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☆ Eric McCormack, ‘Will & Grace’ star, says roles should go to best actors, irrespective of sexuality
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Actor Eric McCormack has weighed in on the debate around whether non-LGBT actors should be able to play gay characters. McCormack, who is straight but is best known for playing gay lawyer Will Truman in the NBC comedy series “Will & Grace,” said in an interview on British television Monday that he still hopes “the best person for the role” would be cast, regardless of their sexuality. Susanna Reid, a co-host on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” show, asked McCormack what he thought about straight actors playing gay characters. McCormack and "Will & Grace" co-star Debra Messing in June 2023 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images“That’s a tough one for me, because I didn’t become an actor so that I could play an actor,” said McCormack. It’s part of the gig.”“And I’ve always said: ‘If gay actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over,’” he added.

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☆ 'Frasier': First full trailer for reboot drops -- and it's new city, same Frasier
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Almost four decades after he first appeared on television screens, Frasier Crane is back–and he’s basically the same, albeit with a new skyline. The first full trailer for the reboot of the hit ’90s sitcom “Frasier” was released by Paramount+ on Thursday, offering more details of the series, which sees Kelsey Grammer return to play the titular character 30 years after the original show first aired. Set in Boston, the city in which the world was first introduced to Frasier, the trailer shows him attempting to reconnect with his now adult son Freddy, played by Jack Cutmore-Scott, and moving from Seattle in the hope of mending their relationship. Frasier (2023) | Official Trailer | Paramount+Ahead of the show’s much anticipated return on October 12, the trailer racked up more than a million views on YouTube within 24 hours of its release. This image released by Paramount+ shows Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane, left, Jess Salgueiro as Eve, center, and Jack Cutmore-Scott as Freddy.

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☆ Remember when Will Smith’s ‘Fresh Prince’ wardrobe broke boundaries?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Hanna Phifer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

(CNN) — Upon reflection, the odd couple sensibilities that captivated viewers of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” were in place even before the cameras started rolling. Smith's "Fresh Prince" fashions captured, and curated, the visual aesthetic of hip-hop culture. Uncle Phil, conversely, stuck closely to upper middle-class regalia, with suits, sweater vests, and golf polos. “You wore a dashiki and an afro.”Uncle Phil and Smith face off in a scene from the "Fresh Prince" episode "How I Spent My Summer Vacation." As DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Jeff Townes and Will Smith perform with backing dancers at the 1993 American Music Awards.

Persons: Bel, Will Smith, James Avery, ”, Smith, Avery, Philip Banks, Phil, Elena Romero, Chris Haston, Uncle Phil, ” Smith, “, Joseph Del Valle, ” Romero, Flash, Jazzy Jeff, Jeff Townes, Banks Organizations: CNN, ”, NBC, Civil, Black, Museum, FIT, Fashion Institute of Technology, Getty, Black American, ” Entertainment, ABC, Smith Locations: West Philadelphia, California, United States, New York, America

☆ ‘Frasier’ reboot teaser includes reworking of show’s classic theme music
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Frasier has reentered the building. More than two years after a reboot of the hit 90s sitcom “Frasier” was announced, a teaser for the new show, featuring a reworking of the classic theme music, was released by Paramount+ on Tuesday. Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane is joined by new cast members Jess Salgueiro and Jack Cutmore-Scott in the upcoming "Frasier" reboot. Toks Olagundoye will play Olivia, Alan’s colleague and head of the university psychology department; Jess Salguiero will play Freddy’s roommate, Eve; and Anders Keith will appear as Frasier’s nephew, David. “Frasier” premieres on Paramount+ on October 12.

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