That said, Pierce 62, notes that he is sure both Julia and Paul had “plenty of gay and lesbian people in their lives, both in Paris and in the States,” adding, “So those instances are just, you know, a sort of unconscious prejudice.” David Hyde Pierce stars in a new mini-series about Julia Child.
“And it’s also important to note that, in my opinion, that is something that she was part of, the culture they both grew up in, in spite of their being also involved in artistic pursuits.” “It’s confusing because in so many ways she’s an icon, or was an icon, to the gay community,” he tells Page Six in a new interview. The “Frasier” alum plays the world-famous cook’s deeply devoted husband, Paul Cushing Child, in the upcoming mini-series, which does not shy away from portraying the couple’s well-documented discriminatory attitudes. ‘It Shoulda Been You’ cast entertain at post-show VIP dinnerĭavid Hyde Pierce knew all about Julia Child’s homophobia going into HBO Max’s “Julia,” but he still calls it “confusing.”
