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'Glee' Gay Dads Revealed

Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell will pop up as Rachel's adoptive parents

By Kenny Herzog Jan 18, 2012 10:21AM
We've known for some time that "Glee" diva Rachel (Lea Michelle) was raised by an adoptive, interracial, same-sex couple named Hiram and LeRoy. (Just another ho-hum twist in the character's lives.) The only mystery has been putting faces to names and actually meeting this unconventional nuclear family.
 
 
That will all change on Feb. 14. TV Line reports that Jeff Goldblum and musical-theater vet Brian Stokes Mitchell have been cast as Hiram and LeRoy and will make their debut appearance during the show's Valentine's Day episode. 


The pairing may seem unlikely, but when you consider Stokes Mitchell's multi-talented pedigree (his Broadway credits are joined by familiar roles on "Frasier" and "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," among others) and Goldblum's quirky versatility (see his recent cameo in "Portlandia"), it could be a match made in only-on-TV transcendence. 

"Glee" airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.
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actorboy
Jan 24, 2012 9:41AM
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Why does this show keep pushing gay characters? I know real life includes the gay lifestyle, but it seems like every chance they get, they keep adding the gay spin on it. Why? It seems the produces have a gay agenda for the show not based on reality. If it's true that only about 10% of the general population is gay, why is every other character depicted as gay? Seems like over the top to me.
dizkidelk
Jan 23, 2012 11:41PM
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Many people are still in denial that teens have sex.  I didn't, but I knew people that did.  In my high school choir program, there were four girls that got pregnant, one of them I was in show choir with, and she actually now has two kids!

dcsodapop
Jan 18, 2012 8:27PM
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love the show and LOVE Jeff Goldblum sexy sexy guy!!!
LadyV21454
Jan 18, 2012 8:16PM
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I'm amused by the people complaining that "Glee" has become too focused on sex, and therefore it's not realistic. Do you really think that sex ISN'T a major focus for most high school students - especially when they get to be seniors like the majority of the "Glee" characters?
NarniaGal7
Jan 18, 2012 4:36PM
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I'll be honest, here. I've always disliked Glee for remaking some of the great 80's songs. I think 80's music is too up there to be remade by a HSM like show.

 

As for the sex thing, I don't care, but it gets old.

Rahr
Jan 18, 2012 4:31PM
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Explain to me how her having two dads is about SEX?  If she had a mom and a dad would it be about sex?  No.  I've been in a relationship with a man for 14 years.  We are just as boring as other married couples.  We got married in Connecticut last year and it was the happiest day of my life.  We are both teachers (at the same school), our students know we are married (we didn't tell them, but kids and parents are not stupid), and many of them have congratulated us.  They know that being a couple is about love, not sex.  It's sad so many people can't seem to separate the two.  Do married couples have sex?  Yes, but that's not the point of being married.  Nobody says boo about showing a divorced couple on tv, but heaven forbid you should show a loving committed one that happens to be gay.
dana_61
Jan 18, 2012 4:18PM
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Sorry, can't pay me enough to care.....
everbloom in Fla
Jan 18, 2012 2:45PM
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Why do programmers INSIST on trying to convince viewers that homosexuality is normal ! ? !  I refuse to watch ANYTHING that has gay-ness in it unless it's an old movie in which the word gay is used as it should be!

 

Shushu393
Jan 18, 2012 1:27PM
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I agree with b smith. This show used to be cute and tweenerish, but has become heavily focused on sex. To each their own. I will choose NOT to watch anymore.
DARYL CONRAD (DARYL W)
Jan 18, 2012 1:11PM
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THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH ARE WORLD YOU PEOPLE ARE JUST SICK MINDED

b smith (Switching news stations)
Jan 18, 2012 1:10PM
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This show is not about high school students in the Glee Club.  This is a show about the gay and lesbian community.  I don't allow my child to watch it, and I believe it should be on LOGO not Fox!  I am all for gay students being incorporated in television shows and even a show focused on a gay student, but these weirdos are making it about sex.  Quit trying to push the envelope!  It was a great show in the beginning but now the writers are going overboard.
Someone (Kenny Herzog)
Jan 18, 2012 12:21PM
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I can't believe people disliked my Stoked quip. Meh, no accounting for taste.
Ricky146
Jan 18, 2012 11:56AM
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They actually showed a picture of the two dads in the very first episode.  They were not Jeff Goldblum and Brian Mitchell Stokes. 
common sense rules
Jan 18, 2012 11:54AM
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I just got waaaayyyyy too excited about this! I cannot wait!
dizkidelk
Jan 18, 2012 11:37AM
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Brian Stokes Mitchell!!??  OH HELL YES!
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