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 And I`d like to believe that`s true, you know, kind of showing gay people in this kind of light and - where it`s not about that, it`s just about the characters for the first time, like those shows were. Through that, I got to know Jerry`s work, and I am definitely his number-one fan right now, which is interesting because it usually works the other way around: you usually create a project based on your hero.
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You don`t have a face to work with, so your voice has to do all the work until you see the animation. So, a lot of it I had to pull back because it was too big.
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No one could have ever dreamed about how well the show would do.
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If you see a movie and I`m in it, and the first thing you think of is who I`m sleeping with, then you`re not watching the performance; you`re watching the personality.
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Nobody makes me laugh.
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When you see me play Jack, I want you to believe that that`s a gay character. After Will & Grace" (1998) is over, when I play a straight character, I want you to believe that, too." - Etcetera interview
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I got one letter at the very beginning, like, in the first season, saying - from a woman who was very religious, very Christian, saying how wrong she thought the show was, but she thinks it`s the funniest show on television.
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The writers have slowly taken the show, with subjects other gay shows have dived right into, slowly. It was over a year before Will even started to date.
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Slowly, people are seeing outside the box and realizing that I became an actor to play other roles, not just one role for the rest of my life.
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But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I would be working with - I would have been a fool to turn it down just because the role for me was another gay role.
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Being an actor, the less people know about my personal life, the more open-minded they can be about each role I play.
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I actually like working with the other three actors on the show.
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They might have a long way to go before truly accepting gay people into their lives, but they have accepted the show into their living rooms each and every week.
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When I came out of my mom`s womb, I had `sitcom` stamped on my forehead.
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Trivia
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2004 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film The Cat in the Hat (2003), however, he failed to receive a nomination.
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Wanted to start a spin off series of "_Will & Grace_1998_, but after seeing what happened to Joey on NBC, he decided against it.
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The first thing he bought after he made some money was a concert grand piano.
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He saved a man's life in 2001. Courtney Cunninghan, 33, reported that two men stopped him near the driveway of his Los Angeles home, and then robbed him and shot him in the leg. Hayes who was driving in L.A.'s mid-Wilshire district when he noticed Cunningham lying in the street. The actor then pulled over to help the victim, ripping off his shirt and pressing it against Cunningham's wound to stop the bleeding. He then called 911 on his cell phone and waited for paramedics to arrive.
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He is the youngest of the "Will & Grace" (1998) cast.
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Drives a Toyota Camry.
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Won the 2006 SAG award for an Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Jack McFarland on "Will & Grace" (1998). He was also nominated in 2005, but lost out to "Monk" (2002) actor Tony Shalhoub.
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Close friends with actress Rosa Blasi; attended her wedding to Giants Fullback Jim Finn on February 14, 2004.
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As a teenager, Sean Hayes was an extra in Winona Ryder's first movie Lucas (1986) -- filmed at Sean's High School in Glen Ellyn, Ill.
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Attended Illinois State University in 1992, where he studied music and theatre.
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Classically trained pianist.
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Born on the same day as actor Chris O'Donnell.
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