Disney Channel Breaks Ground Wh First Gay Storyle – The Hollywood Reporter

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• INTERVIEW: LE MACFARLANE ON "THE NIGHT SHIFT," GAY MILARY COUPL, "BROTHERS & SISTERS" & {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 JIM HALTERMANJUNE 30, 2014/1:11 PMBY JIM HALTERMANJUNE 30, 2014 / 1:11 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW: LE MACFARLANE ON \"THE NIGHT SHIFT,\" GAY MILARY COUPL, \"BROTHERS & SISTERS\" & MORE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-06-30T17:11:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-06-30T17:11:36.000+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":"JIM HALTERMAN","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;}IN THE EPISO, RICK IS BROUGHT TO THE HOSPAL FOR MORE OF A MEDIL THAN PERSONAL REASON AND DREW IS IMMEDIATELY NOT FORTABLE HAVG HIS PERSONAL LIFE CRASH UP AGAST HIS PROFSNAL LIFE, WHERE HE'S TRIED VERY HARD TO KEEP THE FACT THAT HE'S GAY CLOSE TO 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;}LE MACFARLANE PLAYS RICK AND THE BROTHERS & SISTERS ALUM TALKED TO THEBACKLOT ABOUT THE ROLE, HOW GAY UPL THE ARY HANDLE THEIR RELATNSHIP, WORKG WH FEHR AS WELL AS WHAT ELSE HE'S BEEN UP TO.  LET'S CHECK WH ONE OF OUR FAVORE OUT {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;}THEBACKLOT: WHERE ARE RICK AND DREW TERMS OF THEIR RELATNSHIP? THEY’VE BEEN APART BUT IS A PRETTY SOLID RELATNSHIP OR IS A MORE TENUO 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;}LE MACFARLANE: I THK THEY’RE PRETTY SOLID. I THK THEY’RE ACTUALLY REPRENTATIVE OF A LOT OF THE ARY GUYS THAT I’M ACTUALLY IENDS WH THAT THEY HAVE THE REALLY CLEAR BOUNDARI ABOUT WHAT N AND N’T BE DISCSED, BUT I THK THAT THEY REALLY VALUE EACH OTHER AND THEY BOND OVER THIS SORT OF SEPARATE LIFE THAT THEY HAVE TOGETHER. I THK ’S HEALTHY. THEY FELY VATN, THEY SPEND TIME TOGETHER. I DON’T THK NECSARILY ANYBODY’S BRGG THEM HOME TO MEET MOM AND DAD, BUT LIKE I SAID, ’S REALLY A GOOD REPRENTATN AT LEAST OF A FEW OF THE GAY, ARY UPL THAT I KNOW THAT BOTH HAPPEN TO BE ENLISTED. BUT I THK THEY’RE PRETTY HEALTHY, OTHER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM, WHICH TECHNOLOGY HAS MA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}BEG OUT IS STILL AN ISSUE THE ARY FOR SOME, BUT SOUNDS LIKE EVEN THOUGH ‘DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’ IS GONE, ’S STILL NOT PERFECT THE ARMY. IS THAT HOW YOU 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;}LM: YOU KNOW, ’S SUCH A PLITED ISSUE. FRANKLY, I’M NOT ENTIRELY WELL-EQUIPPED, BUT I’LL OFFER SOME SIGHT. I THK THAT ’S LIKE ANYBODY THE WORLD. IT ALWAYS TAK A CERTA AMOUNT OF URAGE TO JT SAY, ‘THIS IS WHAT I AM.’ PEOPLE ARE VERY RELUCTANT TO FE THEMSELV. IT TAK A LOT TO SAY, ‘I’M THIS, I’M THAT.’ WE KNOW ’S OKAY THEORETILLY TO BE GAY, BUT SOMETIM YOU JT DON’T WANT TO BE KNOWN OR SEEN. YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR SECRETS. WE DO THIS ALL KDS OF ASPECTS OF OUR LIV AND, PECIALLY THE ARY CULTURE, I FOUND THAT ANY SORT OF EXPRSN SELF IS KD OF OWNED UPON. I MEAN, THEY ALL WEAR THE SAME THG, THEY HAVE THE SAME HAIRCUT AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE THE SAME TERTS, SO TO SAY, ‘I’M THIS,’ IS NOT NECSARILY A GOOD THG OR THEY’VE BEEN TGHT THAT ’S NOT A GOOD THG IF THAT MAK A LTLE B OF SENSE. THAT’S MY LTLE TWO CENTS ON . IT’S NOT THAT ANYONE’S GOG TO GET KICKED OUT, ’S JT TAK A CERTA STEPPG OUTSI OF THE FOLD THAT’S NOT ALWAYS SOMETHG THEY WANT TO DO. THEY WANT TO BE WH 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;}WE’VE SEEN ON THIS SHOW, DREW IS VERY BULLISH AND HAS A LOT OF RAGE THAT HE GETS OUT THROUGH HIS MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. DO YOU THK RICK KD OF BALANC OUT THAT MORE AGGRSIVE SI OF DREW?