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Benito Skinner, the star and creator of the hilarious new show Overcompensating, says he's been asked not to audition for straight roles.
Skinner, who is gay, told Attitude that multiple directors have asked him not to audition for the roles.
"I've wanted to play a straight role, and people have asked not to see a tape," the creator and star of Prime Video's Overcompensating explained. "And I'm like, okay… So I think a lot of queer actors feel that way. Like, 'We can't come into those spaces,' or 'We could never do that.'"
He says that it's frustrating to get turned down for straight roles while straight actors are constantly cast in gay roles.
"It seems so unfair, and it's like, 'Why do you think that straight people could so easily do this? Because this experience is so easy?'" Skinner said. "It can be complicated because I understand that it is still acting, but I think if there was a little bit more of a balance, I would feel a little bit less like 'ugh' every time I see an announcement that two straight guys are cast in gay roles."
If you haven't seen Overcompensating, it's a hilarious comedy about Benny, a closeted college freshman who leaves his Idaho hometown to go out of state to college.
While there, he makes new friends, tries to figure out who he wants to be, has some hilarious hook-up attempts, and learns the importance of finding people who love you for who you are.
It also features incredible guest appearances by people like Lukas Gage, Charli XCX, Megan Fox, and Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers as the most unhinged married couple on TV!
Read our exclusive interview with Skinner here!
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