Jack McPhee
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Jack McPhee is a central character on the teen drama series "Dawson's Creek," known for his groundbreaking storyline as one of the first openly gay main characters on American network television.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dawson's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
considered a groundbreaking gay character in 1990s television
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helped increase visibility of gay characters on U.S. network TV ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | teen drama ⓘ |
| hasFamilyMember | Andie McPhee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStoryline |
coming out as gay
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high school and college life ⓘ romantic relationships with male partners ⓘ struggles with acceptance ⓘ |
| introducedInSeriesSeason | Dawson's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeSignificance | one of the first openly gay main characters on American network television ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
LGBT representation on television
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coming-of-age ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ |
| network | The WB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Dawson's Creek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | American network television ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | teen viewers ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jen Lindley