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Eric James McCormack is a Canadian-American actor who portrayed Will Truman in Will & Grace.

Will Truman

Casting

Having played gay characters several times in his career on theater and film, McCormack did not have a problem with portraying Will and thought his character could become a "poster boy for some gay movement", like how Ellen DeGeneres became a spokesperson with her character in Ellen.^[1] He auditioned in December 1997^[2] and John Barrowman, who is openly gay was also one of the frontrunners for the role.

Being the first actor to be cast, McCormack admitted thinking he was perfect for the role. "At the end of the audition, Max Mutchnick, co-creator and executive producer of the show said 'That was perfect. Just to let you know, you never have to be more gay than that.'"^[3] He explained that when he first read the script, "what hit me immediately was that this was me. I mean, sexual orientation aside, Will was so much like me. He's a great host, he's relatively funny and he has great friends and he's a good friend to them ... the gay issue just wasn't really a big thing."^[4]

Portrayal

For his portrayal of Will Truman, McCormack gained international acclaim and the role was met with positive reactions for its "revolutionary" portrayal of a successful and likable gay character.^[5]

Awards & Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
1999	Viewers For Quality Television Awards	Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series	Nominated
	OFTA Awards	Best Actor in a New Comedy Series	Nominated
	OFTA Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Won
2000	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy	Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy	Nominated
	Viewers For Quality Television Awards	Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series	Nominated
	OFTA Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2001	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Won
	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (with Sean Hayes, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally)	Won
	Teen Choice Award	Television Choice Actor	Nominated
	TV Guide Awards	Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series	Nominated
	OFTA Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Won
2002	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy	Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (with Hayes, Messing, and Mullally)	Nominated
	OFTA Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2003	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy	Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (with Hayes, Messing, and Mullally)	Nominated
	OFTA Awards	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2004	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy	Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (with Hayes, Messing, and Mullally)	Nominated
2005	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (with Hayes, Messing, and Mullally)	Nominated
	Gold Derby TV Awards	Comedy Lead Actor	Nominated
2006	Gold Derby TV Awards	Comedy Lead Actor	Nominated

Notes

McCormack is the third member of the main cast to win an Emmy for Will & Grace. He won in 2001, following Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally in 2000. Debra Messing completed the list in 2003.
McCormack made a special guest appearance on Debra Messing's police drama series The Mysteries of Laura in February 2015.

Media

Photos

Videos

Eric McCormack and Gina G - Don't go breaking my heart	Eric McCormack on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (2012)
Eric McCormack wins 2001 Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	The Concert I Never Gave Trailer (2016)

External links

Official website
Eric McCormack at the Internet Broadway Database
Eric McCormack at the Internet Movie Database
Eric McCormack at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

References

↑ Pergament, Alan (December 15, 1998). "New Time, Fine Line For Will & Grace". The Buffalo News. pp. C5.
↑ Will & Grace: Premiere || Eric McCormack - "Will Truman" Interview || SocialNews.XYZ
↑ McLean, Gareth (2003-06-09). "Whatever you Will". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
↑ Thompson, Kevin (1998-09-21). "He's Gay, She's Not". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1D.
↑ Gene Wang (February 22, 2017) Original run of ‘Will & Grace’ was revolutionary but problematic; reboot needs to portray queer characters fairly and realistically. The Daily Orange. Retrieved September 9, 2017

[1] Pergament, Alan (December 15, 1998). "New Time, Fine Line For Will & Grace". The Buffalo News. pp. C5.

[2] Will & Grace: Premiere || Eric McCormack - "Will Truman" Interview || SocialNews.XYZ

[3] McLean, Gareth (2003-06-09). "Whatever you Will". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-07-27.

[4] Thompson, Kevin (1998-09-21). "He's Gay, She's Not". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1D.

