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  • Paula on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#12) Paula

    • Second Time Around
    "Glee" actress Jane Lynch is openly gay and a big supporter of gay rights. She played one half of a hilarious lesbian couple in the comedy Best in Show. She has played several straight characters, including helpfully horny Paula in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
  • Barney Stinson on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#3) Barney Stinson

    • How I Met Your Mother
    Actor Neil Patrick Harris is openly gay. He came out in 2006, saying, "I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love." He plays notorious womanizer Barney Stinson on "How I Met Your Mother."
  • The Tasteful Lady - Lily Tomlin on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#16) The Tasteful Lady - Lily Tomlin

    Lily Tomlin has played several straight characters throughout her career, including The Tasteful Lady on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In." Tomlin married her longtime partner Jane Wagner in 2013.
  • Darlene Conner on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#6) Darlene Conner

    Openly gay actress Sara Gilbert has played several straight characters, including Darlene Conner on "Roseanne." By the end of that series, Darlene was married. She is currently engaged to 4 Non Blondes frontwoman Linda Perry.
  • Harriet Hayes on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#21) Harriet Hayes

    • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
    Sarah Paulson played Harriet Hayes on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip."  She announced that she was in a relationship with Cherry Jones in 2007. The couple split in 2009.
  • Larry Harvey on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#28) Larry Harvey

    • American Horror Story
    Openly gay actor Denis O'Hare has played several straight characters throughout his career, including Larry Harvey on "American Horror Story."  He is married to Hugo Redwood, and the couple have one son.

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At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, actor Ben Whishaw said that he hopes to see more gay actors playing heterosexual roles, anyone can play any role equally. This is what it should be. For a long time, most people have been stubbornly thinking that gays should play gay roles, but looking back at the history of movies or TV shows, people will find that this opinion is very narrow. A number of gay actors played heterosexual characters, and their performances are not inferior to others.

The random tool could help you to know 29 famous straight characters that were played by gay actors, you may never realize the facts, including George O'Malley in Grey's Anatomy, Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City, etc.

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