There’s a question that keeps resurfacing every time Queer as Folk trends again: Why did Hal Sparks “have to” play Michael Novotny? Not wanted to. Not was excited to. Had to. And the answer isn’t some glossy “dream role” cliché—it’s a time capsule from an industry where attaching yourself to the word queer could still feel like stepping into a career minefield.
Sparks has said it plainly: “The main reason I took the job was because nobody else would.”
Read that again. It’s not just a behind-the-scenes tidbit. It’s the whole era in one line—a moment when a groundbreaking show existed… but the bravery to be in it was still rare.
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