{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;}LM: I THK THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE. I MEAN, LIKE MOST UPL, HE’S SORT OF THE GARNER AND I THK YOU’RE RIGHT, I’M SURE THEY BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT…I WILL SAY THIS. THERE MIGHT BE SORT OF A ROLE REVERSAL, WH DREW AS THE RETAKER. MY RAGE MIGHT E OUT A LTLE B LATER [AND] DREW MIGHT HAVE TO S ON HIS ANGER FOR A B WHILE I AL 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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_169136" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="580"] WH BRENDAN FEHR THIS WEEK'S EPISO OF THE NIGHT SHIFT.[/PTN]{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 N YOU SAY ABOUT WORKG WH BRENDAN AND HOW YOU GUYS WORKED ON THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN YOUR CHARACTERS?{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;}LM: BRENDAN, HE’S GREAT. HE’S A FELLOW CANADIAN. I REALLY ENJOYED HIM. HE’S VERY SER ABOUT HIS WORK AND REALLY ENJOYS TALKG ABOUT THE SCEN. I WAS TREMENDOLY IMPRSED WH HIM. HE REALLY DID HIS WORK. EVERYBODY REALLY DID THEIR WORK. I THK SOMETIM YOU SHOW UP ON SETS AND YOU N JT TELL THAT EVERYBODY’S A LTLE B TIRED. EVERYONE WAS JT REALLY, REALLY WORKG HARD, AND BRENDAN PECIALLY. HE’S GREAT AND VERY {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 FUNNY BEE PEOPLE KNOW HIM OM ROSWELL, AND NOW ’S LIKE, ‘OH, HE GREW UP TO BE A HUNKY GUY!’{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;}LM: Y, TOTALLY! ISN’T THAT WEIRD, YOU KNOW? WE WATCH PEOPLE GROW UP ON TV. IT’S VERY {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;}SPEAKG OF GOOD-LOOKG GUYS, YOU GOT TO WORK WH STT WOLF ON THE SHOW, WHICH 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;}LM: Y! STT WOLF. ANOTHER GOOD LOOKG FELLA. I REALLY LIKED HIM TOO. I ACTUALLY TERACTED WH HIM A FEW YEARS BACK AND ’S ALWAYS THAT NICE THG WHEN SOMEONE REALLY REMEMBERS YOU, AND THEY’RE LIKE, ‘OH, Y, LE, WE MET WHEN SO AND SO AND SO AND SO’ AND WHEN SOMEONE’S FAMO LIKE STT WOLF, YOU GO LIKE, ‘OH REALLY, YOU REMEMBERED ME, HOW NICE,’ SO SHOWS GOOD {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;}FROM WHAT YOU KNOW, WILL WE BE SEEG MORE OF RICK THE FUTURE?{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;}LM: WELL, THAT’S ALL I’VE FILMED TO BE PERFECTLY HONT WH YOU. IF THE SHOW NTU TO DO WELL, WHICH I UNRSTAND ’S DOG VERY WELL, I THK THEY WANT TO BRG ME BACK, AND HOPEFULLY THEY {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 HOPE SO. I  LIKED SEEG YOU ON MY 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;}LM: OH, THANK YOU. I LIKE BEG ON TV. I LIKE BEG ON WORK {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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_169137" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="580"] LE MACFARLANE AND MATTHEW RHYS BROTHERS & SISTERS[/PTN]{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;}TELL ME, ’S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SCE BROTHERS & SISTERS WAS ON THE AIR, BUT SAFE TO SAY YOU STILL HEAR OM PEOPLE ABOUT THE SHOW?{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;}LM: I DO, Y. IT’S VERY NICE, Y. I HAD A REALLY NICE EXPERIENCE JT THE OTHER DAY. I WAS WALKG OUT OF AN DN WH THE TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT I HAD JT BEEN DNG AGAST, AND THIS LADY PASSED ME ON THE STREET, AND SHE SAID, ‘NO DISRPECT TO THE OTHER TWO OF YOU, BUT I JT HAVE TO SAY I’M SUCH A HUGE FAN OF LE.’ AND I TURNED TO THE PEOPLE BI ME, AND I SAID, ‘I SWEAR TO GOD, I DIDN’T TELL HER TO SAY 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;}IF THE RIGHT ROLE ME ALONG WOULD YOU WANT TO DO ANOTHER SERI LIKE BROTHERS & SISTERS OR ANOTHER DRAMA. I KNOW YOU DID A EDY [SATISFACTN] LAST 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;}LM: I DID AND THAT WAS A REALLY FUN EXPERIENCE. Y, I MEAN, YOU’RE ALWAYS LOOKG FOR THE OPPORTUNY AND KD OF HOPG…WE WERE SO BLSED WH BROTHERS & SISTERS. IT WAS JT SUCH A WONRFUL ROLE FOR ME AND SUCH A WONRFUL ST AND SHOW, BUT Y, I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO DO THAT AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHG ALONG, I KEEP HOPG FOR {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;}YOU’VE PLAYED A MIX OF GAY AND STRAIGHT ROL. HAVE YOU SEEN A CHANGE THE LAST FIVE OR TEN YEARS SCE WE HAVE OUT ACTORS LIKE NEIL PATRICK HARRIS PLAYG STRAIGHT ROL? YOU PLAYED A STRAIGHT ROLE ON SATISFACTN, FOR {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;}LM: THAT’S RIGHT AND I THK THAT THAT’S WHY I GOT TO ACTG, YOU KNOW, TO PLAY ALL KDS OF DIFFERENT ROL. Y, ’S REALLY EXCG, AND I THK THE OTHER FIELDS ARE OPENG UP. I THK MICHAEL SAM HAS BEEN JT A FASCATG AND AN AMAZG THG TO WATCH UNFOLD. Y, I REALLY DO BELIEVE ’S EASIER AND I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. IT’S GOG TO MAKE FOR A BETTER WORLD, A BETTER UNTRY, 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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_169138" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="580"] MACFARLANE WH HIS SATISFACTN -STARS, RYAN BELLEVILLE & LEAH RENEE[/PTN]{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 WOULD YOUR ADVICE BE TO A YOUNG ACTOR, OR NOT EVEN YOUNG ACTOR, BUT SOMEBODY WHO WAS OUT THEIR PERSONAL LIFE BUT NOT THEIR PROFSNAL LIFE?{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;}LM: OH, GOD, JIM, THAT’S A HARD QUTN. IT’S SO PERSONAL. I WOULD SAY THAT MY TN BY MY FAY WAS VERY SPECIAL AND DIFFERENT AND ACCEPTG AND I DON’T KNOW IF THAT IS THE RIGHT THG FOR EVERYBODY, BEE EVERYBODY HAS DIFFERENT FAI AND DIFFERENT IENDS AND DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANC. YOU REALLY JT HAVE TO FIGURE OUT FOR YOURSELF, 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;}WHAT ELSE IS GOG ON WH YOU, LE, BIS THE NIGHT SHIFT?{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;}LM: I FILMED A NEW MOVIE FOR THE HALLMARK CHANNEL, WHICH IS A SORT OF ROMANTIC EDY SO I’M EXCED ABOUT THAT, AND I THK THAT’S G OUT LATER THE SUMMER, MAYBE AUGT…’S LLED THE MEMORY BOOK.  AND I HAVE MY FGERS CROSSED FOR ANOTHER TELEVISN {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;}ANYTHG THE PERSONAL LIFE WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT, ANY DATG OR MARRIAG OR ANYTHG GOG 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;}LM: ON MARRIAG AND DATG, NO. YOU KNOW, JIM, I NEVER TALK ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE. I’M A HEALTHY AND HAPPY {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;}THE NIGHT SHIFT AIRS TUDAYS AT 10PM ON {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
• DISNEY CHANNEL BREAKS GROUND WH FIRST GAY STORYLE

