Glee actor Kevin McHale said he wouldnt play his character Archie Abrams if the show goes back on air in a reboot.
McHale, a nondisabled actor whose character used a wheelchair in the Fox series that aired from 2009 to 2015, told Insider this week that he wouldnt be open to reprising the role today. Glee creator Ryan Murphy told McHale and former Glee actor Jenna Ushkowitz this month that he was open to examining the series future.
I dont know if Artie could be in it, McHale said. Knowing what we know now, I dont think I should be playing a character thats in a wheelchair. So, if they let me grow out of my beard and play a different character, Ill do it.
The decision to cast McHale in the Artie role sparked a discussion among actors with disabilities, including Robert David Hall, who said the failure to choose an actor with disabilities probably was because of fear of litigation and the belief that it might slow a production down, The Associated Press reported in 2009.
McHales comments came after Murphys suggestion that the series might have a future on Murphy and Ushkowitzs podcast .
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