The Goldbergs (2017-23) was a nostalgic look at showrunner Adam F. Goldberg's childhood experiences in the 1980s, with Sean Giambrone (here being murdered in the shower) as a stand-in for Adam. I wasn't a fan: most of the experiences involved attempts to meet, impress, or win The Girl of His Dreams. But it aired in the same block with Speechless and Modern Family, in the days before we went to all-streaming services, so we had no choice but to watch.
I liked Adam's older brother Barry (Troy Gentile), a muscular wrestler, and in Season 2, the gay-vague hippie-chill Matt (Shayne Topp), who struggles become his friend and join the Jenkintown Posse. As far as I remember, he never displayed any heterosexual interest, and he had a queer-coded attraction to Barry.
Plus he was exceptionally cute, and at 5'7", he was a member of the Short Guy Brigade. Who could ask for anything more of actor Shayne Topp?
How about a muscular physique?
And other parts of interest.
Into tie-up games.
And a reader.
Born in 1991 in Florida, Shayne played the unrequited crush of a Yu'pik girl in Dear Lemon Lima (2009). He was a regular in the teen variety show So Random (2011-12), and appeared in episodes of ICarly, Henry Danger, Sam & Cat, and Fred: The Show. He also did some fashion and n*de modeling. But he is best known as a sketch comedian.
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