Looking back on his pioneering portrayal of gay teen Billy in the soap opera One Life to Live, Ryan Phillippe has opened up about the initial hesitation he and his inner circle felt regarding the role ...

Ryan Phillippe reflected on the 'profound experience' of playing the first gay teenager on daytime TV when he starred on 'One Life to Live' in the early '90s: 'I was so young that there were ...

Billy Douglas came out as gay to his pastor, Andrew Carpenter, on One Life to Live, Young and Restless introduced Tricia Cast ...

Ryan Phillippe Remembers His ’90s Gay Soap Opera Role: Fans Said It Gave Them a ‘Way to Connect with’ Their LGBTQ Children. The "Motorheads" actor played the first gay teenager on daytime ...

Ryan Phillippe appeared on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1992–1993. His character, a gay teen named Billy Douglas, was the first gay teenager to be featured on daytime television.

Ryan Phillippe admitted in a new interview with People magazine that part of him was “afraid” to accept the role of Billy Douglas on the daytime soap opera “One Life to Live” in the early ...

More than 30 years later, Ryan Phillippe is reflecting on his groundbreaking LGBTQ role. The actor recently recalled the “really profound experience” of playing gay teenager Billy Douglas in ...

Ryan Phillippe Was Advised Not to Play the First Gay Teenager on Daytime TV at 17 Years Old: ‘I Was So Young. There Were Elements of Me That Were Afraid’ ...

Ryan Phillippe accepted the role of Billy Douglas in 'One Life to Live'. He was initially afraid to play the first gay teenager on daytime television.

Phillippe was just 17 when he starred as daytime TV’s first gay teen on the long-running drama, which aired from 1968 to 2013. He featured in 15 episodes, which premiered in 1992 and 1993.

More than 30 years later, Ryan Phillippe is reflecting on his groundbreaking LGBTQ role. The actor recently recalled the “really profound experience” of playing gay teenager Billy Douglas in ...