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sarah2112 · 12-24-2000, 06:23 PM

I read on the gay gossip board that Nancy and her brother Phillip are considering writing a screenplay based on their experiences growing up gay in Hollywood. It sounds like a great movie idea. Do either of them have experience with writing scripts?

12-24-2000, 07:11 PM

What do you mean by "Growing up gay in hollywood".

12-24-2000, 09:19 PM

exactly. are you telling me Nancy is gay? im not against it or anything but i didnt know that..........that's it, if she is gay....

JohnMcMillin · 12-24-2000, 09:54 PM

I don't know about Phillip, but I don't believe Nancy is gay. I know that a lot of lesbians (my older sister included) loved and found Jo to be a straight character they could relate to in the day (because back in the 80's, there were no Will And Grace, Ellen or the like), but I don't think she was gay herself. I have no idea about Phillip though. Maybe it was about his sexuality (in case he is gay) and Nancy is writing about how she learned to cope with her brother?

I have no idea.

ks · 12-24-2000, 10:19 PM

While filming "the Facts of Life" Nancy dated Micheal J. Fox steadily and was planning to marry some hockey star because she lived with him for a while. It was sorta like a 'trail marriage'. I don't know about her brother though...

Just because Jo dressed like that and acted taht way doesn't mean she was to be considered gay. I mean she got married! PLUS, I dress that way, act that way, and play every sport under the sun but I'm not gay.

I think it'd be a great script!

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Hopper: You know I am really a shy kind of guy,but I have been watching you from across the cabin,and I said to myself,"Hopper don't let this one slip away!"

Jo: You know I have been watching you too.You have a lot to be shy about!
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Beverly Ann: Let's see. It's tomorrow in Africa so if I want to talk to Edna today then I should have called her yesterday...
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Natalie: It's a busy day for me. I have to go down to the newspaper office, get a lung transplant...
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Blair: But if I'm not perfect... and that's a *BIG* if, then it wasn't his place to say so.

Jo: You're right. It's my place to say so.
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lovefol · 12-26-2000, 04:43 PM

so in real life did jo marry the hockey player

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You take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have the facts of life!!!

ks · 12-27-2000, 12:10 AM

NO, I don't believe she has ever married...must not've worked out.

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Hopper: You know I am really a shy kind of guy,but I have been watching you from across the cabin,and I said to myself,"Hopper don't let this one slip away!"

Jo: You know I have been watching you too.You have a lot to be shy about!
*************************
Beverly Ann: Let's see. It's tomorrow in Africa so if I want to talk to Edna today then I should have called her yesterday...
*************************
Natalie: It's a busy day for me. I have to go down to the newspaper office, get a lung transplant...
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Blair: But if I'm not perfect... and that's a *BIG* if, then it wasn't his place to say so.

Jo: You're right. It's my place to say so.
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mapmanmsl · 02-12-2003, 02:53 AM

They probably wrote about growing up with people thinking that Nancy was gay, and no, Phillip was never gay, Didn't grow up gay, and is not gay, but like any sibling who has another sibling who is gay, Phillip had to grow up and cope with the public seeing Nancy as being gay, probably because she played a character that was perceived as being gay. And by the way, Phillip has dated girld during his run on Alice, and he has dated and almost fell in love with a girl named Julie something.

MrsGarrettRocksMySocks · 02-12-2003, 09:30 PM

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Originally posted by mapmanmsl
They probably wrote about growing up with people thinking that Nancy was gay, and no, Phillip was never gay, Didn't grow up gay, and is not gay, but like any sibling who has another sibling who is gay, Phillip had to grow up and cope with the public seeing Nancy as being gay, probably because she played a character that was perceived as being gay. And by the way, Phillip has dated girld during his run on Alice, and he has dated and almost fell in love with a girl named Julie something.

If this post doesn't start something...whether it's just MORE people yelling at you, or what....I'll be shocked!

Classic FOL Fanatic · 02-13-2003, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mapmanmsl
They probably wrote about growing up with people thinking that Nancy was gay, and no, Phillip was never gay, Didn't grow up gay, and is not gay, but like any sibling who has another sibling who is gay, Phillip had to grow up and cope with the public seeing Nancy as being gay, probably because she played a character that was perceived as being gay. And by the way, Phillip has dated girld during his run on Alice, and he has dated and almost fell in love with a girl named Julie something.

umm, Jo wasn't ever perceived as gay, so what character are you talking about?

