Posted on 01/09/2019 10:41:35 AM PST by Red Badger
Actor Neal McDonough recently revealed the shocking reason he was fired by ABC from their hit 2010 television series, “Scoundrels.”
He refused to do sex scenes with co-star Virginia Madsen. Apparently being a “one woman guy” isn’t a hip thing in Hollywood.
“I was [surprised], and it was a horrible situation for me,” the actor recently told Closer Weekly. “After that, I couldn’t get a job because everybody thought I was this religious zealot. I am very religious. I put God and family first, and me second. That’s what I live by. It was hard for a few years.”
Deadline.com previously reported McDonough, now 52, was suddenly replaced with David James Elliott three days into the filming of the series and was poised to lose “as much as $1 million in paydays.” The New York Daily News added the network’s decision to replace McDonough was a shocker because he is known for refusing sex scenes due to his religious beliefs.
At the time, ABC explained the move was simply a casting change.
McDonough has been married to model Ruvé Robertson since 2003 and the couple shares five children. McDonough told the magazine that he’s so dedicated to his wife that he still refuses to do love scenes with other actresses.
“I won’t kiss any other woman because these lips are meant for one woman,” he declared.
McDonough told Closer Weekly he had no regrets ditching love scenes with his on-screen wife Nicollette Sheridan in “Desperate Housewives.” McDonough appeared in that series from 2008 until 2009.
“When [creator] Marc Cherry signed me, I said, ‘I’m sure you know, but I won’t kiss anybody,’” recalled McDonough. “He was like, ‘But this is ‘Desperate Housewives!’ I said, ‘I know.’ He paused for about five seconds and said, ‘All right, I’m just going to have to write better.’ And we had a great time.”
This McDonough guy is a class act, isn’t he? Wow. To hear someone talk so highly of their wife and their family relationship who works in Hollywood is absolutely refreshing.
The entertainment industry has garnered a reputation for being a cesspool of liberal thought and belief, where being a person of faith or espousing conservative views could land you in hot water. The fact that there is an increasing presence of Christians in Hollywood, working in mainstream entertainment, is very encouraging.
Here’s to many more happy, faithful years of marriage for McDonough and his bride.
I blame ‘The Graduate’..........................
He was good as the bad guy in the series Justified.
This guy has always bugged me because of his eyes. I see him in a whole different light now. Thanks for posting!
Too many times people can’t separate the actor from the part..................
I am old. My wife said something similar about Ann Margret 30 years ago.
Yep. This has been going on with Neal for 10 years so it didnt surprise me. There was one time he was at the Hollywood republicans meeting and that was one of those days i couldnt make it.
Been a long time since I've seen anyone else use that.
‘I’m sure you know, but I won’t kiss anybody,’” recalled McDonough. “He was like, ‘But this is ‘Desperate Housewives!’ I said, ‘I know.’ He paused for about five seconds and said, ‘All right, I’m just going to have to write better.
That was the problem from the other series: I’m just going to have to write better.
Their writer could not write better.
#16 er... what happened? ! :(
She aged 9 years from her 'Scoundrels' days.
“It is more likely he will be told to do a sex scene with another man”
Neal McDonough played a role somewhat like this but without actually depicting the sex:
https://justified.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Quarles
The backstory on his character was that his drug-dealer father pimped him out to other men when he was a teenager. As an adult he appears to have a sadomasochistic homosexual interest, though it is a bit ambiguous. But I think he did appear partially nude in this role. In the story (Justified Season 3) he is a ruthless organized crime leader who apparently kidnaps and tortures a young man as part of this persona.
I was surprised to see that he has this commitment when it comes to kissing, especially knowing how gritty his role as Quarles was. However, the role does not portray homosexuality as normative. I’m glad that he is among the few professionals in Hollywood who has some strict moral standards he lives by. We could use a lot more like him.
“It is more likely he will be told to do a sex scene with another man”
Neal McDonough played a role somewhat like this but without actually depicting the sex:
https://justified.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Quarles
The backstory on his character was that his drug-dealer father pimped him out to other men when he was a teenager. As an adult he appears to have a sadomasochistic homosexual interest, though it is a bit ambiguous. But I think he did appear partially nude in this role. In the story (Justified Season 3) he is a ruthless organized crime leader who apparently kidnaps and tortures a young man as part of this persona.
I was surprised to see that he has this commitment when it comes to kissing, especially knowing how gritty his role as Quarles was. However, the role does not portray homosexuality as normative. I’m glad that he is among the few professionals in Hollywood who has some strict moral standards he lives by. We could use a lot more like him.
yes going back to what is really important
AMDG
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