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Tony Goldwyn is currently on Broadway portraying a gay man in the two-part legendary play which follows the struggles of three generations of gay men in the shadow of AIDS.
This isn&#;t the first time Goldwyn, who went on to star in ABC&#;s Scandal and the film Ghost, has portrayed a gay man. In the late s, he guest-starred on Designing Women as a young male dying of AIDS who asks the designers to intend his funeral.
He&#;s confronted by an disgusting bigot whose words, sadly, reflect what many people reflection at the day. Below an excerpt of the interview with NewNowNext is the complete episode and the second video is the most memorable scene.
You played the first gay character with AIDS on a primetime TV present in the Designing Women episode “Killing All the Right People.” What perform you recall about that experience?
I played a youthful guy who hires the women to design his funeral. It was a really great part for a guest star, and I was just getting started as an actor, so I was excited. [Designing Women creator] L
Tony Goldwyn began his career in the mid s with movies including Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and TV shows enjoy St. Elsewhere and Matlock. Through the decades, he’s remained extraordinarily prolific on TV, showing up in Murphy Brown, Lovecraft Country, Frasier, L.A. Law, The L Word, Scandal, and many more. On the big screen, he’s appeared in memorable films including Divergent, Nixon, Ghost, King Richard, and most recently, the Oscar favorite Oppenheimer.
Tony is set to participate the cast ofLaw & Order as Sam Waterston‘s replacement — he’ll form his first appearance on the show as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter on March 14, after Waterston’s final episode of Law & Order airs on February Behind the scenes of his busy career, Tony has been supported by his longtime wife, Jane Musky, since they married in
Keep reading to learn more about Tony and Jane’s decades long romance and marriage.
How Long Have Tony and Jane Been Married?
The couple met in the 80s and married in April
Tony Goldwyn Playing 1st Queer Characters w/ AIDS On Designing Women
From interview in (then watch episode below)
You played one of the first gay characters with AIDS on a primetime TV series in the Designing Women episode “Killing All the Right People.” What do you recall about that experience?
I played a young guy who hires the women to design his funeral. It was a really excellent part for a guest star, and I was just getting started as an actor, so I was excited. [Designing Women creator] Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, who wrote the episode, had lost her mother to AIDS from a blood transfusion, so it felt special and important and necessary. I knew it was groundbreaking, and I felt privileged to engage the part. But I was so young, so I don’t think I was really aware of the impact that it would have for people.
I remember how it felt to see a new gay man on TV, before I even had the language for it. Did you hear from many gay men about the episode?
Yes, but not really until years later. It surprised me. I did a show on Broadway about 10 years ago, and one of the dressers, a middle-
Sometimes ignoring bad advice is the best thing you could possibly do. Actor Tony Goldwyn learned that life lesson first-hand, when he took a role playing a gay character back in -- a move some reflection would ruin his career.
In a recent HuffPost Live interview, Goldwyn recalled playing Jeff Mitchell in “The Sum of Us” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival more than 20 years ago.
The act , which focused on the affair between a father and his gay son, quickly gained buzz and moved to New York to garner a wider audience. Goldwyn, who was starting to gain recognition, began to listen from many who tried to dissuade him from keeping the role.
“I got all of this advice [saying], ‘Yeah, but if you play a gay nature people are going to ponder you’re gay. This is really going to hurt your career. You have a chance to be a movie star, and you can’t do that,'” Goldwyn told host Ricky Camilleri.
Despite hearing so many voices of doubt, Goldwyn ignored the naysayers and stuck with the role.
“I thought to myself if I don’t have the courage to do something that I believe i