With all the vitriol and finger pointing that came from Jay Leno's request for Ryan Phillippe's "gayface,"
we're wishing Jay had done his homework: there's plenty of Phillippe gayface to go around, as these clips from One Life to Live demonstrate.
Pregnant pauses? Check! Far off stare? You bet! Wistful sax solos? But of course! After the jump, a short video history of Ryan Phillippe's gay face.
After coming out to his father Phillippe demonstrates a pitch-perfect, dramatically scored glance into the distance.
Then, little Billy Douglas (Ryan Phillippe) worries about his father's reaction to his bone-smuggling as he readies to introduce him to his bloused, sports-loving boyfriend:
Finally, he's booted out of the house because his drunken father "doesn't want a pervert messing up his home"
If you're having trouble pin-pointing the gayface, you might want to research the anatomy of a gay face, or look at these examples. One Life to Live may offer up soap camp at its best, but the real thing is always more entertaining, and doesn't require any awkward homophobic remarks from lantern jawed comedians.
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