‘There are plenty of straight actors who have played gay characters brilliantly,’ said the actor
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- BIG BANG THEORY’S JIM PARSONS WEIGHS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS: ‘THE FIGHT IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTS ARE OPEN TO ALL ACTORS’
- ARE ANY OF THE ST OF THE BIG BANG THEORY GAY?
- ‘BIG BANG THEORY’S’ JIM PARSONS OUT AS GAY
BIG BANG THEORY’S JIM PARSONS WEIGHS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS: ‘THE FIGHT IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTS ARE OPEN TO ALL ACTORS’
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ARE ANY OF THE ST OF THE BIG BANG THEORY GAY?
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‘BIG BANG THEORY’S’ JIM PARSONS OUT AS GAY
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