWT COUPLE IS GAY

Acrdg to, a gay uple will move to Wisteria Lane around Episo 5. "They will move to the old Applewhe hoe, and one of the gay men will jt have a act, hateful relatnship wh Teri Hatcher.

A gay uple! That's right: Dperate Hoewiv, which had tratgly put the storyle of gay teen Andrew Van De Kamp (Shawn Pyom) on the back burner Season 3, is fally havg s first same-sex uple move to the neighborhood. "We're gog to have the first male sperate hoewiv, " said Cherry, the show's gay creator and head wrer.

DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY {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 BRIAN JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007/11:07 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSJULY 29, 2007 / 11:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DPERATE HOEWIV TO ADD A GAY COUPLE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-07-30T03:07:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","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;}WHEN TERI HATCHER SLID TO A SEAT NEXT TO MARC CHERRY AT THE ABC PRS TOUR PARTY LAST THURSDAY NIGHT LOS ANGEL, SHE WAS ALL EARS AND WI-EYED AS HER DPERATE HOEWIV BOSS WAS DISCSG ONE OF HER STORYL FOR NEXT SEASON WH ME AND A FEW OTHER {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;}{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;}CHERRY, HIS VOICE GROWG HOARSE OM NON-STOP TERVIEWS, SURPRISED BY REVEALG SOMETHG FOR THE FIRST TIME: AROUND EPISO FIVE, WE MAY BE SEEG A RABOW FLAG HANGG OUTSI ONE OF THE HOM ON WISTERIA LANE. IT SEEMS THAT HATCHER'S CHARACTER OF SWEET AND BUMBLG SAN – WHO MARRIED HUNKY MIKE DELFO (JAN DENTON) THE SEASON FALE – WILL GET NEW NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS WH WHOM SHE WILL STANTLY CLASH AND, THEY WILL BE... A GAY UPLE!{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;}THAT'S RIGHT: DPERATE HOEWIV, WHICH HAD TRATGLY PUT THE STORYLE OF GAY TEEN ANDREW VAN DE KAMP (SHAWN PYOM) ON THE BACK BURNER SEASON 3, IS FALLY HAVG S FIRST SAME-SEX UPLE MOVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. "WE'RE GOG TO HAVE THE FIRST MALE SPERATE HOEWIV," SAID CHERRY, THE SHOW'S GAY CREATOR AND HEAD WRER. "THEY WILL MOVE TO THE OLD APPLEWHE HOE AND ONE OF THE GAY MEN WILL JT HAVE A ACT, HATEFUL RELATNSHIP WH TERI HATCHER."{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;}SO WHO WILL PLAY THE SAME-SEX UPLE? ROGER BART, SO FABULO AS THE GAY "WIFE" THE REMAKE OF "THE STEPFORD WIV" A FEW YEARS BACK WOULD BE PERFECT FOR ONE HALF BUT HE'S ALREADY PLAYED A HETEROSEXUAL ON HOEWIV AND A CREEPY ONE AT THAT: BREE'S WACKO PHARMACIST BE WHO KILLED HER FIRST HBAND, {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;}SAID CHERRY ABOUT POTENTIAL ACTORS FOR THE PART: "WE JT STARTED WRG THE EPISOS SO I PROBABLY WON'T START STG FOR ANOTHER FEW WEEKS."{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;}HE DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK VERY FAR FOR SPIRATN SCE HE IS BASG THE CHARACTERS ON SOME OF THE REAL-LIFE NEIGHBORS HE HAS HAD SKIRMISH WH OVER THE YEARS. "I JT CID TO HAVE THEM MOVE ONTO THE STREET AND HAVE AS MANY ISSU AS ANY OTHER UPLE," CHERRY SAID WHILE SIPPG ON A KE SI THE PARTY AT THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL. "AND SAN WANTS TO BE SO POLILLY RRECT AND SHOW HOW OPEN-MD SHE IS AND SHE PUTS HER FOOT HER MOUTH STANTLY AND GO DOWNHILL OM THERE. I'M BASG A LTLE B ON MY RELATNSHIP WH MY NEIGHBORS."{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;}WHEN HATCHER WAS ASKED ABOUT SAN CLASHG WH ONE OF THE GAY MEN SHE WAS QUICK TO SAY: "NOT OVER BEG GAY!"{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;}CHERRY TERJECTED: "SHE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY FIGHT OVER YET. THE [THE ACTORS] ARE THE LAST PERSON YOU WANT TO GO TO ABOUT THE STORYL."{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;}HATCHER'S SAN WILL NOT ONLY BE ADJTG TO A NEW MARRIAGE AND A NEW GAY NEIGHBOR SHE DON'T GET ALONG WH, BUT ALSO AN OLD IEND (DANA DELANY) WHO MOV BACK ONTO WISTERIA LANE WH HER HBAND (NATHAN FILLN) TO STIR THGS UP EVEN MORE. "I N'T TELL YOU HOW EXCED I AM ABOUT THIS SEASON," HATCHER SAID. "DANA DELANY IS SO GREAT. SHE'S GOT THE DRAMA AND THE EDY AND THE EDGE. SHE IS JT BRILLIANT."{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;}SO WHAT ABOUT ANDREW? MANY GAY VIEWERS HAVE BEEN PECIALLY TRIGUED WH, AND VTED , HIS CHARACTER EVER SCE SAN UGHT HIM KISSG JT (RYAN CARN) THE SWIMMG POOL THE FIRST HALF OF SEASON 1. ANDREW'S CLASH WH HIS MOTHER BREE (MARCIA CROSS) OVER HIS SEXUALY MA FOR SOME MEMORABLE SCEN SEASONS 1 AND 2. AFTER G OUT TO HIS MOTHER, BREE SAYS TO ANDREW WHAT CHERRY'S MOM SAID TO HIM REAL LIFE: "I'D STILL LOVE YOU, EVEN IF YOU WERE A MURRER."