![]() ![]() “He was clearly the bad guy now,” Dapper laments. The writing was on the wall when he became dangerously obsessed with Lauren. I remember when they told me, ‘Hey, we’re going to take your character in a different direction,’ and I knew they would be getting rid of me.” I really enjoyed Carmine’s romance with Abby but new writers came in and for whatever reason, they made my character psycho. I had a really good time with everyone there. Of course, there was a learning curve but once I got into it, it was great. Looking back at playing Carmine, it was definitely a lot of fun. “When I got on the soap opera, I thought I made it and those years of waiting tables and bartending were over,” he reflects. ![]() There was a time when Dapper felt everything was going his way, and that was after he landed a role on Y&R. ![]() All of my friends are married and they’re so grateful to be off the market, and here I am. I don’t do Tinder or Bumble or any dating apps because I think I’m in a weird category: I’m not young enough for that stuff and people my age are already doing their own thing. So, then I look at these younger girls and I don’t have much in common with them. “Women my age are taken, married and have families. While finding the right role has presented its challenges, so has finding the right mate. Was my movie like Brokeback Mountain? No, but it’s nice to know that something like that had an effect on another person.” Your movie made me feel okay that I was confused and now I know I like men.’ That alone flatters me. Not too long ago, I had a guy tell me, ‘Thank you. I liked playing a sexually confused guy and learning about a different culture I didn’t even know about and making friends in that world and opening my mind as a human being. There’s good and bad to that, the bad being that now, I can only play this certain kind of a guy, which to me, isn’t really acting, so that kind of killed my drive for a while. I’m not saying it’s right or wrong I’m pointing out that option is practically gone. And you can’t play a trans character if you’re not a trans actor. You can’t be straight and play gay anymore, like when I was in Eating Out 2 in 2006. Because of the climate that we’re in, everyone is highly sensitive to the point where we can’t create. “I’ve recently gotten fired up again about acting,” he explains, but notes, “I can’t play 20-something, I can’t play the stereotypical dad and I can’t try out for just any role. Nevertheless, Dapper isn’t ready to throw in the towel just yet. I’m not sure if I even want to stay in Los Angeles because it’s a tough place to live.” I get tired of it all and it just isn’t that much fun anymore. I’ve been here for almost 18 years and have gotten burned by the politics and it’s-who-you-know. “I wouldn’t say I quit, because that’s definitely not the case I’ve just encountered some pitfalls and trials and tribulations that are associated with Hollywood. “Acting has taken a little bit of a back burner,” Dapper admits. A stagnant career hasn’t exactly accentuated the positive. ![]()
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