There had been other gay characters on TV seri before public admistrative assistant John Irv on ABC's "NYPD Blue," but perhaps none to whom the dience had so quickly and easily warmed. Wh his sweet se and peppy attu, Bill Brochtp, the openly gay blond wh boy-next-door good...
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- ‘NYPD BLUE’ STAR BILL BROCHTP ON HOW STEVEN BOCH PNEERED GAY CHARACTERS ON TV
- WITH AN EYE ON . . . : BEG GAY THE ‘NYPD’: BILL BROCHTP FDS THE RIGHT REALY CHECK
- BILL BROCHTP, ACTOR BEHD <EM>NYPD BLUE</EM>'S 'GAY TEMP' CHARACTER, STILL AT WORK HOLLYWOOD (AUDIO)
‘NYPD BLUE’ STAR BILL BROCHTP ON HOW STEVEN BOCH PNEERED GAY CHARACTERS ON TV
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"Steven me up wh this ia for a character who was openly and unapologetilly gay. I’m the one who said, “Is this OK to have a gay guy on televisn? There were no gay characters on TV at the time.
WITH AN EYE ON . . . : BEG GAY THE ‘NYPD’: BILL BROCHTP FDS THE RIGHT REALY CHECK
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BILL BROCHTP, ACTOR BEHD <EM>NYPD BLUE</EM>'S 'GAY TEMP' CHARACTER, STILL AT WORK HOLLYWOOD (AUDIO)
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