{"id":6945,"date":"2020-07-22T08:14:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T12:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/?p=6945"},"modified":"2020-08-20T08:04:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T12:04:51","slug":"billy-eichner-as-paul-lynde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/07\/billy-eichner-as-paul-lynde\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Biopic In The Works: Billy Eichner Set To Play Paul Lynde!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phat Matt and I both have a<em> little<\/em> obsession with biopics, and this may now be our most anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s Daily Scoop, we discussed the currently-in-development movie based on Paul Lynde, the wonderfully hilarious and absolutely iconic TV\/movie icon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Man in the Box<\/em> is said to show the fantastic and sometimes complicated life of Paul Lynde. We know and love him for his roles in Bewitched, Bye Bye Birdie, Charlotte&#8217;s Web and of course his game show work on Hollywood Squares.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q1Km6E_0sLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Lynde is also known for being a staple in the LGBTQ+ community. While he was never outright transparent about his sexuality or &#8220;out&#8221;, he is loved for bending the norms on masculinity, often teasing himself for being closeted to the public.<\/p>\n<p>It is said by friends and analysts that it was &#8220;not a possibility&#8221; for him to come out at that time in Hollywood (60&#8217;s\/70&#8217;s), especially with his goal of achieving such large-scale success.<\/p>\n<p>On top of the conversation of sexuality, Lynde was riddled with discussion around his alcoholism. This may be a tough subject for fans to watch, however it is certainly prominent in his story.<\/p>\n<p>He passed away at the age of 55 due to a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>We have confidence in Billy Eichner playing this role, especially thanks to his diversity in his roles and as a gay actor. In an interview he shared that &#8220;there\u2019s some overlap, between Paul and I, in that we both had our breakthrough in the industry, as performers, presenting a rather larger-than-life, flamboyant, gay persona on screen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Billy Eichner is also well known as a game show host with &#8220;Billy on the Street&#8221;.\u00a0 He is set to help produce the film as well.<\/p>\n<p>He shared his involvement in an Instagram post here:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CC67rB6BSUO\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n<p>The movie is being developed by producer Tom McNulty, with a script by Edwin Cannistraci. We do not have a release date yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Phat Matt and I both have a little obsession with biopics, and this may now be our most anticipated. In today&#8217;s Daily Scoop, we discussed the currently-in-development movie based on Paul Lynde, the wonderfully hilarious and absolutely iconic TV\/movie icon. 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