US EditionInside Linda Lavin’s Pivotal Role in How ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Handled Her Death
- Arthur Broussard, played by Nathan Lee Graham, is a character in Hulu's 'Mid-Century Modern,' which features unconventional housemates in Palm Springs and explores themes of found family and visibility for marginalized characters.
- Nathan Lee Graham portrays Arthur Broussard on Hulu's 'Mid-Century Modern,' where he plays a Black gay man coping with his husband's death and career decline.
- The show highlights characters once marginalized in television, with Graham emphasizing the significance of three-dimensional portrayals.
- Graham reflects that Arthur is the most similar role to his real life, as he sees the show as a reflection of his experiences.
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Linda Lavin’s ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Exit Is a Fitting Swan Song for a TV Icon
Sybil Schneiderman, the breakout character on Hulu’s new sitcom “Mid-Century Modern,” is discussed, amply, before she is seen. “The woman could probably make it another 20 years just on cottage cheese and spite,” her son Bunny (Nathan Lane) declares. But when she finally appears, it’s an event. Bunny has moved his two best friends into […]
‘Mid-Century Modern’ Team Talks Linda Lavin’s “Devastating” Death, ‘Golden Girls’ Comparisons & ‘Will & Grace’ Crossover Potential
While Hulu‘s new sitcom Mid-Century Modern explores the bittersweet beauty of life, love and loss, the cast and creators experienced all three in the making of its first season. After co-star Linda Lavin died in December at 87, Nathan Lane opened up to Deadline about the “shocking” death of the actress, who portrayed his character Bunny’s mother Sybil Schneiderman until her death seven episodes into the 10-part season, available in its entiret…
Nathan Lee Graham wants 'Mid-Century Modern's queer viewers to 'lean into the joy'
The luminous Nathan Lee Graham plays Arthur Broussard on Hulu's Mid-Century Modern — a Black gay man whose long-term husband passed away and whose career as a high-profile editor at a prestigious fashion magazine came to an end. Unconventionally, Arthur isn't sappy, tortured, or even icy. He is hard-headed and self-assured, but also lovely, wise, joyous, and fun.Through his roles as Todd in the Zoolander films, Frederick in 2002's Sweet Home Ala…
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