{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;}PYOM'S ANDREW HAD A B OF AN ONGOG ROMANCE WH JT AS CARN WHO APPEARED 11 EPISOS OVER TWO SEASONS. BUT WAS NEVER CLEAR IF ANDREW HAD TE FEELGS FOR THE CUTE BLOND BOY OR WAS JT TRYG TO DRIVE HIS MOTHER CRAZY BY FLNTG HER L AND ALLOWG HIM TO SPEND THE NIGHT HIS {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;}{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;}THEN ANDREW UPPED THE ANTE BY SCG BREE'S BISEXUAL SEX-ADDICT BOYIEND (LEE TERGEN). BREE PACKED ANDREW'S BAGS AND DUMPED HIM OFF THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. HE APPEARED AT THE START OF THE LAST SEASON HOMELS AND APPARENTLY TURNG TRICKS WHEN A GUILT-RIDN BREE BRGS HIM BACK {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;}SCE THEN, THE WRERS SEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN ANDREW A LOBOTOMY AND, POSSIBLY, STRATED HIM. HIS ROLE WAS RCED TO THE OCSNAL ONE-LER OVER THE DNER TABLE OR AT TOM AND LYTE'S PIZZA JOT WHERE HE {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;}CHERRY HAD DITED TO ME AT LAST SPRG'S GAY AND LBIAN ALLIANCE AGAST DEFAMATN (GLAAD) AWARDS THAT ANDREW MIGHT HAVE A NEW LOVE TERT SEASON 4 BUT WOULD NOT ELABORATE AND SAID THE CHARACTER WAS BY REBUILDG BRIDG WH HIS DYSFUNCTNAL {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;}"THIS IS A GUY WHO WAS KICKED OUT OF THE HOE BY HIS MOTHER LAST SEASON AND HAD SOME ROUGH EXPERIENC AND NOW HE'S BEG A FUNCTNG MEMBER OF THE FAY," CHERRY SAID THEN. "WHAT I REALLY WORKED SEEG HIM AS A MEMBER OF THE FAY AND WASN'T HIS GAYNS THAT ME FIRST, WAS HIM AS A SON TRYG TO RE-TABLISH HIS RELATNSHIP WH BREE. SO THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR MORE ABOUT TRYG TO GET BREE AND ANDREW TOGETHER AS A I'M SURE SOMETHG REALLY AWFUL IS GOG TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR."{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;}WAS ANDREW GOG TO HAVE A BOYIEND? "I THK THAT HE'LL HAVE SOME TERTG GAY ADVENTUR," CHERRY TOLD APRIL. "RIGHT NOW WE'RE JT WDG DOWN SEASON 3, BUT JUNE THE WRG STAFF GETS TOGETHER AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, HE'S HAD SUCH A TAME YEAR, 'S TIME TO KD OF JUICE HIM UP AGA."{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;}ON THURSDAY, CHERRY AGA PROMISED THGS WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS SEASON FOR THE REFORMED TROUBLEMAKER WHO MAY NOT BE SO REFORMED. "WE'RE NOT DOG MUCH WH HIM AT THE BEGNG OF THE YEAR BUT THE THIRD EPISO, WE HAVE A FUN THG THAT HAPPENS," CHERRY EXPLAED. ANDREW WILL SOMEHOW BEE VOLVED LYTE'S (FELICY HUFFMAN) NCER STORYLE AND REVERT TO HIS FORMER EVIL {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;}CHERRY SAID ANDREW'S SEXUALY WILL NOT BE PROMENTLY ALT WH EARLY EPISOS, PECIALLY WH THE NEW GAY NEIGHBORS SHAKG THGS {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;}THERE HAS BEEN SOME NOISE ABOUT ANDREW GOG THE BISEXUAL ROUTE BUT PYOM PROFSED TO NOT KNOWG A {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;}"THAT'S THE CRAZY THG ABOUT THIS," HE SAID. "YOU KD OF GO TO BLDLY NOT KNOWG WHAT YOU ARE GOG TO BE DOG. IT WOULD BE NICE IF I ULD GET A NICE, HOT 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON THERE THAT I ULD FOOL AROUND WH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW THEY'LL CHOOSE SOMETHG GREAT WHETHER HE GO BI OR NOT, THEY'LL MAKE TERTG. WHATEVER THEY THROW AT ME, I'M WILLG TO TAKE."{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;}CHERRY ADDRSED THE BISEXUAL ISSUE FOR APRIL: "THAT'S A BATE I'M GOG TO HAVE WH THE WRERS. A LOT OF WRERS FEEL THAT SOMETIM YOUNG BOYS SAY 'BISEXUAL' BEE THAT'S 'A STOP ON THE WAY TO GAY TOWN.' BUT YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY THK MIGHT BE FASCATG IF ANDREW EXPERIMENTS, AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOME TERTG PLITNS OM THAT. I KNOW THAT SO MANY GAY TEENAGERS DO 'TRY ' JT TO PLEASE THEIR PARENTS. SO WE'LL SEE. SOMETHG SHOCKG WOULD HAPPEN AS A RULT."{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;}PYOM SAID AT THE ABC PARTY THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE CLEAR THAT HE HAS NO PROBLEM NTUG TO PLAY ANDREW AS A GAY {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'VE BEEN QUOTED AND MISQUOTED MANY TIM ON THIS, BUT HERE'S THE TTH: BEG STRAIGHT, 'S UNFORTABLE HAVG TO KISS A GUY BUT AT THE VERY SAME TIME I KNOW 'S A PART OF MY JOB," HE SAID. "I'VE DONE SCEN WHERE I'VE HAD TO SP MARCIA'S FACE AND THAT WAS UNFORTABLE AS WELL - YOU HAVE TO DO THGS SOMETIM THAT ARE A STRETCH FOR YOU AS AN DIVIDUAL WHICH IS NORMALLY WHAT YOU DO ACTG. I DO FOR THE TEGRY OF THE CHARACTER."{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;}NO MATTER WHAT DPERATE HOEWIV HAS STORE FOR ANDREW - GOOD OR BAD - THE ARRIVAL OF A GAY UPLE ON WISTERIA LANE MEANS GAY FANS OF THE SHOW WILL HAVE A NEW REASON TO TUNE THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

