Neal McDonough, known for roles in Suits, Desperate Housewives, and Yellowstone, recently opened up about how his strict moral boundaries nearly derailed his acting career. Speaking on the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, McDonough explained that he has always included a no-kissing clause in his contracts a decision that didnt sit well with the Hollywood system.My wife didnt have any problem with it. It was me, really, who had a problem with it, he said. I was like, Yeah, I dont want to put you through it. I know were gonna start having kids, and I didnt wanna put my kids through it.
McDonough, 59, emphasized that for him, intimacy on screen crosses a line. When I wouldnt do it and they couldnt understand it, Hollywood just completely turned on me. They wouldnt let me be part of the show anymore, he recalled. Though he didnt name the project that led to his blacklisting, McDonough has previously said he was fired from ABCs Scoundrels in 2010 for refusing to participate in sex scenes. It was a horrible situation for me, he told Closer Weekly at the time. After that, I couldnt get a job because everybody thought I was this religious zealot. I am very religious. I put God and family first, and me second. Thats what I live by. Married to South African model Ruv Robertson since 2003, McDonough is a father of five. He says the fallout from his convictions wasnt just professionalit was deeply personal. I couldnt get a job and I lost everything you could possibly imagine, he said. Not just houses, material things, but your swagger, your cool, who you are, your identity, everything. My identity was an actor, and a really good one. Once you dont have that identity, youre kind of in a tailspin. McDonough admitted the experience led to personal struggles, including heavier drinking. I never drank during work because I love my craft and take it seriously. But afterward, I still felt like I wasnt doing the right things. Some things just werent clicking. Eventually, a lifeline came from producer Graham Yost, who cast McDonough as a villain in the FX series Justified. I knew that was my shot back at the title, he said. Since then, McDonough has returned to the spotlight with roles in Band of Brothers, Arrow, American Horror Story, Tulsa King, and most notably, Yellowstone. In one of his latest projects, The Last Rodeo, McDonough acted alongside his real-life wife and even broke his usual rule to share a kiss with her onscreen. The post
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