Are the actors from fellow travelers gay
The wins and flaws of 'Fellow Travelers,' a show about two queer men over 4 decades
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
The recent series "Fellow Travelers" follows two gay men over the course of four decades, from the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s through the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. At the start of their relationship in 1953, both men work for the federal government in Washington, D.C. They live under the constant threat of exposure, even when they find themselves in the seemingly safe space of one of D.C.'s underground gay bars.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "FELLOW TRAVELERS")
UNIDENTIFIED Star #1: (As character) Hey, buster. See that red line on the cash register there? That comes on, you better construct 12 inches of daylight between you and your friend right here and do it fast - only takes three seconds for the cops to come downstairs.
SUMMERS: Glen Weldon is host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, and he's here to talk about "Fellow Travelers." Hi, Glen.
GLEN WELDON, BYLINE: Hey, Juana.
SUMMERS: So, Glen, I mean, this sounds like a phenomenal setup for a exhibit. Tell us a petite bit more about the two main characters.
WELDON: Good, they're played by Matt Bomer from "White Co
‘Fellow Travelers’ Star Matt Bomer On The Growing Representation Of Gay Actors On TV And ‘White Collar’ Reboot Script: “It Pays Tribute And Homage To Willie Garson In A Way That I Was Content With”
Actor and executive producer Matt Bomer has earned his second Emmy nomination, this second for his role as the lovelorn State Department official Hawk Fuller on Showtime’s Fellow Travelers.
Created by Ron Nyswaner, based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, Fellow Travelers is a love story and political thriller, chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Bomer plays Fuller, a man with a successful career in politics who generally avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets the dreamy Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey). The two begin a passion just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” kicking off one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades, we follow the pair as they cross paths through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco hedonism of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of
In ‘Fellow Travelers,’ Ron Nyswaner Writes About Gay Being In the 1950s. He Also Writes About Himself.
When Fellow Travelers author Ron Nyswaner thinks assist to filming the series, he chokes up. The tears begin to flow as the writer-producer recalls being on set and making history with a series starring four openly gay actors — playing gay characters — along with four proud LGBTQ executive producers working behind the scenes.
“There was a mission to what we were doing on Fellow Travelers,” Nyswaner tells The Hollywood Reporter. “To do right by the people who suffered and who were persecuted, who lost their lives during the Lavender Scare, and do right by the people who died of AIDS and to honor them. It was sacred in a way.
“[Jonathan Bailey] said it to the crew on his last late hours, when he wrapped. I get choked up,” Nyswaner says, pausing for a second as his eyes water. “He said, ‘It’ll never be like this again.’ And that’s how we all felt.”
In Fellow Travelers, Bailey and Matt Bomer celestial body in the roles of Tim and Hawk, male political staffers who descend in love in the 1950s when gay
Catching up with the cast of Showtime's 'Fellow Travelers'
One of the most talked about shows of the fall season this year has been Showtime’s “Fellow Travelers.”
The historical adoration follows the lives of two homosexual men who first meet during the height of McCarthyism in the 1950s and spans decades through the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
The limited series premiered in October and stars openly gay actors Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin and Noah Ricketts.
On Monday, the show even scored two Golden Globe nominations: optimal limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television, and best performance by a male thespian in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television for Matt Bomer’s work on the show.
NY1’s “On Stage” host Frank DiLella recently had the chance to sit down with the show’s four stars, who said it’s been an honor to reveal a story that focuses so much on LGBTQ history.
Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey on Being Gay and Playing Gay in ‘Fellow Travelers,’ and Those Milk and Toe-Sucking Scenes
“Johnny B! Johnny B!” Matt Bomer exclaims as he logs in to Zoom to join his Fellow Travelers co-star, Jonathan Bailey, to do press for their critically acclaimed Showtime limited series.
“Hey, Matty Mo,” Bailey replies.
The actors spent about six months filming the eight-episode series — so, of course, they’ve established a playful bond. On this particular day, they’ve even given each other nicknames.
“I don’t think I’ve ever called Matt ‘Matty Mo’ in my life,” a smiling Bailey says.
“I love Matty Mo,” Bomer replies. “Listen, I love Matty Mo. I appreciate it.”
Bomer and Bailey built a brotherhood and onscreen rapport for the historical sentimental drama about two male political staffers who drop in love at the height of the Lavender Scare, a time when homosexuals were banned from holding positions in the federal government. The series — based on Thomas Mallon’s 2007 novel of the same name — follows their