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FAN LETTER

I was a fan of Rupert Everett long before I knew that he was gay. Of course, it could have been that old gaydar thing going off but I don't think so.

He is a unique and, sometimes startling, talent.

Mercurial.

Today's NYTimes has a great profile of Everett by Alex Witchel. Witchel has turned out some really neat work. Her rundown of Christopher Plummer (at her link) was on the most emailed list for a few days. Not bad for a theater piece.

Rupert Everett is not only a good actor, he, like Plummer, leads a theatrical life style and has from the beginning. He has had career ups and downs and some sideways moves. Altogether very interesting.

Unapologetic about being gay (he just is) he provides us with a nice road map for how to succeed in a world that says you can't if you are "that way". Of course he won't get any gay parts. They only give those to straight guys in Hollywood.

The thing is that this piece is the perfect marriage between writer and subject. Every line deserves to be read. I recommend it highly for a good quarter hour of enjoyable banter.

Rupert Everett is Not Having a Midlife Crisis.

Witchell is, incidentally, married to the Times columnist Frank Rich. I cannot imagine the dinner conversations or pillow talk at their house.

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