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(#14) Alan Cumming
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Alan Cumming has played several straight characters in his career, including Joe Therrian in The Anniversary Party. He married his partner, Grant Shaffer, in 2007, and the couple renewed their vows in 2012.
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(#21) Russell Tovey
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Openly gay actor Russell Tovey is best known for playing straight werewolf George Sands on "Being Human." The character has had several romantic relationships and was engaged to Julia Beckett at the start of the series.
Tovey has stated that he had a very difficult time being accepted by his family after he came out.
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(#15) T. R. Knight
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Openly gay actor T.R. Knight played the straight character Dr. George O'Malley on "Grey's Anatomy." Infamously, Knight's "Grey's" co-star Isaiah Washington was fired after he used a homophobic slur. Knight married his partner, Patrick Leahy, in 2013.
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(#23) Lily Tomlin
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Lily Tomlin has played several straight characters throughout her career, including Vivian Jaffe in I Heart Huckabees. Tomlin married her longtime partner Jane Wagner in 2013.
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(#22) Meredith Baxter
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Meredith Baxter came out in an interview on the "Today Show" in 2009. She is best known for playing married mother of three Elyse Keaton on the family comedy "Family Ties." Baxter married her partner, Nancy Locke, in 2013.
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(#2) John Mahoney
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John Mahoney does not speak publicly about his personal life, but it is widely believed that the actor is gay. He has played many straight characters in his career, including the twice-married Martin Crane on "Frasier."
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We all would like to see more gay actors playing different roles, anyone can play any role equally, this is what it should be. For a long time, a narrow opinion is that gays should play gay roles,. Looking back at the history, a number of gay actors got great achievements which have nothing to do with their gender orientation, they played not only straight characters, and their performances are not inferior to anyone.
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