"They will move to the old Applewhe hoe and one of the gay men will jt have a act, hateful relatnship wh Teri Hatcher. Roger Bart, so fabulo as the gay "wife" the remake of "The Stepford Wiv" a few years back would be perfect for one half but he's already played a heterosexual on Hoewiv and a creepy one at that: Bree's wacko pharmacist be who killed her first hband, Cherry about potential actors for the part: "We jt started wrg the episos so I probably won't start stg for another few weeks.

"When Hatcher was asked about San clashg wh one of the gay men she was quick to say: "Not over beg gay! "Hatcher's San will not only be adjtg to a new marriage and a new gay neighbor she don't get along wh, but also an old iend (Dana Delany) who mov back onto Wisteria Lane wh her hband (Nathan Filln) to stir thgs up even more. Many gay viewers have been pecially trigued wh, and vted , his character ever sce San ught him kissg Jt (Ryan Carn) the swimmg pool the first half of Season 1.

His role was rced to the ocsnal one-ler over the dner table or at Tom and Lyte's pizza jot where he had dited to me at last sprg's Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) Awards that Andrew might have a new love tert Season 4 but would not elaborate and said the character was by rebuildg bridg wh his dysfunctnal fay. "What I really worked seeg him as a member of the fay and wasn't his gayns that me first, was him as a son tryg to re-tablish his relatnship wh Bree.

