Mark Ruffalo Reveals His Inial Concerns Over Takg On A Gay Role In ‘The Normal Heart’ - Towleroad Gay News

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• MARK RUFFALO REVEALS HIS INIAL CONCERNS OVER TAKG ON A GAY ROLE ‘THE NORMAL HEART’
• MARK RUFFALO WAS SCHOOLED BY ‘NORMAL HEART’S’ PNEERG GAY PLAYWRIGHT
• MARK RUFFALO JT LEARNED ABOUT HIS GAY RELATNSHIP WH ROBERT DOWNEY {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;}CELEBRIBY CHRIS SPARGOAPRIL 17, 2013/5:03 PMBY CHRIS SPARGOAPRIL 17, 2013 / 5:03 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARK RUFFALO JT LEARNED ABOUT HIS GAY RELATNSHIP WH ROBERT DOWNEY JR.","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-04-17T21:03:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-04-17T21:03:28.000+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":"CHRIS SPARGO","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{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_97053" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="500"] LOVE IS A BETIFUL THG.[/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;}MARK RUFFALO IS NOT A HUGE FAN OF THE INTER SEEMS, AND HAS NEVER REALLY GOOGLED HIMSELF, SO ONE REPORTER OM VULTURE TOOK THE CHANCE TO TRODUCE MR. RUFFALO TO "SCIENCE BROS" WHEN HE PICKED UP AN ACTIVISM AWARD AT THE ANNUAL RIVERKEEPER'S FISHERMEN'S BALL LAST NIGHT. "SCIENCE BROS" WHICH, FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT NOW, PICTS THE HOMOEROTIC RELATNSHIP BETWEEN BCE BANNER (MARK RUFFALO) AND TONY STARK (ROBERT DOWNEY JR.). AND MARK LOVED {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 FACT, HE LOVED SO MUCH HE ULDN'T STOP GIGGLG AND STARG AT THE PHOTOS (WE GOT THE ABOVE ONE OM HERE), TO THE POT WHERE HIS PUBLICIST GOT NCERNED. NOT SO MUCH BEE OF THE LGHG, BUT BEE SHE SAW HER CLIENT LOOKG AT HOMOEROTIC {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;}AFTER ASKG MARK IF THOSE DRAWGS WERE OF HIM (AND PROBABLY EAKG OUT), HE TOLD HER; "Y! IT'S ME AND ROBERT! LOOK AT THIS! THERE'S THOANDS OF THEM! IT'S LLED THE SCIENCE BROS. THIS IS AWOME. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF . WHY HASN'T ANYONE TOLD ME 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;}HE WENT ON TO SAY; "I ENDORSE 100 PERCENT. YOU KNOW WHAT IS? IT'S OPEN-SOURCE CREATIVY."{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;}A HOTTIE WH A SENSE OF HUMOR. IF ONLY HE WERE REALLY 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;}BRILLIANT DOVE EXPERIMENT US SKETCH ARTIST TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

MARK RUFFALO REVEALS HIS INIAL CONCERNS OVER TAKG ON A GAY ROLE ‘THE NORMAL HEART’

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MARK RUFFALO WAS SCHOOLED BY ‘NORMAL HEART’S’ PNEERG GAY PLAYWRIGHT

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MARK RUFFALO JT LEARNED ABOUT HIS GAY RELATNSHIP WH ROBERT DOWNEY {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;}CELEBRIBY CHRIS SPARGOAPRIL 17, 2013/5:03 PMBY CHRIS SPARGOAPRIL 17, 2013 / 5:03 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARK RUFFALO JT LEARNED ABOUT HIS GAY RELATNSHIP WH ROBERT DOWNEY JR.","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-04-17T21:03:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-04-17T21:03:28.000+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":"CHRIS SPARGO","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{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_97053" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="500"] LOVE IS A BETIFUL THG.[/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;}MARK RUFFALO IS NOT A HUGE FAN OF THE INTER SEEMS, AND HAS NEVER REALLY GOOGLED HIMSELF, SO ONE REPORTER OM VULTURE TOOK THE CHANCE TO TRODUCE MR. RUFFALO TO "SCIENCE BROS" WHEN HE PICKED UP AN ACTIVISM AWARD AT THE ANNUAL RIVERKEEPER'S FISHERMEN'S BALL LAST NIGHT. "SCIENCE BROS" WHICH, FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT NOW, PICTS THE HOMOEROTIC RELATNSHIP BETWEEN BCE BANNER (MARK RUFFALO) AND TONY STARK (ROBERT DOWNEY JR.). AND MARK LOVED {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 FACT, HE LOVED SO MUCH HE ULDN'T STOP GIGGLG AND STARG AT THE PHOTOS (WE GOT THE ABOVE ONE OM HERE), TO THE POT WHERE HIS PUBLICIST GOT NCERNED. NOT SO MUCH BEE OF THE LGHG, BUT BEE SHE SAW HER CLIENT LOOKG AT HOMOEROTIC {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;}AFTER ASKG MARK IF THOSE DRAWGS WERE OF HIM (AND PROBABLY EAKG OUT), HE TOLD HER; "Y! IT'S ME AND ROBERT! LOOK AT THIS! THERE'S THOANDS OF THEM! IT'S LLED THE SCIENCE BROS. THIS IS AWOME. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF . WHY HASN'T ANYONE TOLD ME 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;}HE WENT ON TO SAY; "I ENDORSE 100 PERCENT. YOU KNOW WHAT IS? IT'S OPEN-SOURCE CREATIVY."{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;}A HOTTIE WH A SENSE OF HUMOR. IF ONLY HE WERE REALLY 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;}BRILLIANT DOVE EXPERIMENT US SKETCH ARTIST TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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