"Steven me up wh this ia for a character who was openly and unapologetilly gay.
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- ‘NYPD BLUE’ STAR BILL BROCHTP ON HOW STEVEN BOCH PNEERED GAY CHARACTERS ON TV
- BILL BROCHTP, ACTOR BEHD <EM>NYPD BLUE</EM>'S 'GAY TEMP' CHARACTER, STILL AT WORK HOLLYWOOD (AUDIO)
- NYPD BLUE TRODUC NEW GAY CHARACTER
‘NYPD BLUE’ STAR BILL BROCHTP ON HOW STEVEN BOCH PNEERED GAY CHARACTERS ON TV
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. He me up wh this ia for a character who was very openly gay and unapologetilly so, and he wanted to show that ntrast to Det.
He gave me nfince that I uld do this and have a reer — not only as an openly gay guy but as an actor general.
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BILL BROCHTP, ACTOR BEHD <EM>NYPD BLUE</EM>'S 'GAY TEMP' CHARACTER, STILL AT WORK HOLLYWOOD (AUDIO)
Openly gay actor Bill BrochtpMost famo for his role as the "gay temp" and then a seri regular for 10 years on televisn's NYPD Blue, actor Bill Brochtp is still at work and n be seen on the WIGS seri Kendra and Showtime's Dexter and Shamels, and perdilly on stage.
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