INTERVIEW: LE MACFARLANE ON "THE NIGHT SHIFT," GAY MILARY COUPL, "BROTHERS & SISTERS" & {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 JIM HALTERMANJUNE 30, 2014/1:11 PMBY JIM HALTERMANJUNE 30, 2014 / 1:11 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW: LE MACFARLANE ON \"THE NIGHT SHIFT,\" GAY MILARY COUPL, \"BROTHERS & SISTERS\" & MORE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-06-30T17:11:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-06-30T17:11:36.000+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":"JIM HALTERMAN","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;}IN THE EPISO, RICK IS BROUGHT TO THE HOSPAL FOR MORE OF A MEDIL THAN PERSONAL REASON AND DREW IS IMMEDIATELY NOT FORTABLE HAVG HIS PERSONAL LIFE CRASH UP AGAST HIS PROFSNAL LIFE, WHERE HE'S TRIED VERY HARD TO KEEP THE FACT THAT HE'S GAY CLOSE TO 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;}LE MACFARLANE PLAYS RICK AND THE BROTHERS & SISTERS ALUM TALKED TO THEBACKLOT ABOUT THE ROLE, HOW GAY UPL THE ARY HANDLE THEIR RELATNSHIP, WORKG WH FEHR AS WELL AS WHAT ELSE HE'S BEEN UP TO.  LET'S CHECK WH ONE OF OUR FAVORE OUT {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;}THEBACKLOT: WHERE ARE RICK AND DREW TERMS OF THEIR RELATNSHIP? THEY’VE BEEN APART BUT IS A PRETTY SOLID RELATNSHIP OR IS A MORE TENUO 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;}LE MACFARLANE: I THK THEY’RE PRETTY SOLID. I THK THEY’RE ACTUALLY REPRENTATIVE OF A LOT OF THE ARY GUYS THAT I’M ACTUALLY IENDS WH THAT THEY HAVE THE REALLY CLEAR BOUNDARI ABOUT WHAT N AND N’T BE DISCSED, BUT I THK THAT THEY REALLY VALUE EACH OTHER AND THEY BOND OVER THIS SORT OF SEPARATE LIFE THAT THEY HAVE TOGETHER. I THK ’S HEALTHY. THEY FELY VATN, THEY SPEND TIME TOGETHER. I DON’T THK NECSARILY ANYBODY’S BRGG THEM HOME TO MEET MOM AND DAD, BUT LIKE I SAID, ’S REALLY A GOOD REPRENTATN AT LEAST OF A FEW OF THE GAY, ARY UPL THAT I KNOW THAT BOTH HAPPEN TO BE ENLISTED. BUT I THK THEY’RE PRETTY HEALTHY, OTHER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM, WHICH TECHNOLOGY HAS MA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{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;}BEG OUT IS STILL AN ISSUE THE ARY FOR SOME, BUT SOUNDS LIKE EVEN THOUGH ‘DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’ IS GONE, ’S STILL NOT PERFECT THE ARMY. IS THAT HOW YOU 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;}LM: YOU KNOW, ’S SUCH A PLITED ISSUE. FRANKLY, I’M NOT ENTIRELY WELL-EQUIPPED, BUT I’LL OFFER SOME SIGHT. I THK THAT ’S LIKE ANYBODY THE WORLD. IT ALWAYS TAK A CERTA AMOUNT OF URAGE TO JT SAY, ‘THIS IS WHAT I AM.’ PEOPLE ARE VERY RELUCTANT TO FE THEMSELV. IT TAK A LOT TO SAY, ‘I’M THIS, I’M THAT.’ WE KNOW ’S OKAY THEORETILLY TO BE GAY, BUT SOMETIM YOU JT DON’T WANT TO BE KNOWN OR SEEN. YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR SECRETS. WE DO THIS ALL KDS OF ASPECTS OF OUR LIV AND, PECIALLY THE ARY CULTURE, I FOUND THAT ANY SORT OF EXPRSN SELF IS KD OF OWNED UPON. I MEAN, THEY ALL WEAR THE SAME THG, THEY HAVE THE SAME HAIRCUT AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE THE SAME TERTS, SO TO SAY, ‘I’M THIS,’ IS NOT NECSARILY A GOOD THG OR THEY’VE BEEN TGHT THAT ’S NOT A GOOD THG IF THAT MAK A LTLE B OF SENSE. THAT’S MY LTLE TWO CENTS ON . IT’S NOT THAT ANYONE’S GOG TO GET KICKED OUT, ’S JT TAK A CERTA STEPPG OUTSI OF THE FOLD THAT’S NOT ALWAYS SOMETHG THEY WANT TO DO. THEY WANT TO BE WH 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;}WE’VE SEEN ON THIS SHOW, DREW IS VERY BULLISH AND HAS A LOT OF RAGE THAT HE GETS OUT THROUGH HIS MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. DO YOU THK RICK KD OF BALANC OUT THAT MORE AGGRSIVE SI OF DREW?