- The d i sweeney files free download gay film movie#
- The d i sweeney files free download gay film series#
- The d i sweeney files free download gay film tv#
The d i sweeney files free download gay film tv#
Sweeney also performed a stand-up routine for the special Coming Out Party in 2000, which centered on his rough childhood in the 1960s, how he explored his sexuality in the 1970s, how he tried to survive the 1980s with the AIDS epidemic, conservative politics, and being open about his sexuality when he was chosen to be a cast member for Saturday Night Live (making history as the first openly gay male actor to ever appear on a network TV show) and his post- SNL life, when he and Lanier Laney cared for Laney's mother, who had Alzheimer's disease and didn't know her son was a homosexual. Sweeney's major film credit was as the co-screenwriter for the film Shag, which was released in 1989.
The d i sweeney files free download gay film series#
Sweeney has written for the FOX TV series MADtv, The WB's short-lived sketch comedy series Hype (and co-created), and Sci Fi Channel's Tripping the Rift, among a few others, all with his partner, Lanier Laney. While hosting the show, former cast member Chevy Chase engaged in so much homophobic taunting, Sweeney described him as a "monster". While at SNL, Sweeney’s roles were almost exclusively gay stereotypes and exaggerated female impersonations. His most notable recurring character was a portrayal of then-First Lady Nancy Reagan. Sweeney's run on the show came at a time when there were few openly gay characters or actors on television.ĭuring his season on SNL, he became known for his celebrity impersonations, particularly female impersonations of stars like Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle, Joan Collins, Brooke Shields's mother Teri Shields, and Joan Rivers, as well as Ted Kennedy (the only male celebrity he impersonated).
Sweeney was SNL's first openly gay male cast member he was out prior to being hired as a cast member. Sweeney, who is not related to fellow SNL alumna Julia Sweeney, was also a sketch writer for SNL during the early 1980s under producer Jean Doumanian prior to being hired as a member of the cast. A rave New York Times review of "Banned in France" led to an audition at SNL for the series producer Lorne Michaels. After college, Sweeney started out doing performance art as various drag characters at New York City venues. Sweeney was a regular cast member of Saturday Night Live ( SNL) during that program's 1985–86 season. He graduated Farmingdale High School in 1969 and attended Middlebury College, where he continued his studies in Spanish and Italian, and graduated in 1973 with a bachelor of arts degree. At a young age, his interest in the performing arts grew and he became a star of the high school talent show.
The d i sweeney files free download gay film movie#
As a child, he was bullied and found solace in books and movie musicals as well as in performing his own Broadway plays. Terrence (Terry) Sweeney was born in Queens, New York and raised in Massapequa Park, New York as the younger of two children to Terrence, a butcher, and Lenore Sweeney.