INTERVIEW WH "DPERATE HOEWIV"' TUC {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 ALEXANR STEVENSONOCTOBER 22, 2007/2:05 AMBY ALEXANR STEVENSONOCTOBER 22, 2007 / 2:05 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW WH \"DPERATE HOEWIV\"' TUC WATKS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-22T06:05:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-22T06:05:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"ALEXANR STEVENSON","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","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;}EVEN BEFORE SUNDAY NIGHT'S EPISO OF DPERATE HOEWIV, ABC WAS ALREADY FAR-AND-AWAY THE LEADG WORK WHEN TO GAY REPRENTATN ON BROADST TELEVISN. BUT WHEN SAN MAYER TRODUCED HERSELF TO NEW NEIGHBORS BOB AND LEE, GAY FANS HAD A WHOLE NEW REASON TO TUNE FOR THE SOAPY SHENANIGANS. THE AREN'T JT ANY OLD NEIGHBORS AFTER ALL — BOB AND LEE ARE THE FIRST GAY UPLE TO SET UP HOE ON WISTERIA LANE AND THEIR ARRIVAL PROMIS TO SHAKE THGS {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;}TUC WATKS, WHO PLAYS SPERATE HOEHBAND BOB HUNTER, RECENTLY TOOK TIME OUT OF HIS BI-ASTAL WORK SCHLE TO TALK WH ABOUT PLAYG GAY ON A H SHOW, HOW HE ALMOST HAD NATHAN FILLN'S DPERATE HOEWIV' ROLE, AND WHAT SECRETS BOB AND LEE MIGHT KNOW ABOUT THEIR {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;} CONGRATS ON GETTG THE DPERATE HOEWIV GIG. HOW DID THAT E ABOUT?{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;}TW: I IALLY MET MARC CHERRY FOR THE ROLE OF DANA DELANY’S HBAND THAT END UP GOG TO MY IEND NATHAN FILLN WHO I’VE KNOWN SCE THE MID-90S OM ONE LIFE TO LIVE. AND WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT NATHAN GOT THE PART, I WAS VERY HAPPY FOR MY IEND AND WANTED TO PUT A KNIFE HIS NECK ALL AT THE SAME {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;}THEN A UPLE WEEKS LATER THE ROLE OF BOB HUNTER, ONE OF THE GAY GUYS ON DPERATE HOEWIV, ME UP, SO WAS JT A UPLE WEEKS BETWEEN NOT GETTG DANA DELANY’S HBAND AND THEN BEG KEV RAHM'S BOYIEND ON THE SAME {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;}AE: SO YOU’VE KNOWN NATHAN A LONG TIME?{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;}TW: YEAH, NATHAN AND I BOTH STARTED TOGETHER WH A UPLE MONTHS OF EACH OTHER BACK 1994 ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE. HE ED TO BEAT ME UP A LOT ON 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;}AE: I LOVED HIM ON {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;}TW: ONE YEAR WHEN WE WERE LIVG NYC, HE AND I WENT AS EVIL CAPTA KIRK AND GOOD CAPTA KIRK OM STAR TREK. THERE’S AN EPISO OF STAR TREK WHERE HE HAD AN EVIL DOPPELGANGER AND NATHAN AND I WENT AS GOOD AND EVIL CAPTA KIRK TOGETHER, AND THEN HE LATER BEME CAPTA KIRK ON {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;}AE: DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY EPISOS OF DPERATE HOEWIV YOU’RE GOG TO BE YET?{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;}TW: WELL, THEY HIRED TO DO TWO EPISOS, BUT THEY SEEM TO LIKE THE WAY THGS ARE GOG AND THEY ASKED TO DO A FEW MORE SO WE’RE DOG THREE MORE NOW AND WE’LL SEE WHAT PEOPLE’S REACTN IS AND WE’LL HAVE TO SEE DOWN 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;}AE: YOU PLAY BOB AND KEV RAHM PLAYS LEE AND OM THE PICTUR THAT WE’VE SEEN SO FAR LOOKS LIKE BOB HAS THE DAY JOB WHILE LEE STAYS HOME, IS THAT RRECT?{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;}TW: I’S FUNNY ON DPERATE HOEWIV, LIKE ANY SOAP OPERA REALLY, THEY’RE NOT VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT ANYONE DO FOR A LIVG. BUT YOU’RE RIGHT, THEY SORT OF SET UP THAT I WEAR THE FANCY SUS AND RRY THE BRIEFSE AND GET THE EXPENSIVE R AND KEV HAS BEEN SCRIBED AS THE SPERATE HOEWIFE WHILE I’M THE SPERATE HBAND. BUT THEY’RE STILL KD OF FLHG OUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE {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;}WHAT THEY REALLY DO ON SHOWS LIKE THAT, ’S MORE ABOUT THE RELATNSHIPS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THEY DO, BUT I WILL SAY APPEARS THAT WE ARE LOAD BEE WE HAVE NICE CLOTH AND A NICE R AND REALLY HORRIBLE TASTE {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;}AE: I’VE SEEN THE FOUNTA AND THE WISTERIA LADI GASPG AT {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;}TW: YEAH, THAT SPIR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATN TO {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;}AE: HAVE YOU AND KEV, WH MARC, REALLY FLHED OUT THE GUYS? FOR EXAMPLE, HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN A UPLE OR WHAT THEIR RELATNSHIP IS LIKE?{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;}TW: WE’VE NEVER REALLY SAT DOWN AND HAD A POWWOW ABOUT , BUT I THK FOR TWO GAY GUYS TO LEAVE A METROPOLIS AND MOVE TO THE SUBURBS, MY GUS IS THEY’VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A {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;}AE: AND WHAT SO FAR IS YOUR RELATNSHIP LIKE?{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;}TW: WELL, MY CHARACTER IS ANX TO MOVE TO THE SUBURBS AND GET OUT OF THE MUCK AND GRIME OF THE CY, AND KEV’S CHARACTER WAS PERFECTLY HAPPY WHERE HE WAS, SO CREAT SOME NFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO OF . ONE OF THE THGS I LIKE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS THAT MARC HAS CREATED IS WE’RE NOT THIS PC GAY UPLE ON THE SHOW. WE HAVE LOTS OF FLTS AND WE ARE PRETTY QUICK-WTED, BUT WE’RE NOT YOUR STEREOTYPIL GAY {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;}AE: IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU BREAK THOSE STEREOTYP?