Gerald McCullouch (born March 30, 1967) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for playing Bobby Dawson on ''

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''.

Biography

Early life

McCullouch, an Irish-American, was born in

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. He got his first professional performing job at 16 as a singer in the country western revue at

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. He declined a scholarship to

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to study in the BFA Musical Theatre Program at

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. After surviving a near fatal car crash during his second year, which left him in a coma, he began his career in

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, Georgia.

Acting career

McCullouch is a recurring guest host of ''FYE!'' on E! TV airing in nearly 500 million homes worldwide. His performance in ''

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'', received a mention in the ''

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''. He also played

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in the European tour of ''

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''. He has appeared in numerous commercials and print campaigns – having billboards in

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and on

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and has performed stand up at LA's world-famous Improv. As a director/writer his Award-winning short film ''The Moment After'' has received critical acclaim and festival screenings worldwide. McCullouch has been in many publications, including the ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Advocate'', and the ''

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''. He was on the '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' episode "Quickie", which aired on January 6, 2010. He portrayed a father of a teenage girl who died. He also appears as Roger in the films '' BearCity'', '' BearCity 2: The Proposal'' and ''BearCity 3''. He guest starred in the Trust Your Gut episode of

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as Don Adams, and in The Ghost in the Machine episode of

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as Trevor Gibson and with

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in the Last Temptation episode of

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In 2018, he appeared

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in ''

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'' at

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in 2020. In 2021, he appeared in Miami New Drama’s experimental theatre production based on '' 7 Deadly Sins,'' in Kaufman’s ''All I Want is Everything'', in the role of Leo.

Directing

McCullouch's feature debut as a director, ''

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'', was released in 2015."Derrick Gordon Dating Actor Gerald McCullouch"
'' Out'', May 7, 2014. A film which he also starred in. It is an adaptation of Dan Via's stage play of the same name, in which he had also appeared in both the NY and LA productions. He directed the documentary ''All Male, All Nude'' and its followup ''All Male, All Nude: Johnsons'', which explore two different male strip clubs in Georgia and Florida, respectively. He is currently working on another documentary, '' Stuck in Greece,'' about

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refugees in

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. He also previously directed the short film ''The Moment After''.

Filmography

Personal life

In January 2009, McCullouch was on the New York City subway when a man attempted to steal his laptop; McCullouch, a trained

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, successfully fought him off, even when the thief attempted to stab him with a kitchen knife. The thief was arrested by New York City police officers. He had previously been robbed at gunpoint in Atlanta in 2001. McCullouch is gay and has directed and starred in several gay-themed productions. He previously dated professional basketball player

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. He was listed as one of the most compelling people of the year by Out in their OUT 100 alongside

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, Rachel Maddow and others and won the Independent Series Best Supporting Actor Award for his appearances in the web series ''Hustling.''

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCullouch, Gerald 1967 births Living people American male film actors American male screenwriters American male singers American male soap opera actors American male television actors Florida State University alumni American people of Irish descent Actors from Huntsville, Alabama American gay actors LGBT film directors LGBT people from Alabama Male actors from Alabama Screenwriters from Alabama Film directors from Alabama