Jack McFarland His closest gay friend and the man who practically arm-twisted Will into coming out, Jack McFarland - or John Phillip McFarland - is a character unique to himself. Wildly flamboyant, definitely swishy and unabashedly gay in comparison to the more straight-acting Will, Jack continually pulls off the most amazing stunts. Maybe I don't wear my sexuality like a sash and a tiara the way Jack does, but I am willing to put my gayness up against anybody's. It was the irrepressible Jack that brought the staid, serious Will Truman kicking and screaming - well, not exactly that since Will woudn't dare be that loud - into the gay and proud world. Jack first comes into Will's life at a time when Will was still in severe denial about being gay - and at least 20 over pounds overweight. *GASP* OR was it 30? 25? Anyway during the party, although they didn't know each other that well, Jack suddenly pulls Will aside and says, "Aren't you tired yet?" And this is what Will had to say... And I was tired. Tired of actually reading Playboy for the articles. Tired of keeping my Bette Midler albums in Led Zeppelin sleeves. So you...took me to clubs and introduced me to people, made me realize what I'd been missing by not being myself. And I'm thankful for that. So Jack took a look at the poor straight-acting bloke, got a signal on his gaydar and started introducing Will to the homoworld - and also taught him how to dance without pointing all the time. The man literally flits from job to job - and lives off Will's refrigerator in the meantime. This doesn't cause much of a problem for Will as he has somehow found a way to deduct Jack McFarland as an entertainment expense. But don't let it be said that Jack is unemployed. Whilst scrounging off Will's generosity - and his credit card, Jack reluctantly joins the employment circle with several varied jobs from being a waiter to a Banana Republic salesman. While bumming around in Will's apartment, he also picks up more than the occasional pizza, he also picks up the delivery boy, the electrician and also the taxi driver to boot. You gotta love him - the man is an utter tramp and damned proud of it. Jack, if I'm supposed to stay away from every guy you've ever slept with, that would leave me with... women. But while he looks for jobs in all the wrong places, he also has a website called Just Jack and a stand-up comedy act - which actually pokes digs at his best friend Will's failed relationships much to Will's dismay. He also has a pet parrot named Guapo and a dog name Klaus Von Puppy - whom he actually inherited from Will who realized that he couldn't possibly take care of that many things. Since he does have a penchant of collecting small things, Jack has lately been saddled with a child of his own. The product of Jack's donation 13 years ago to the New York Family Clinic and a baby-mad nurse, Elliot is a calm, self-possessed young man who single-handedly turns Jack into a real father. A massive fan of Cher, he knows all her songs by heart. He keeps on falling for the 'Cher' card which is a way of Will tricking Jack into going someplace where he doesn't want to be. Jack even owns a Cher doll which he originally intended for Will's birthday - but obviously knew that Will wouldn't want it. Amazingly though in all this time, his parents have not guessed that Jack's gay! Catching him in bed with another man, his mother believed Jack's story that he's looking for lice. And when caught wearing his mom's heels, they believed his excuse that it helped solve his inner ear problem. However, Jack hid this teeny fact from Will and managed to browbeat Will into outing himself first. Jack and Will The relationship between Will and Jack is pretty intriguing. It seems as if Jack might have had a major crush on Will in his youth. When he was 17, Jack inadvertently confessed his love for Will but when Will tried to gently let him down, Jack made a turnaround and acted as if Will had been the one to make an overture. Till now, Jack continues believe Will is hopelessly attracted to him while Will has wisely stopped trying to convince him otherwise. The duo have also shared a publicly aired onscreen kiss! After a soap opera failed to show an onscreen kiss between two gay men, Jack gets on his high horse and stages a demonstration against NBC. This culminates with an spontaneous, unplanned kiss when Will decides to initiate on the Today Show. Another interesting fact is a reputable psychic named Psychic Sue somehow looks into Will's future and it turns out that a dark, handsome man awaits him. Dark, gorgeous and with a name that starts with J!

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