Bobby Cannavale has spoken to Drew Barrymore about starring in Will & Grace.
While visiting The Drew Barrymore Show on Friday with his partner Rose Byrne to promote their new movie Ezra, the actor shared one particular moment that drove fans wild in 2004.
“Will and Grace,” Drew Barrymore said to Bobby, who played Vince D’Angelo. “You were an icon on that show too.”
“The good thing about that show is that I’m sure what people felt over the years was that the whole group was so in love with each other and that they were so, so kind and nice,” the 54-year-old responded. years.
Bobby added of her romance on the hit comedy with star Erick McCormack’s character Will: “That part was so well written, they were clearly in love.”
Longtime partners Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show before their new movie, Ezra, hits theaters on May 31.
Drew Barrymore posed alongside the actress and Blue Bloods star, who revealed why she found her role on Will & Grace iconic.
“It didn’t occur to me,” he continued, “I remember the first time we kissed, it wasn’t in the script.”
And then we gave each other a quick kiss and I remember the crowd went crazy and I thought, what happened? It didn’t occur to me that anything special happened because we were just playing two guys who were in love with each other.
Bobby had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom from 2004 to 2006, and looking back, he realized his character’s relationship was a groundbreaking moment.
“At the time, I didn’t realize that hadn’t been done before,” The Watcher star admitted. ‘Now we take it for granted because we see it all the time on television. Thank God.
Drew chimed in: “I really appreciate the show.”
But before his days as a Primetime Emmy winner, Bobby was a master at odd jobs, including working the front door at the Limelight nightclub.
Which then led to Drew revealing his own confession.
“I went to Limelight,” he said. ‘I had my 10th birthday party at Limelight. And at that point I had been going to clubs for three years, I went to Studio 54, I went to Limelight, I went to Nels. I went to, you name it, I was there. What else did you do?’
“The good thing about that show is that, I’m sure what people felt over the years was that the whole group was so in love with each other and they were very, very kind and friendly,” the 54-year-old responded. years.
And the list goes on.
“I ran a tuxedo shop,” Bobby shared. ‘I worked in a frame shop. I worked in the radio. I had a morning show in Westchester County that I kind of fell into because a guy heard my voice online at McDonald’s and offered me a job at this radio station, about an hour away.
At one point, the Blue Bloods star even tried his luck behind the bar.
“I worked as a bartender at TGI Fridays,” Bobby explained. “That was during the cocktail years and, yeah, listen, man, I’ve always been acting, I thought, whatever I was doing, I acted like I was good at it.”
But nowadays he only has to act on the big screen.
The couple, who share sons Rocco and Rafael, held hands and laughed together at the premiere of Ezra in New York.
Rose and Bobby were at Thursday’s red carpet premiere alongside co-stars William Fitzgerald, Robert De Niro and Tony Goldwyn.
The poster for Ezra’s new movie.
Ezra, which hits theaters on May 31, stars Bobby and his other half Rose, 44.
Although the couple, who share two sons, Rocco and Rafael, have been notoriously secretive about their personal lives, they don’t shy away from working together.
Ezra, directed by Scandal star Tony Goldwyn, follows divorced comedian Max (Cannavale), who ventures on a ‘life-changing cross-country road trip’ with his autistic son Ezra (William A. Fitzgerald). ). by IMDb.
Meanwhile, Rose plays Max’s ex-wife, Jenna. The actress recently took a moment to gush about her time on set with Bobby.
“It’s so fun that you can talk and argue about it,” Rose said during an interview with MovieWeb. ‘Always reading lines together, always preparing. ‘He and Tony were talking for many, many weeks beforehand, just talking… always about the script and these scenes and that scene, and refining the monologue and what it was.’