The Unexpected Reality Behind Hollywood's Steamiest Scenes

Bradley Cooper and Michael Ian Black, "Wet Hot American Summer"

A very young Bradley Cooper plays a gay camp counselor in the classic summer flick, and he has a secret rendezvous with Michael Ian Black's character in a tool shed. This film was another progressively LGBTQ friendly film for its time and having an actor like Cooper play an openly gay character helped normalize the role.

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