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Like father, like son.
“I’m beyond words proud,” Geoffrey, 61, toldPage Six. “I’m speechless.”
“I’ve observed it over the years,” he said of his son’s star power. “I’ve been observing it for the last five or six years.”
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Uncoupled, the latest show fromSex and the CityandEmily in PariscreatorDarren Star, is Jordyn’s first role. He was previously a guard for the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s basketball team, and he’s also anartistand model.
Jordyn reveled in his good luck and the show’s great casting that allowed him to work with stars likeTisha CampbellandMarcia Gay Harden, telling Page Six: “Especially for a first project, it doesn’t get any better than this.”
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He also celebrated the occasion on Instagram. “Beyond blessed (cliche I know) to have made my appearance with some of the best in the business, great experience, always thankful,” hewrote.
Neil Patrick Harrisstars inUncoupledas Michael, a newly single gay man fresh off a 17-year relationship who has to learn how to date again in a completely new era, all while grieving his unexpected breakup.
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At the premiere, Harristold PEOPLEwhat he loves about the series. “I applaud Netflix for being able to tell a breakup story that is an overt same-sex relationship of 17 years,” he said.
“It doesn’t feel shady,” Harris added. “It feels authentic, and it allows people, regardless of their own circumstance, to relate to this notion of getting broken up with.”
Season 1 ofUncoupledis now streaming on Netflix.
source: people.com