{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;}TW: I THK THE OTHER CHARACTERS ON THE SHOW IALLY ARE EXCED THAT A GAY UPLE’S MOVG BEE PROPERTY VALU WILL CREASE AND THEY’VE ALL GOT GOOD TASTE, AND WE SHOW UP AND WE HAVE HORRIBLE TASTE. WE’RE NOT A LOVEY-DOVEY UPLE TO EACH OTHER JT LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ON WISTERIA LANE. WE’RE NOT NECSARILY LOVG TO EACH OTHER, WHICH LEADS TO A LOT OF {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;}AE: WHEN YOU SAY THAT YOU’RE NOT LOVG TO EACH OTHER, DO YOU MEAN GENERAL, OR THAT THERE’S STRIFE THE RELATNSHIP?{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;}TW: NO, ’S NOT REALLY WRTEN SUCH BROAD STROK. WE’RE BROUGHT ON AS A UPLE, BUT WE’RE NOT REALLY PERCEIVED AS JT ONE UN. WE’RE NOT, YOU KNOW, ALL AFFECTNATE TOWARDS EACH OTHER. WE’VE BEEN TOGETHER A LONG TIME AND LIKE ANY OTHER UPLE THAT’S BEEN TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME, THERE ARE THGS THAT IRRATE ABOUT EACH OTHER SO I THK WE’RE DRAWN REALLY REALISTILLY, LIKE ANY LONG-TERM UPLE WOULD BE, WHETHER THEY’RE GAY OR {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;}AE: DO YOU GUYS GET VOLVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD MORE THAN JT THE ISSUE WH FOUNTA? FOR EXAMPLE, DO YOU BEE VOLVED THE MYSTERY THAT SURROUNDS KATHERE OR IS YOUR STORY LE PRETTY DISCRETE AT THIS POT?{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;}TW: ONE OF THE GREAT THGS ABOUT IS THEY BRG ON AND WE’RE NOT JT THE GAY GUYS THAT LIVE ONE OF THE HO. WE GET REALLY WOVEN TO THE STORYLE OF THE STREET PRETTY QUICKLY. DANA DELANY’S CHARACTER IS REALLY THE TALYST WHO TRI TO MAKE GET RID OF THE FOUNTA THAT WE PUT OUR ONT YARD. SO WHEN SHE OVER AND SAYS, “OKAY, YOU GOTTA GET RID OF THE FOUNTA,” WE SAY, “WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE THK WE GONNA KEEP THE FOUNTA AND IF WE KEEP THE FOUNTA WE PROMISE NOT TO TELL EVERYONE WHAT YOUR SECRET IS.” AND SO WE ARE FAIRLY WELL {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;}AE: IS THAT ALL THE FIRST EPISO?{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;}TW: NO, THAT OUT A LTLE B LATER. SO SHE PICKS THE WRONG TWO GUYS TO MS {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;}AE: I’M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. I WAS A LTLE WORRIED THAT YOU GUYS WOULD SHOW UP AND MAKE A UPLE OF APPEARANC AND THEN {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;}TW: IT IS GOOD, AND YOU KNOW THE FIRST EPISO WE FIRST GET TRODUCED THROUGH TERI HATCHER’S CHARACTER, AND SHE MAK AN ATTEMPT TO BEIEND , BUT SHE KEEPS PUTTG HER FOOT HER MOUTH THE WAY HER CHARACTER SAN DO. SO THERE ARE SOME SORT OF CLICHéD MAYBE GAY JOK THERE, BUT THEY QUICKLY GET TURNED ON THEIR EAR THE MORE THAT YOU GET TO SEE {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;}SO I THK THAT MARC AS A CREATOR SHOULD BE APPLD FOR BRGG ON A GAY UPLE, AND ’S NOT ISSUE-ORIENTED. SO MANY TIM WHEN WE FIRST MEET WHAT WOULD BE NSIRED "MORY" UPL, THE PAST ON TELEVISN, WE GET TRODUCED TO THEM THROUGH THEIR ISSU. WH GAY PEOPLE ’S ABOUT G OUT OR ’S ABOUT HEALTH ISSU LIKE HIV AND AIDS, AND THERE WAS A TIME FOR THAT AND THAT’S HOW DIENC GET TO KNOW UPL LIKE THAT, BUT WE DON’T NEED 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;}WE’VE GOT A SORT OF LANDMARK SUATN HERE WHERE WE’RE A GAY UPLE. WE’RE THERE. WE DON’T EXPLA WHY WE’RE THERE OR WHAT GAY MEANS OR ANYTHG LIKE THAT. WE’RE JT ANOTHER FAY THAT LIV ON 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;}AE: IT'S NOT EHER OF YOUR CHARACTERS THAT ARE KILLED WHEN THE TORNADO HS WISTERIA LANE IS ?{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;}TW: WE HAD THE APPLEWHE HOE RETROFTED WH HIGH-QUALY STORM WDOWS. IT LOOKS GOOD THAT WE SHOULD WEATHER ANY HEAVY WDS THAT MAY E OUR {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;}AE: WHERE DO YOU LIVE YOURSELF? CY OR SUBURBS?{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;}TW: MY HOME BASE IS LOS ANGEL. I LIVE ON A STREET THAT HAS LOTS OF GRASS AND TRE, BUT ’S NOTHG LIKE WISTERIA {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;}AE: YOU’RE OBVLY A VERY HANDSOME MAN AND YOU’VE ED A NUMBER OF OUR REARS TO SWOON SO I HAVE TO ASK, DO YOU ALREADY HAVE A SPERATE HOEHBAND OR HOEWIFE OF YOUR OWN?{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;}TW: I’M TERRIBLY FLATTERED THAT I’M MAKG PEOPLE SWOON. I HAVEN’T HEARD THAT TERM A LONG TIME, BUT YOU KNOW IF GAY GUYS N INTIFY WH MY CHARACTER, THEN I THK I’M DOG MY JOB RIGHT. AND IF STRAIGHT PEOPLE THK I’M DOG A BELIEVABLE JOB, THEN I’VE DONE MY {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;}AS AN ACTOR, I THK THAT WE ALL . . . ACTORS SORT OF HI BEHD CHARACTERS THAT WE PLAY. I THK WE KNOW A LTLE B TOO MUCH ABOUT ACTORS AND THE ADVENT OF ENTERTAMENT TELEVISN PROGRAMS AND PERDILS AND THGS LIKE THAT, ACTORS BEE CELEBRI. BUT OUR JOB IS SORT OF TO BE A CIPHER, SO I SORT OF HI BEHD THE CHARACTERS THAT I {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;}AE: WHICH OF THE DPERATE HOEWIV' ACTRS HAVE YOU WORKED WH THE MOST SO FAR?{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;}TW: I’D SAY WE’VE KD OF N TO ALL THE WOMEN ON THE STREET ALMOST EQUALLY. THE FIRST EPISO THAT WE DO IS MOSTLY WH TERI. AND SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, WE TAKE ON THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATN. THEN WE HAVE A HALLOWEEN PARTY, AND A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO OUR HALLOWEEN PARTY SO WE’RE PRETTY WELL WOVEN TO THE WHOLE {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;}AE: WHAT’S BEEN LIKE MOVG ONTO SUCH AN INIC SHOW WH SUCH AN INIC ADDRS? HAS BEEN TIMIDATG OR JT AN EXCG OPPORTUNY?