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.
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.
I actually like working with the other three actors on the show.
I almost said no to the role, too.
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.
I had seen little clips here and there throughout my life of Jerry Lewis, but I never really sat down and watched what he did.
It's always fun to have people come on and platy with us and 99 per cent of the time they're fantastic, easy to work with and fun. But I miss just the four of us together - a lot.
No one could have ever dreamed about how well the show would do.
Nobody makes me laugh.
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.
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.
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.
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.
While the show does take the gay theme lightly it does not treat it disrespectfully.
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.
He was offered his own spinoff for his character Jack from Will & Grace, but he decided against it after seeing Matt LeBlanc's failure in Joey.
He currently resides in Los Angeles.
Sean was nominated for an Emmy in 2006 for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for
In 2004, he appeared in the film Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!.
Sean and the cast and crew of Will & Grace had to attend a sexual harrasment seminar, after which he dropped his pants and underwear in the parking lot and screamed "Does this constitute sexual harrassment?!"
He 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, however, he failed to receive a nomination.
He was born on the same day as actor Chris O'Donnell.
He drives a Toyota Camry.
He made his feature film debut in 1998 in the title role of the art-house hit Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss.
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.
He is 5' 11" in height.
He is good friends with Cher.
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