This week's gonzo teen nightmare Spring Breakers is trumpeting the fact that two of its leads - Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez - traditionally play "good girls". But the whole "teen idol gone bad" strategy is a longstanding Hollywood tradition aimed to help transition pigeonholed teen stars into "serious" actors.
Here are a few fellas who tried the tactic, to varying degrees of success.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Speedway Junky
The squeaky-clean kid from Home Improvement took a step toward tarnishing his image by playing an evil, bisexual hooker in this gritty drama, giving a whole new meaning to "Tool Time"!
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin
Jgl also went the hustler route for his breakout from small-screen teen stardom - only the 3rd Rock star went "the full gay" in this unsettling and excellent indie drama.
Lukas Haas in Johns
Yet another teen heartthrob caught a case of gay hustleritis...
Here are a few fellas who tried the tactic, to varying degrees of success.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Speedway Junky
The squeaky-clean kid from Home Improvement took a step toward tarnishing his image by playing an evil, bisexual hooker in this gritty drama, giving a whole new meaning to "Tool Time"!
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin
Jgl also went the hustler route for his breakout from small-screen teen stardom - only the 3rd Rock star went "the full gay" in this unsettling and excellent indie drama.
Lukas Haas in Johns
Yet another teen heartthrob caught a case of gay hustleritis...
- 3/15/2013
- by brian
- The Backlot
Chelsea Handler has a knack for getting people to blurt out inappropriate things, doesn't she? "The Hills'" resident wet blanket, Lo Bosworth, who is now promoting her new lifestyle book "The Lo Down," hit up "Chelsea Lately" on Wednesday night and made an offhand comment that Jonathan Taylor Thomas might be gay.
Yes, that Jonathan Taylor Thomas. The one whose Teen Beat poster you kissed every night before you went to sleep. Shut up, you know that wasn't just us.
Of course, everyone fled to Google to double check.
Thomas played a gay '70s teenager in Showtime's "Common Ground" and a bisexual hustler in "Speedway Junky," but he says that his comfort with gay characters has nothing to do with his actual sexual orientation.
In 2000, he explained the rumors in an interview with "The Advocate."
"The whole thing started on this Web site called CyberSleaze," he says, "which should probably tell you something.
Yes, that Jonathan Taylor Thomas. The one whose Teen Beat poster you kissed every night before you went to sleep. Shut up, you know that wasn't just us.
Of course, everyone fled to Google to double check.
Thomas played a gay '70s teenager in Showtime's "Common Ground" and a bisexual hustler in "Speedway Junky," but he says that his comfort with gay characters has nothing to do with his actual sexual orientation.
In 2000, he explained the rumors in an interview with "The Advocate."
"The whole thing started on this Web site called CyberSleaze," he says, "which should probably tell you something.
- 2/17/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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