{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;}TW: WELL, THE MOST EXCG THG TO ME WHEN I FIRST SIGNED UP WAS I FOUND OUT WE WERE MOVG TO THE OLD MUNSTERS’ HOE. THAT’S WHAT THE APPLEWHE HOE IS, THE ONE THAT WE MOVED {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;}IT’S BEEN VERY EXCG TO GO TO A SHOW THAT’S ALREADY SUCH A BIG H, AND THEY’RE THEIR FOURTH SEASON NOW. AND SCE THEY HAVE SUCH A TIGHT KN, WELL ACPLISHED RE OF MA PLAYERS, THEY N BRG ON SOMEONE WHO’S AS STRONG AS DANA DELANY AND NATHAN FILLN AND MYSELF AND KEV THE FOURTH SEASON TO JECT A B OF NEW BLOOD, SO ’S GREAT TO BE PART OF A SHOW THAT’S ALREADY GOG SO STRONG. WE JT HOPE TO FLH OUT WH SOME NEW {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;}AE: NATHAN AND DANA ARE AMAZGLY GOOD LOOKG PEOPLE. I HADN’T SEEN DANA YEARS AND WHEN I SAW HER AT THE TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN (TCA) NFERENCE SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNG {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;}TW: SHE’S DOWNRIGHT HOT AND SHE’S DONE AN AMAZG JOB OF CREATG A CHARACTER THAT N F TO A SHOW THAT ALREADY HAS SUCH STRONG WOMEN ON AND DO THAT SUCH A UNIQUE WAY AND STILL FD A NICHE THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED WHAT WOULD ORDARILY SEEM TO BE AN ALREADY FULL NVAS. SHE’S DONE AN AMAZG {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;}AE: YOU HAVE PLAYED GAY SEVERAL TIM BEFORE. I’VE BEEN TOLD SOME ACTORS STILL HATE TO TAKE GAY ROL. IS THAT EVER A NSIRATN FOR YOU?{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;}TW: I DON’T THK SO. WE’RE NOT LIVG THE 50S OR EVEN THE 80S ANYMORE AND THERE ARE MORE AND MORE MORY TYPE CHARACTERS AND GAY CHARACTERS THAT ARE JT GREAT, TERTG CHARACTERS TO PLAY. I THK THAT’S REALLY WHAT AN ACTOR LOOKS FOR. I’VE PLAYED A LOT OF GAY CHARACTERS. I’VE PLAYED A LOT OF STRAIGHT CHARACTERS. PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER IS VERY SIAR TO PLAYG A STRAIGHT CHARACTER. YOU JT EMPLOY A BETTER SENSE OF HUMOR, STYLE AND CLASS, SO I DON’T THK ANYONE HAS THAT TREPIDATN ABOUT PLAYG ROL LIKE 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;}AE: I DIDN’T THK SO EHER. BUT TALKG TO PEOPLE AT THE TCA — WRERS, DIRECTORS — SAID THIS ISSUE STILL UP AND I WAS {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;}TW: YOU N’T MAKE A BLANKET STATEMENT ABOUT EVERYONE GENERAL, BUT I DON’T PERSONALLY SEE THAT GOG ON NEARLY AS MUCH. I’M SURE PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO PLAY, YOU KNOW, DG ALERS TO GIVE THE WRONG IMPRSN ABOUT WHO THEY ARE. AND A LOT OF DAYTIME DIENC LIKE TO SEE THEIR CHARACTERS SWEET AND KD AND PRETTY AND ALL THAT, BUT WE AS ACTORS DON’T LIKE TO DO THAT. WE WANT TO PLAY ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT {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;}AE: RIGHT NOW YOU’RE ALSO PLAYG DAVID VICKERS ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE?{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;}TW: YEAH, SO DURG THE DAY I’M PLAYG THE LOTHAR DAVID VICKERS, WHO’S BEEN MARRIED FOUR TIM AND TRYG TO HAVE SEX WH ALL THE WOMEN THAT HE HASN’T BEEN MARRIED TO ON ONE LIFE TO LIVE, AND AT NIGHT I PLAY BOB, WHO JT HAS THE ONE {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;}AE: IS THERE ANYTHG YOU N TELL ABOUT DAVID’S STORYLE, ANYTHG THAT OUR REARS MIGHT BE TERTED ?{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;}TW: WELL, TURNS OUT THAT DAVID VICKERS IS HEIR TO THE PATRIARCH OF THE FAY, ASA BUCHANAN ON THE SHOW, AND HE’S ALWAYS BEEN A SORT OF TWO-B NMAN, AND EVERYONE ON THE SHOW FDS OUT THAT HE IS THE HEIR APPARENT AND ’S SORT OF A FISH-OUT-OF-WATER STORY BEE HE’S THE LAST GUY WHO SHOULD HER ALL THIS {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;}AE: YOU’RE ALSO A TELEVISN MOVIE LLED POT VIEW TERRACE. CAN YOU TELL A LTLE B ABOUT 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;}TW: THAT’S A PILOT THAT A IEND AND ASSOCIATE OF ME, JEFF DRAKE, WROTE AND DIRECTED, AND TWO OTHER REALLY GOOD ACTRS, WENDY MOLYNX AND BROOKE DILLMAN, OM BLUE COLLAR TV, WE PRODUCED THAT TOGETHER AND ’S A PILOT FORMAT AND ’S AT THE WORKS {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;}AE: I WAS READG THROUGH SOME OLD TERVIEWS AND SOAP OPERA WEEKLY YOU OBSERVED THAT SOME OF YOUR FANS AND TABLOIDS WERE G THE TER TO CHRONICLE YOUR SOCIAL LIFE AND YOU FOUND THAT DISTURBG. CELEBRI HAVE ALWAYS BEEN UNR A LOT OF PRSURE TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL LIV AND THE TER IS MAKG THAT WORSE. WHAT OBLIGATN, IF ANY, DO YOU THK AN ACTOR HAS TO HIS FANS WHO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THEM?{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;}TW: WELL, I THK AN ACTOR SHOULD BE A CIPHER, AND SHOULD BE A BLANK SLATE TO PLAY MANY ROL. I’M AN ACTOR. I’M NOT A REALY SHOW NTTANT, SO MY RPONSIBILY IS TO PRENT CHARACTERS TO AN DIENCE AND IF THE DIENCE IS TERTED ME AS AN ACTOR OR AS A PERSON, I CERTALY DON’T BEGDGE THEM THAT. BUT I THK ’S MY RPONSIBILY AS AN ACTOR TO TRY TO REMA A BLANK SLATE SO THAT IF I PLAY THE GAMUT OM REALLY SMART CHARACTERS TO DOWNRIGHT STUPID CHARACTERS, OM GAY TO STRAIGHT CHARACTERS, THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE SOME BELIEVABILY TO THEM. DOG TERVIEWS AND FDG OUT ABOUT THE ACTORS WHO PLAY THOSE PARTS JT MAK MORE DIFFICULT TO BE, BY FN, AN {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;}AE: ANY OTHER BIG PROJECTS THAT YOU’RE LOOKG AT DOWN THE ROAD?{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;}TW: NO, ONE LIFE TO LIVE ON THE EAST AST AND DPERATE HOEWIV ON THE WT AST IS KEEPG ME BY, SO I’M THANKFUL FOR BEG AS BY AS I AM RIGHT {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;}AE: THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKG WH , {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;}TW: MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

