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Darren Criss will no longer play LGBT characters
Darren Criss says he will no longer approve LGBT scripts because he doesn't yearn to deprive homosexual actors of roles.
The actor, who is straight, is well-known for playing the gay character of Andrew Cunanan in American Crime Story: The Assassination Of Gianni Versace.
"I wish to make sure I won't be another straight young man taking a male lover man's role," he told Bustle magazine.
He said it's been "a joy" acting in gay roles but no longer feels comfortable doing so, which is "unfortunate".
Previous to American Crime Story, he was mostly established for his portrayal of gay pupil Blaine Anderson in Glee.
"There are certain roles that I'll see that are just wonderful," he explained.
"But I crave to make sure I won't be another straight lad taking a homosexual man's role."
The debate over who has a right to play certain characters was reignited earlier this year when Scarlett Johansson dropped out of playing a transgender nature following a backlash.
Sir Ian McKellen is among those critical of Hollywood's attitude to
Why Darren Criss Says He Identifies as "Culturally Queer"
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Darren Criss is expressing his gratitude to the queer community.
The Glee alum reflected on his portrayal of Blaine Anderson in the series, sharing how playing an openly gay character "was a narrative that I cared deeply about."
"I have been so culturally queer my whole life," he admitted during a panel at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo on April 28. "Not because I'm trying—you understand, actually, I was going to say, ‘not because I'm trying to be cool,' but I'm going to erase that. I am trying to be chilly. The things in my existence that I have tried to emulate, learn from and be inspired by are 100 percent queer as f--k."
Darren—who identifies as straight and shares Bluesy Belle, 12 months, with wife Mia Swier and are expecting a second—recalled it was often people within queer communities who inspired him growing up.
"And I'd declare that's a gross generalization," he admitted but added, "That's a lot of things and a lot of people. But I grew up in Sa
The celebrities are bored. Coronavirus is everywhere. No one is putting on desire gowns to travel stand on red carpets unless you are a star who attended the CMAs, and so if you aren’t, maybe you’re making like Kevin McHale, who played Artie on Glee and is now responding to “viral Twitter prompts” because what else is there to do?
The “viral” prompt, posed by CNN’s Nathan McDermott (who?), asks the simple question “what is something that ISN’T gay but still FEELS male lover to you?” This is a recent and spicy riff on yet anOTHER viral tweet prompt that asks the same question, but about racist things, and that thread is much more interesting and hilarious to me, but that’s not what I’m talking about today. I am talking about Kevin McHale from Glee responding to a tweet from a CNN man about Darren Criss seeming gay, but not actually being male lover.
I’m not going to comment on whether or not Darren Criss “feels” gay to me, because it’s simply not my place. I will state that the most stressful part about Darren Criss’s entire existence is the fact that he became famous-ish by doing that Harry Potter thing; personally he is known to me for being from San Francisco, and for the fact
Darren Criss Is Straight, But Considers Himself 'Culturally Queer'
Darren Criss identifies as straight, but he’s played a lot of same-sex attracted roles: Blaine in Glee, Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, and Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Obviously, this has put him smack dab in the middle of the “should straight actors play queer?” conversation.
Back in 2018, Darren made headlines for saying he didn’t wanna be “another straight boy taking a gay man’s role.” People took this to mean he was swearing off LGBTQIA+ roles forever. Several months later, Darren told the Independent that he was misquoted and “never said this.” He added that he’d been “shit on” for accepting queer roles, and had turned “plenty” down because he didn’t think he could add value to them.
Let’s cut to this past weekend, shall we? Darren was at the Chicago Comic & Fun Expo, and he was asked about Glee. Specifically, what was it love portraying the groundbreaking bond between his character and Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer)? Darren replied, via Entertainmen