For someone religious conservatives think a threat to humanity, he spends a lot of time saving it on television

It's the 49th birthday of the gay Scottish-American actor, John Barrowman: 'He was considered for the role of Will in Will & Grace, but was rejected for being “too straight.” Ironically, the role went to the straight Eric McCormack. [John] Barrowman’s big television breakthrough would come with his role as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and its spin-off, Torchwood.'