“Will & Grace” star Eric McCormack says straight actors should be able to play gay characters just like he did on the popular NBC sitcom.
The 60-year-old actor was asked his thoughts on the debate which is currently raging in Hollywood. Some individuals believe that only people who identify as LGBTQ should get those parts. Not everyone agrees.
“That’s a tough one for me because I didn’t become an actor so that I could play an actor,” McCormack said on Good Morning Britain, per Deadline. “There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the gig.”
The actor added another counterpoint, saying, “If gay actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over. So this is what we do.”
McCormack became a household name starring in the Emmy Award-winning “Will & Grace” (1998 – 2006). The actor played Will…
