Gay guy on will and grace

The resolutely private actor recently gave his. Now in a recent interview with People, the man behind "Just Jack", Sean Hayes, has opened up about his past and struggles coming out. Share this with family and friends. Worried that he might be typecast for being an openly gay actor playing a flamboyantly gay character, Hayes refused to discuss his sexuality in public until , four years after Will and Grace had come to an end.

Follow SBS Voices. Jack McFarland is a fictional character from the hit TV show Will & Grace, which first aired in Jack is portrayed as a flamboyant and comedic gay man who is also one of the closest friends of Will Truman, another gay character on the show. Eric McCormack is very familiar with straight actors playing queer roles.

Gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Eric McCormack identifies as heterosexual and played the role of a gay man on Will & Grace across 11 seasons, eight in its original run and three in its revival. Times may have changed since Hayes' coming out but the actor knew that despite appearances, there are still many people struggling with coming out much like he did.

Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen. Check out the full interview with People here. While the character he plays is louder-than-life and the embodiment of living a proud life, Hayes struggled with coming to terms with his sexuality, even down to his early interests in theatre.

The actor said during a Monday appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain reported by Out magazine. I'm not bright enough, I don't have the DNA to be a spokesperson for any kind of group of people'," he said. SBS On Demand. He tried, and I'll never forget that. Hayes came out to his family when he was years-old at Thanksgiving.

A gay character based on a real person has been rewritten as straight to be 'more relatable'. When one of his brothers discovered he was going to be in a school play, Hayes felt like he had been found out. McCormack became a household name when he starred as gay lawyer Will Truman on the groundbreaking sitcom Will & Grace.

The actor recently was. He also noted that after his mum began to have relationships and friendships with queer people her attitudes started to evolve, she began to realise there wasn't that much difference, and after a while became "so supportive and awesome".

SBS News. Still, Hayes' managed to get support from his family in subtle ways. X Twitter. After all that, Hayes just wanted people to know more than anything, queer people are just as uninteresting as straight people. Karen, Will, Grace, and Jack see Beverley as a closeted gay man.

Sean Hayes, who played flamboyant Jack McFarland on NBC's Will and Grace for eight years, has publicly confirmed his sexuality for the first time. Published 11 January pm. Jack McFarland has kicked the door open and dramatically slid right back into our hearts with the Will and Grace revival.

He is often seen with a younger attractive man named Benji who appears to be his lover, but Beverley tries to pass him off as a "business associate". Share this with family and friends Copy link. Craig McLachlan sexual assault allegations throw a spotlight on acting boundaries.

McCormack, who is straight, played protagonist Will, who is gay, on NBC’s beloved Will & Grace. This isn't the first time Hayes has discussed his sexuality, in a interview with Playbill magazine Hayes regretted not being more visibly out during his stint on Will and Grace 's first run.

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