ST. DENIS

EXCLUSIVE: True Blood‘s Denis O’Hare Calls Chris Christie A “Fat F**k… In The Most Poetic Sense”

Out actor Denis O’Hare (right) has been making waves as True Blood’s villainous vampire Russell Edgington, a role—spoiler alert!—he’ll be resuming  next season.

But this celebrated actor doesn’t need a scriptwriter or playwright to feed him great lines: He’s got plenty of his own, especially in the political arena.

We ran into O’Hare at Second Stage Theater’s All-Star Bowling Class on Monday, where the subject of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie came up. (Maybe it was because we were holding round, heavy bowling balls?)

“He’s a fat f**k!” exclaimed O’Hare. “And you can quote me.”

He clarified: “I’m using that phrase in the most poetic sense of it. He’s got a fat f**kin’ head. He’s got a fat f**kin’ ego. He’s got a fat f**kin’ mouth. He’s a fat f**k!”

And, if you’re wondering if Denis kisses his husband with that mouth, he sure does: After getting married to interior designer Hugo Redwood in July of last year, the couple adopted a baby boy last year and are considering bringing a second child into the family.

 

Click through for our full interview with out actor Denis O’Hare

The election is heating up. Do you think Obama has done enough for the LGBT community?

He has been incredibly good for gay people, and he will certainly do better than any Republican.

Rick Santorum is pretty vile.

Exactly. He’ll be gone soon. Michele Bachmann’s gone. Just leave him alone—he’ll go away.

Then there’s Chris Christie.

He’s a fat f**k. And you can quote me. He’s a fat f**k.

Obviously it’s easy to criticize Christie’s weight, but is that a low blow? Are we distracting from the bigger issues?

I’m using that phrase in the most poetic sense of it. He’s got a fat f**kin’ head. He’s got a fat f**kin’ ego. He’s got a fat f**kin’ mouth. He’s a fat f**k.

Christine Quinn says that Christie should stop “playing games” with marriage equality, and that the whole idea of a referendum is just nonsense.

Guess what: we have legislators for a reason. To make laws.

Anyway, that’s enough politics. You’re back on True Blood  this summer—how the hell did Russell survive?!?

Well, if I told you that, they’d bury me again. All I can say is that he’s got friends in unlikely places.

How mysterious. You’re also doing some theater in New York, right? Are you allowed to tell us about that?

I’m doing An Iliad right now.

As in The Iliad?

Yeah, it’s a one-man show at the New York Theater Workshop. We start previews next week!

So it’s about the Trojan War.

I’m playing Homer.

So you’re a poet then. And is that why you’re in poetic mode on the “fat f**k” stuff?

Exactly, exactly.

What would Homer have to say about Chris Christie?

He would say he deserves to be run over by a chariot.

 

Photos via Denis O’Hare, David Shankbone, HBO

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