{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;}LM: I THK THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE. I MEAN, LIKE MOST UPL, HE’S SORT OF THE GARNER AND I THK YOU’RE RIGHT, I’M SURE THEY BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT…I WILL SAY THIS. THERE MIGHT BE SORT OF A ROLE REVERSAL, WH DREW AS THE RETAKER. MY RAGE MIGHT E OUT A LTLE B LATER [AND] DREW MIGHT HAVE TO S ON HIS ANGER FOR A B WHILE I AL 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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_169136" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="580"] WH BRENDAN FEHR THIS WEEK'S EPISO OF THE NIGHT SHIFT.[/PTN]{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 N YOU SAY ABOUT WORKG WH BRENDAN AND HOW YOU GUYS WORKED ON THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN YOUR CHARACTERS?{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;}LM: BRENDAN, HE’S GREAT. HE’S A FELLOW CANADIAN. I REALLY ENJOYED HIM. HE’S VERY SER ABOUT HIS WORK AND REALLY ENJOYS TALKG ABOUT THE SCEN. I WAS TREMENDOLY IMPRSED WH HIM. HE REALLY DID HIS WORK. EVERYBODY REALLY DID THEIR WORK. I THK SOMETIM YOU SHOW UP ON SETS AND YOU N JT TELL THAT EVERYBODY’S A LTLE B TIRED. EVERYONE WAS JT REALLY, REALLY WORKG HARD, AND BRENDAN PECIALLY. HE’S GREAT AND VERY {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 FUNNY BEE PEOPLE KNOW HIM OM ROSWELL, AND NOW ’S LIKE, ‘OH, HE GREW UP TO BE A HUNKY GUY!’{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;}LM: Y, TOTALLY! ISN’T THAT WEIRD, YOU KNOW? WE WATCH PEOPLE GROW UP ON TV. IT’S VERY {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;}SPEAKG OF GOOD-LOOKG GUYS, YOU GOT TO WORK WH STT WOLF ON THE SHOW, WHICH 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;}LM: Y! STT WOLF. ANOTHER GOOD LOOKG FELLA. I REALLY LIKED HIM TOO. I ACTUALLY TERACTED WH HIM A FEW YEARS BACK AND ’S ALWAYS THAT NICE THG WHEN SOMEONE REALLY REMEMBERS YOU, AND THEY’RE LIKE, ‘OH, Y, LE, WE MET WHEN SO AND SO AND SO AND SO’ AND WHEN SOMEONE’S FAMO LIKE STT WOLF, YOU GO LIKE, ‘OH REALLY, YOU REMEMBERED ME, HOW NICE,’ SO SHOWS GOOD {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;}FROM WHAT YOU KNOW, WILL WE BE SEEG MORE OF RICK THE FUTURE?{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;}LM: WELL, THAT’S ALL I’VE FILMED TO BE PERFECTLY HONT WH YOU. IF THE SHOW NTU TO DO WELL, WHICH I UNRSTAND ’S DOG VERY WELL, I THK THEY WANT TO BRG ME BACK, AND HOPEFULLY THEY {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 HOPE SO. I  LIKED SEEG YOU ON MY 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;}LM: OH, THANK YOU. I LIKE BEG ON TV. I LIKE BEG ON WORK {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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_169137" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="580"] LE MACFARLANE AND MATTHEW RHYS BROTHERS & SISTERS[/PTN]{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;}TELL ME, ’S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SCE BROTHERS & SISTERS WAS ON THE AIR, BUT SAFE TO SAY YOU STILL HEAR OM PEOPLE ABOUT THE SHOW?{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;}LM: I DO, Y. IT’S VERY NICE, Y. I HAD A REALLY NICE EXPERIENCE JT THE OTHER DAY. I WAS WALKG OUT OF AN DN WH THE TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT I HAD JT BEEN DNG AGAST, AND THIS LADY PASSED ME ON THE STREET, AND SHE SAID, ‘NO DISRPECT TO THE OTHER TWO OF YOU, BUT I JT HAVE TO SAY I’M SUCH A HUGE FAN OF LE.’ AND I TURNED TO THE PEOPLE BI ME, AND I SAID, ‘I SWEAR TO GOD, I DIDN’T TELL HER TO SAY 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;}IF THE RIGHT ROLE ME ALONG WOULD YOU WANT TO DO ANOTHER SERI LIKE BROTHERS & SISTERS OR ANOTHER DRAMA. I KNOW YOU DID A EDY [SATISFACTN] LAST 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;}LM: I DID AND THAT WAS A REALLY FUN EXPERIENCE. Y, I MEAN, YOU’RE ALWAYS LOOKG FOR THE OPPORTUNY AND KD OF HOPG…WE WERE SO BLSED WH BROTHERS & SISTERS. IT WAS JT SUCH A WONRFUL ROLE FOR ME AND SUCH A WONRFUL ST AND SHOW, BUT Y, I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO DO THAT AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHG ALONG, I KEEP HOPG FOR {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;}YOU’VE PLAYED A MIX OF GAY AND STRAIGHT ROL. HAVE YOU SEEN A CHANGE THE LAST FIVE OR TEN YEARS SCE WE HAVE OUT ACTORS LIKE NEIL PATRICK HARRIS PLAYG STRAIGHT ROL? YOU PLAYED A STRAIGHT ROLE ON SATISFACTN, FOR {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;}LM: THAT’S RIGHT AND I THK THAT THAT’S WHY I GOT TO ACTG, YOU KNOW, TO PLAY ALL KDS OF DIFFERENT ROL. Y, ’S REALLY EXCG, AND I THK THE OTHER FIELDS ARE OPENG UP. I THK MICHAEL SAM HAS BEEN JT A FASCATG AND AN AMAZG THG TO WATCH UNFOLD. Y, I REALLY DO BELIEVE ’S EASIER AND I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. IT’S GOG TO MAKE FOR A BETTER WORLD, A BETTER UNTRY, 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;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_169138" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="580"] MACFARLANE WH HIS SATISFACTN -STARS, RYAN BELLEVILLE & LEAH RENEE[/PTN]{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 WOULD YOUR ADVICE BE TO A YOUNG ACTOR, OR NOT EVEN YOUNG ACTOR, BUT SOMEBODY WHO WAS OUT THEIR PERSONAL LIFE BUT NOT THEIR PROFSNAL LIFE?{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;}LM: OH, GOD, JIM, THAT’S A HARD QUTN. IT’S SO PERSONAL. I WOULD SAY THAT MY TN BY MY FAY WAS VERY SPECIAL AND DIFFERENT AND ACCEPTG AND I DON’T KNOW IF THAT IS THE RIGHT THG FOR EVERYBODY, BEE EVERYBODY HAS DIFFERENT FAI AND DIFFERENT IENDS AND DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANC. YOU REALLY JT HAVE TO FIGURE OUT FOR YOURSELF, 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;}WHAT ELSE IS GOG ON WH YOU, LE, BIS THE NIGHT SHIFT?{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;}LM: I FILMED A NEW MOVIE FOR THE HALLMARK CHANNEL, WHICH IS A SORT OF ROMANTIC EDY SO I’M EXCED ABOUT THAT, AND I THK THAT’S G OUT LATER THE SUMMER, MAYBE AUGT…’S LLED THE MEMORY BOOK.  AND I HAVE MY FGERS CROSSED FOR ANOTHER TELEVISN {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;}ANYTHG THE PERSONAL LIFE WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT, ANY DATG OR MARRIAG OR ANYTHG GOG 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;}LM: ON MARRIAG AND DATG, NO. YOU KNOW, JIM, I NEVER TALK ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE. I’M A HEALTHY AND HAPPY {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;}THE NIGHT SHIFT AIRS TUDAYS AT 10PM ON {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

Go to gaystoryl. In the episo, Rick is brought to the hospal for more of a medil than personal reason and Drew is immediately not fortable havg his personal life crash up agast his profsnal life, where he's tried very hard to keep the fact that he's gay close to the Macfarlane plays Rick and the Brothers & Sisters alum talked to TheBacklot about the role, how gay upl the ary handle their relatnship, workg wh Fehr as well as what else he's been up to. I don’t thk necsarily anybody’s brgg them home to meet Mom and Dad, but like I said, ’s really a good reprentatn at least of a few of the gay, ary upl that I know that both happen to be enlisted.

DISNEY CHANNEL BREAKS GROUND WH FIRST GAY STORYLE

’ We know ’s okay theoretilly to be gay, but sometim you jt don’t want to be known or seen.