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‘Melrose Place’ Actor Doug Savant Explains Why He Dodged Questions About Being Straight While Playing Gay Character On TV
'Melrose Place's Doug Savant recalls why he evaded questions regarding his sexuality while playing gay character Matt Fielding on the teen drama.
Melrose Place ‘s Doug Savant recalls why he evaded questions regarding his sexuality while playing gay character Matt Fielding on the ’90s sudsy teen drama, saying he “felt a responsibility” to not distance himself from his on-screen portrayal. “I think the most shocking revelation was when the call is coming from inside the house,” Savant began telling former co-stars — wife Laura Leighton, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Daphne Zuniga — on the Still The Place podcast about what it was like playing a gay character as a straight man amid a television landscape still lacking diversity. To their credit, Savant said Spelling, Star and Fox “should be applauded” for proceeding with Matt as a character in the face of letter campaigning orchestrated by the Christian Coalition and Moral Majority calling for advertising boycotts of the show.
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