Suits Alum Neal McDonough Says Luke Perry Took Him in After Being Blacklisted by Hollywood
McDonough says the fallout cost him work, money and his home before allies helped revive his career with roles in major TV productions.
- Actor Neal McDonough revealed recently that refusing intimate scenes on screen damaged his Hollywood career, leading industry figures to label him a "religious nut" and resulting in his removal from the ABC drama Scoundrels.
- McDonough maintains a personal rule against filming romantic scenes with women other than his wife, Ruvé Robertson; his 2010 firing from Scoundrels stemmed from this faith-based boundary, after which colleagues perceived him as a "religious zealot."
- Late Beverly Hills, 90210 star Luke Perry provided crucial support when McDonough "lost everything" during this period, offering him his Hancock Park home after spotting him struggling at a premiere.
- McDonough rebuilt his career after producer Graham Yost cast him in the FX series Justified, followed by roles in Yellowstone and Tulsa King, and he recently appeared in The Last Rodeo while maintaining his boundaries.
- Despite these challenges, McDonough expresses no regrets, describing his wife as his "good luck charm" who helped him navigate industry difficulties while prioritizing his convictions over Hollywood approval.
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‘Religious nut bag’: Actor says Hollywood blacklisted him for beliefs, fired him for refusing to kiss co-star
Actor Neal McDonough has revealed that he was blackballed from Hollywood for many years because people assumed he was a “religious nut bag.” McDonough, an open Republican, revealed this during a Fox News interview while talking about how he was once written out of a TV series because of his refusal to perform sex scenes and kiss his female co-star. “I was, you know, fired from a show because I wouldn’t kiss a woman,” he said. “No one would hire …
‘Religious nut bag’: Actor says Hollywood blacklisted him for beliefs, fired him for refusing to kiss co-star · American Wire News
Actor Neal McDonough has revealed that he was blackballed from Hollywood for many years because people assumed he was a “religious nut bag.” McDonough, an open Republican, revealed this during a Fox News interview while talking about how he was once written out of a TV series because of his refusal to perform sex scenes and kiss his female co-star. “I was, you know, fired from a show because I wouldn’t kiss a woman,” he said. “No one would hire …
The interpreter, known as ‘Desperate Women’ or ‘Minority Report’, explains in an interview that in the industry they came to consider him a ‘religious fanatic’, which ended up affecting his life and career and aggravating his alcoholism.
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