[5] Gene Wang (February 22, 2017) Original run of ‘Will & Grace’ was revolutionary but problematic; reboot needs to portray queer characters fairly and realistically. The Daily Orange. Retrieved September 9, 2017

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+}}'''Eric James McCormack''' is a Canadian-American actor who portrayed [[Will Truman]] in [[Will & Grace]].
 == Will Truman  ==
 === Casting ===
-Having played gay characters several times in his career, McCormack did not have a problem with portraying Will and thought his character could become a "poster boy for some gay movement", like Ellen DeGeneres became a spokesperson with her character in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_(TV_series) Ellen].<ref>Pergament, Alan (December 15, 1998). "New Time, Fine Line For Will & Grace". ''The Buffalo News''. pp. C5.</ref> John Barrowman, who is openly gay was also one of the frontrunners for the role.
+Having played gay characters several times in his career on theater and film, McCormack did not have a problem with portraying Will and thought his character could become a "poster boy for some gay movement", like how Ellen DeGeneres became a spokesperson with her character in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_(TV_series) Ellen].<ref>Pergament, Alan (December 15, 1998). "New Time, Fine Line For Will & Grace". ''The Buffalo News''. pp. C5.</ref> He auditioned in December 1997<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E3npXihwWI Will & Grace: Premiere || Eric McCormack - "Will Truman" Interview || SocialNews.XYZ]
+</ref> and John Barrowman, who is openly gay was also one of the frontrunners for the role.
-Being the first actor to be cast, McCormack admitted thinking he was perfect for the role. "At the end of the audition, Max Mutchnick, co-creator and executive producer of the show said 'That was perfect. Just to let you know, you never have to be more gay than that.'"<ref>McLean, Gareth (2003-06-09). "[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jun/09/broadcasting.tvandradio Whatever you Will]". ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 2009-07-27.</ref> He explained that when he first read the script, "what hit me immediately was that this was me. I mean, sexual orientation aside, Will was so much like me. He's a great host, he's relatively funny and he has great friends and he's a good friend to them ... the gay issue just wasn't really a big thing."<ref>Thompson, Kevin (1998-09-21). "He's Gay, She's Not". ''The Palm Beach Post''. p. 1D.</ref>
+Being the first actor to be cast, McCormack admitted thinking he was perfect for the role. "At the end of the audition, [[Max Mutchnick]], co-creator and executive producer of the show said 'That was perfect. Just to let you know, you never have to be more gay than that.'"<ref>McLean, Gareth (2003-06-09). "[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jun/09/broadcasting.tvandradio Whatever you Will]". ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 2009-07-27.</ref> He explained that when he first read the script, "what hit me immediately was that this was me. I mean, sexual orientation aside, Will was so much like me. He's a great host, he's relatively funny and he has great friends and he's a good friend to them ... the gay issue just wasn't really a big thing."<ref>Thompson, Kevin (1998-09-21). "He's Gay, She's Not". ''The Palm Beach Post''. p. 1D.</ref>
-=== Awards ===
+=== Portrayal ===
+For his portrayal of Will Truman, McCormack gained international acclaim and the role was met with positive reactions for its "revolutionary" portrayal of a successful and likable gay character.<ref>Gene Wang (February 22, 2017) [https://dailyorange.com/2017/02/original-run-of-will-reboot-needs-to-portray-queer-characters-fairly-and-realistically/ Original run of ‘Will & Grace’ was revolutionary but problematic; reboot needs to portray queer characters fairly and realistically.] ''The Daily Orange''. Retrieved September 9, 2017</ref>
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 == Notes ==
-* McCormack is the third member of the cast to win an Emmy for their roles on Will & Grace in 2001, following [[Sean Hayes]] and [[Megan Mullally]] in 2000. [[Debra Messing]] completed the list in 2003.
+* McCormack is the third member of the main cast to win an Emmy for Will & Grace. He won in 2001, following [[Sean Hayes]] and [[Megan Mullally]] in 2000. [[Debra Messing]] completed the list in 2003.
+* McCormack made a special guest appearance on Debra Messing's police drama series [http://themysteriesoflaura.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mysteries_of_Laura_Wikia The Mysteries of Laura] in February 2015.
+== Media ==
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+=== Videos ===
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+|[[File:Eric McCormack on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (2012)|thumb|330x330px]]
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+|[[File:Eric McCormack wins 2001 Emmy Award for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|thumb|330x330px]]
+|[[File:The Concert I Never Gave Trailer (2016)|thumb|330x330px]]
+|}
 == External links ==
 * [http://ericmccormack.com/ Official website]
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 * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005202/ Eric McCormack] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMDb Internet Movie Database]
 * [http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Eric&last=McCormack&middle= Eric McCormack] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lortel_Archives Internet Off-Broadway Database]
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