Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-19) starred Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, a driven attorney (with degrees from Harvard and Yale both) who drops everything and moves to West Covina, California to track down Josh, the boy she met at summer camp 15 years ago (Vincent Rodriguez III, who would go on to play everyone's favorite family-friendly gay guy).
As she tries to steal him away from his current girlfriend, then gives up and dates other guys, Rebecca becomes immersed in the lives of his friends and associates, including the gay White Josh (David Hull), who dates her newly-out bisexual boss. And there are musical numbers that reveal the characters' inner state, such as "Fit Hot Guys Have Problems, Too."
We liked it so much that we went through the series twice.
Paula Proctor (Donna Lynne Chaplin), Rebecca's confidant and partner-in-crime in the devious schemes to land Josh, is a nuclear family mom with a troubled marriage to Scott (Steven Munroe, below) and two kids who dislike her.
1. Brendan is a budding juvenile delinquent who is obsessed with knives and swords ("What did I say about the katana on the table) and sells marijuana, with customers including Josh's girlfriend Valencia and Dad Scott. His heterosexual identity is not established until Season 3, when he mentions that Rebecca has "nice boobs." When his father tells him to be respectful, he changes it to "beautiful breasts."
In Seasons 1 and 3, Brendan was played by 16-20 year old Zayne Emory, who has 27 credits listed on the IMDB, including episodes of Modern Family, Shameless, Supergirl, and a lot of teencoms.
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He played JC Spink, Adam's bully-turned-friend on 29 episodes of The Goldbergs (2015-22). JC has a gay-subtext buddy-bond with Brian (Zach Callison).
Most recently Zayne appeared on 10 episodes of The Rookie (2018-24) as Henry, son of main character John Nolan (Nathan Fillion). He has a girlfriend.
Zayne seems to be heterosexual in real life, but at least he's given us a nude selfie.
2. In Season 2, Brendan was played by 17-year old Elijah Nelson, who has 38 acting credits on the IMDB, including episodes of The Thunderman, Bizaardvark, American Housewife, 911 Lone Star, and SWAT.
Most recently he has played himself in 91 episodes of Shiloh and Bros (2020-25). Brothers Elijah, Micah, Judah, and Josiah. and their sister Shiloh, post humorous videos like "Dress to Impress in Real Life" and "If Among Us Had No Chats."
More after the break
With those Biblical-conservative sibling names, and a private Instagram, I doubt that this is actually our Elijah, gawking at his buddy's equipment. But you never know.
3. Paula's youngest son Tommy is a shy, quiet kid. When his mother tells him to "face his fears," he figures that he is afraid of getting caught if he cheats on a test, so he "faces his fears" and cheats. His heterosexual identity is established in Season 2, when Rebecca babysits, and he suggest that they have sex. Or he'll settle for just seeing her boobs. (She rejects both proposals.)
Tommy was played by 12-16 year old Steele Stebbins, perhaps best known as Skyler Gisondo's little brother in the homophobic, transphobic Vacation (2015). He has 26 acting credits listed on the IMDB, including episodes of Heartbeat, Arrested Development, The Goldbergs, and SWAT.
Donnie's Bar Mitzvah (2021) stars Steele as a boy getting ready for his Bar Mitzvah, so his parents (Dad Regan Burns, "Big Dick Mitch") throw him an ostentatious extravaganza where everyone is trying to get laid in the most repulsive way possible, except for the closeted David (Radek Lord).
As of this writing, Steele is 21 years old. He has no n*de photos available, but those in the know reveal that he's on the small side. So instead let's look at John DeLuca, who plays his older brother in Donnie's Bar Mitzvah.
There may be a small gay subtext in Luckie Undies (2022): high school jock Steele is looking for his lucky underwear before the big game. But otherwise his performances seem almost entirely heterosexist.
Results:
Gay subtext roles: Just Zayne
Gay in real life: Probably Elijah
N*de photos: Zayne and possibly Elijah
Crazy.
Bonus: Steven Munroe, who played their Dad, shows his bulge on White Lotus.
See also: Fit Hot Guys Have Problems, Too, starring Keefe.
"Christmas on Cherry Lane": Three families, including a gay couple, with a big plot twist that you won't see coming. With Vincent Rodriguez III
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