"I thk that he'll have some tertg gay adventur, " Cherry told April. Andrew will somehow bee volved Lyte's (Felicy Huffman) ncer storyle and revert to his former evil said Andrew's sexualy will not be promently alt wh early episos, pecially wh the new gay neighbors shakg thgs has been some noise about Andrew gog the bisexual route but Pyom profsed to not knowg a thg. A lot of wrers feel that sometim young boys say 'bisexual' bee that's 'a stop on the way to gay town.

I know that so many gay teenagers do 'try ' jt to please their parents. "Pyom said at the ABC party that he wants to make clear that he has no problem ntug to play Andrew as a gay man. "No matter what Dperate Hoewiv has store for Andrew - good or bad - the arrival of a gay uple on Wisteria Lane means gay fans of the show will have a new reason to tune this fall.

Even before Sunday night's episo of Dperate Hoewiv, ABC was already far-and-away the leadg work when to gay reprentatn on broadst televisn. But when San Mayer troduced herself to new neighbors Bob and Lee, gay fans had a whole new reason to tune for the soapy shenanigans. The aren't jt any old neighbors after all — Bob and Lee are the first gay uple to set up hoe on Wisteria Lane and their arrival promis to shake thgs Watks, who plays sperate hoehband Bob Hunter, recently took time out of his bi-astal work schle to talk wh about playg gay on a h show, how he almost had Nathan Filln's Dperate Hoewiv' role, and what secrets Bob and Lee might know about their Congrats on gettg the Dperate Hoewiv gig.

