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Article: The incredible hunk: Daniel Petronijevic stars as a pro football player coming out of the closet on ESPN's Playmakers.(television)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- October 14, 2003
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Daniel Petronijevic spent last summer surrounded by drag queens when he played a macho infantryman in Showtime's groundbreaking film Soldier's Girl, and this year he's surrounded by football players. The rugged 22-year-old actor will be breaking ground as about-to-be-outed gay football player Thad Guerwitcz on ESPN's firstever dramatic series, Playmakers. The show bills itself as a gritty ensemble drama exploring the off-the-field lives and fortunes of players on a fictional football team, and now one of those players is about to "tackle life on the opposite end of the Kinsey continuum.
During a break in shooting on the Toronto set, Petronijevic eases his sinewy ...