Actor Paul Regina dead at 49

Actor Paul Regina died of liver cancer. He is best known as playing on of the first TV gay roles on Showtime’s “Brothers.”

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Sorry about that!

My condolences. But didn’t Billy Crystal (Soap ) and Tony Randall (
Love, Sidney ) predate him by several years apiece as gay character pioneers? Not to diminish his accomplishment, but they weren’t exactly swishy caricatures either.

**Annie **did say “on(e) of the first.”

Trivia: the oldest brother on *Brothers *was played by Brandon Maggart, Fiona Apple’s father.