MARC CHERRY ON DPERATE HOEWIV‘ NEW GAY COUPLE

And when I found out that Nathan got the part, I was very happy for my iend and wanted to put a knife his neck all at the same a uple weeks later the role of Bob Hunter, one of the gay guys on Dperate Hoewiv, me up, so was jt a uple weeks between not gettg Dana Delany’s hband and then beg Kev Rahm's boyiend on the same So you’ve known Nathan a long time?

TW: We’ve never really sat down and had a powwow about , but I thk for two gay guys to leave a metropolis and move to the suburbs, my gus is they’ve been together for a And what so far is your relatnship like? One of the thgs I like about the characters that Marc has created is we’re not this PC gay uple on the show.

We have lots of flts and we are pretty quick-wted, but we’re not your stereotypil gay In what ways do you break those stereotyp? TW: I thk the other characters on the show ially are exced that a gay uple’s movg bee property valu will crease and they’ve all got good taste, and we show up and we have horrible taste.

GAY UPLE NAMED FOR "DPERATE HOEWIV"

We’ve been together a long time and like any other uple that’s been together for a long time, there are thgs that irrate about each other so I thk we’re drawn really realistilly, like any long-term uple would be, whether they’re gay or Do you guys get volved the neighborhood more than jt the issue wh founta? TW: One of the great thgs about is they brg on and we’re not jt the gay guys that live one of the ho.

So there are some sort of clichéd maybe gay jok there, but they quickly get turned on their ear the more that you get to see I thk that Marc as a creator should be appld for brgg on a gay uple, and ’s not issue-oriented.

Wh gay people ’s about g out or ’s about health issu like HIV and AIDS, and there was a time for that and that’s how dienc get to know upl like that, but we don’t need that ’ve got a sort of landmark suatn here where we’re a gay uple. We don’t expla why we’re there or what gay means or anythg like that.

SECRETS OF DPERATE HOEWIV' NEW GAY NEIGHBORS REVEALED!

I haven’t heard that term a long time, but you know if gay guys n intify wh my character, then I thk I’m dog my job right.

She’s done an amazg You have played gay several tim before.

GAY CHARACTERS OFTEN GOT SHORT SHRIFT ON “DPERATE HOEWIV” WHICH BEGS FAL SEASON THIS FALL

I’ve been told some actors still hate to take gay rol. We’re not livg the 50s or even the 80s anymore and there are more and more mory type characters and gay characters that are jt great, tertg characters to play. I’ve played a lot of gay characters.

Playg a gay character is very siar to playg a straight character.

But I thk ’s my rponsibily as an actor to try to rema a blank slate so that if I play the gamut om really smart characters to downright stupid characters, om gay to straight characters, that all of them have some believabily to them. Dperate Hoewiv creator Marc Cherry talks to USA Today about Bob and Lee, the gay uple who recently moved on to Wisteria Lane.

EXCLIVE: HOEWIV CASTS FIRST GAY NEIGHBORS

Said Cherry: “In pturg the gay suburban experience, the joke is they have the same issu as everyone else. Watks: “Marc should be appld for creatg gay characters who aren't issue-oriented.

A lot of the time, gay characters are known through issu — g out or health problems.

DPERATE HOEWIV HAS SOME GAY WORK DONE

“There are a few cliché gay jok on Dperate Hoewiv. ‘Dperate' to prove a pot about gay upl [a today].

Dperate Hoewiv: Gay Couple Arriv on Wisteria Lane [tr]. Dperate Hoewiv' New Gay Couple Erects Founta Art [tr]. Dperate Hoewiv' Gay Couple Go Trick or Treatg [tr]>.

DPERATE HOEWIV TO GET GAY UPLE

San mak a nuisance of herself tryg to wele the new gay uple, while Carlos and Gaby al wh an ftatn of crabs, and Bree battl her mother--law The gays have arrived on Wisteria Lane! Do you thk the gay uple has a secret?

Bob Hunter - One half of the street's most notable gay uple, Bob is the go-to lawyer for the people of the lane, and is often emed a "butch", particularly when pared to his hband.