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New York Post
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Glenn Howerton on 'Sirens,' why he likes playing 'lunatics'
He's going from the D.E.N.N.I.S. system to the beach. Glenn Howerton, best known for starring in 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,' co-stars in the new Netflix miniseries 'Sirens' (premiering May 22). 'I had never read anything quite like this script, tonally. It's like a suspenseful drama, but it's also really funny,' Howerton, 49, exclusively told The Post. Advertisement The plot follows Devon (Meghann Fahy, 'The White Lotus'), who thinks her sister, Simone (Milly Alcock, 'House of the Dragon') needs to be rescued from her new job. Simone has been working for the wealthy socialite Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore) who Devon thinks is running a cult at her lavish beach estate. Kevin Bacon co-stars as Michaelas's husband Peter, and Howerton plays their friend and Simone's boyfriend, Ethan. 6 Glenn Howerton, Milly Alcock, and Meghann Fahy in 'Sirens.' Advertisement 6 Glenn Howerton attends the Netflix Premiere of Sirens at the Paris Theater on May 20, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images for Netflix '[Ethan is] so different from so many characters I play,' Howerton explained. '[But] he has an element of other characters I play. He's not a slob. He's a well put together rich dude, which is a little bit typecasting for me.' Ethan isn't fundamentally a bad person, despite being, 'a bit naive and oblivious at times,' the actor continued. 'I'm always getting cast as raving lunatics and maniacs, so it's nice to do something different, every once in a while.' Howerton has previously appeared on 'The Mindy Project,' 'Fargo,' and 'Blackberry,' and has played sociopathic Dennis Reynolds on 'It's Always Sunny' since its 2005 debut. Advertisement 'I do think a lot of actors enjoy playing things that are very different from themselves, and having the opportunity to – as Dennis would put it – wear another man's skin,' he quipped. 6 Charlie Day as Charlie, Rob McElhenney as Mac, Glenn Howerton as Dennis, Kaitlin Olson as Dee, Danny DeVito as Frank in 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.' 6 Glenn Howerton attends Netflix's 'Sirens' World Premiere at The Plaza Hotel on May 20, 2025 in New York City. FilmMagic 6 Meghann Fahy, Felix Solis, Julianne Moore, Josh Segarra, Milly Alcock and Glenn Howerton attend the world premiere of Netflix's 'Sirens' at The Plaza Hotel on May 20, 2025 in New York City. WireImage Advertisement 'For me, there's something cathartic about portraying characters that behave in a way that I would never behave. And getting to just be selfish and narcissistic and a bit of a jerk and just yell at people,' Howerton continued. 'I strive to be a good person in my real life, so it's fun to be bad. And I find them funny and sad and sort of pathetic — narcissists — and people that walk into the world not thinking about how their actions impact other people. I think it's a bit sad and definitely frustrating. So I like to send it up in a satirical way.' Since Howerton is 49 and Alcock is 25, their 'Sirens' characters are in an age-gap romance. 'That's just what it is in the story, so I approached that situation the way I would approach any similar situation, regardless of the person's age – with a lot of communication and respect on set, to make sure we're all on the same page with how we shoot the scenes,' he explained. 6 -Milly Alcock and Julianne Moore in 'Sirens.' 'Milly is just a consummate professional, it was a lot of fun.' As for his other co-star, Julianne Moore, he gushed: 'She's so cool.' Advertisement 'I think she's aware enough of her status within the business to want to put people at ease, as quickly as possible. She's possibly had experiences in the past where people were maybe intimidated to be around her, because she plays such powerful characters often, and she has such a powerful glowing presence.' It would be 'easy' to be intimidated by her, 'but she knocks those things down pretty quickly and is just a very grounded and wonderful person and a lot of fun to hang out with between scenes,' he concluded. 'She's not just there to be a giant movie star, she's a real artist.'
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Texas bill could charge transgender people with ‘gender identity fraud', if passed
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill filed in the Texas House of Representatives this week threatens to charge transgender Texans with a crime for identifying with a gender that differs from their sex assigned at birth. HB 3817 would make it a state jail felony for a person to 'identify' to a state agency or private employer their 'biological sex as the opposite of the biological sex assigned to the person at birth.' Texas 'not for freedom': House bill could ban gender-affirming care for transgender adults Gwen Howerton, an audience producer with Houston-based publication Chron, reported about the bill on Wednesday. In a Friday conversation with KXAN Anchor Will DuPree, she said that transgender rights advocates she spoke to called the bill 'alarming.' She noted that the bill is unlikely to pass. '[It] is really alarming when we look at not just the scope of what this bill is saying, but when we talk about the treatment of transgender individuals in prisons,' Howerton said. 'As far as actual passage, I would say that the likelihood of it is really low.' She said that the purpose of these bills may not be to actually pass, but to instead shift the conversation further towards anti-trans views. 'The Overton Window's moved so much on trans rights and legislation impacting trans people that we're seeing bills that a couple of years ago were dead-on-arrival are now coming back, and actually, advocates are saying are more dangerous now,' Howerton said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