MandieR1980 · 02-13-2003, 04:27 AM

I'm so sick of hearing about this. Nancy is not a lesbian I don't even care if she is but there is nothing worse than being accused of something you are not.

Rebel Queen 1980 · 02-13-2003, 11:04 AM

They probably think Nancy is gay because in the 1980's she portrayed a tomboy,and now she's portraying another rambunctious character,but seriously I don't think she's gay,
and those stupid people need to realize that just because
you do something for a living doesn't mean that you act a certain
way in life,Philip maybe used to portraying kind-hearted gentlemen or real macho guys,but that doesn't mean that he's
gay either,When are people ever gonna realize TV movies and
shows aren't real they are just stories be told through production.

Classic FOL Fanatic · 02-13-2003, 05:37 PM

tomboy and gay are two very seperate things though. I don't understand how someone would mix those up, especially someone who's seen the show. I mean, come on, anyone who's seen the show should know that Jo, and every other character on there, was not gay!

Daggoth Urr · 02-13-2003, 07:26 PM

If you read the real stories about the McKeon kids, they wrote a book about growing up in gay Hollywood, not growing up gay in Hollywood. Notice the word "in". They were writing about how they both grew up in gay Hollywood. So there you get it. Neither Nancy nor Phillip are or were gay. It just that other people that were in Hollywood that they grew up around were gay. Look at Jim Neibors form the Andy Griffith show and Gomer Pyle USMC shows, he didn't anounce he was gay until 1981. So yes, it was possible that the McKeon's could of lived in the same neighborhood ad Jim Neighbors. And yes, there are and there were gay people in Hollywood that the McKeon clan could of lived near. And yes, both McKeon kids could of lived and grew up near these Gay Celebrities like Jim Neibors and Rock Hudson.

Gemini_89 · 02-13-2016, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daggoth Urr

If you read the real stories about the McKeon kids, they wrote a book about growing up in gay Hollywood, not growing up gay in Hollywood. Notice the word "in". They were writing about how they both grew up in gay Hollywood. So there you get it. Neither Nancy nor Phillip are or were gay. It just that other people that were in Hollywood that they grew up around were gay. Look at Jim Neibors form the Andy Griffith show and Gomer Pyle USMC shows, he didn't anounce he was gay until 1981. So yes, it was possible that the McKeon's could of lived in the same neighborhood ad Jim Neighbors. And yes, there are and there were gay people in Hollywood that the McKeon clan could of lived near. And yes, both McKeon kids could of lived and grew up near these Gay Celebrities like Jim Neibors and Rock Hudson.

Where can i find this book? What's the name of it?

12-24-2000, 06:23 PM	#1
sarah2112 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 13, 2000 Posts: 32	Nancy and Phillip McKeon I read on the gay gossip board that Nancy and her brother Phillip are considering writing a screenplay based on their experiences growing up gay in Hollywood. It sounds like a great movie idea. Do either of them have experience with writing scripts?

12-24-2000, 07:11 PM	#2
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12-24-2000, 09:19 PM	#3
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02-13-2003, 04:27 AM	#11
MandieR1980 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2001 Location: East Taunton, Massachusetts Posts: 2,635	NOT I'm so sick of hearing about this. Nancy is not a lesbian I don't even care if she is but there is nothing worse than being accused of something you are not.
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12-24-2000, 09:54 PM	#4
JohnMcMillin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2000 Location: louisville, ky, USA Posts: 380	I don't know about Phillip, but I don't believe Nancy is gay. I know that a lot of lesbians (my older sister included) loved and found Jo to be a straight character they could relate to in the day (because back in the 80's, there were no Will And Grace, Ellen or the like), but I don't think she was gay herself. I have no idea about Phillip though. Maybe it was about his sexuality (in case he is gay) and Nancy is writing about how she learned to cope with her brother? I have no idea.

