1. In 1982, fresh off the success of "Clash of the Titans," Harry Hamlin was offered the lead in "Making Love" - the first gay romance from a major studio. Every actor in Hollywood had turned it down. The idea of a gay love story was still considered career suicide. But Harry read the script and thought it was exactly the kind of cutting-edge, relevant work he wanted to do. The backlash was brutal. Audiences walked out of theaters when they saw two men kiss on screen. Studio executives assumed anyone who could play gay must BE gay, and they stopped calling. His movie career ended overnight. Did you know there was a time that a straight actor who played a gay character, would be discriminated against due to closed-mindedness?