12-24-2000, 10:19 PM	#5
ks Certifiably Insane Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 21, 2000 Location: I live in my hole... Posts: 5,501	While filming "the Facts of Life" Nancy dated Micheal J. Fox steadily and was planning to marry some hockey star because she lived with him for a while. It was sorta like a 'trail marriage'. I don't know about her brother though... Just because Jo dressed like that and acted taht way doesn't mean she was to be considered gay. I mean she got married! PLUS, I dress that way, act that way, and play every sport under the sun but I'm not gay. I think it'd be a great script! ------------------ *********************** Hopper: You know I am really a shy kind of guy,but I have been watching you from across the cabin,and I said to myself,"Hopper don't let this one slip away!" Jo: You know I have been watching you too.You have a lot to be shy about! ********************* Beverly Ann: Let's see. It's tomorrow in Africa so if I want to talk to Edna today then I should have called her yesterday... ********************* Natalie: It's a busy day for me. I have to go down to the newspaper office, get a lung transplant... *********************** Blair: But if I'm not perfect... and that's a BIG if, then it wasn't his place to say so. Jo: You're right. It's my place to say so. *************************

12-26-2000, 04:43 PM	#6
lovefol Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2000 Location: Greenville SC United States Posts: 165	so in real life did jo marry the hockey player ------------------ You take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have the facts of life!!!

12-27-2000, 12:10 AM	#7
ks Certifiably Insane Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 21, 2000 Location: I live in my hole... Posts: 5,501	NO, I don't believe she has ever married...must not've worked out. ------------------ *********************** Hopper: You know I am really a shy kind of guy,but I have been watching you from across the cabin,and I said to myself,"Hopper don't let this one slip away!" Jo: You know I have been watching you too.You have a lot to be shy about! ********************* Beverly Ann: Let's see. It's tomorrow in Africa so if I want to talk to Edna today then I should have called her yesterday... ********************* Natalie: It's a busy day for me. I have to go down to the newspaper office, get a lung transplant... *********************** Blair: But if I'm not perfect... and that's a BIG if, then it wasn't his place to say so. Jo: You're right. It's my place to say so. *************************

02-12-2003, 02:53 AM	#8
mapmanmsl Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: May 07, 2002 Posts: 106	They probably wrote about growing up with people thinking that Nancy was gay, and no, Phillip was never gay, Didn't grow up gay, and is not gay, but like any sibling who has another sibling who is gay, Phillip had to grow up and cope with the public seeing Nancy as being gay, probably because she played a character that was perceived as being gay. And by the way, Phillip has dated girld during his run on Alice, and he has dated and almost fell in love with a girl named Julie something.

02-13-2003, 11:04 AM	#12
Rebel Queen 1980 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 05, 2002 Location: Watching Classic Sitcoms 24/7.... Posts: 1,509	They probably think Nancy is gay because in the 1980's she portrayed a tomboy,and now she's portraying another rambunctious character,but seriously I don't think she's gay, and those stupid people need to realize that just because you do something for a living doesn't mean that you act a certain way in life,Philip maybe used to portraying kind-hearted gentlemen or real macho guys,but that doesn't mean that he's gay either,When are people ever gonna realize TV movies and shows aren't real they are just stories be told through production.

02-13-2003, 05:37 PM	#13
Classic FOL Fanatic Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 12, 2002 Location: Eastland... Posts: 1,359	tomboy and gay are two very seperate things though. I don't understand how someone would mix those up, especially someone who's seen the show. I mean, come on, anyone who's seen the show should know that Jo, and every other character on there, was not gay!

02-13-2003, 07:26 PM	#14
Daggoth Urr Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 30, 2002 Posts: 69	If you read the real stories about the McKeon kids, they wrote a book about growing up in gay Hollywood, not growing up gay in Hollywood. Notice the word "in". They were writing about how they both grew up in gay Hollywood. So there you get it. Neither Nancy nor Phillip are or were gay. It just that other people that were in Hollywood that they grew up around were gay. Look at Jim Neibors form the Andy Griffith show and Gomer Pyle USMC shows, he didn't anounce he was gay until 1981. So yes, it was possible that the McKeon's could of lived in the same neighborhood ad Jim Neighbors. And yes, there are and there were gay people in Hollywood that the McKeon clan could of lived near. And yes, both McKeon kids could of lived and grew up near these Gay Celebrities like Jim Neibors and Rock Hudson.