Inside the Emerald City: if you're catching Oz for the first time on HBO (or on the season 1 and 2 DVDs), here's a useful guide to who's who--and who's gay. (arts & entertainment).A Tobias Beecher Tobias Beecher is a fictional character on the television show Oz, played by American actor Lee Tergesen. Beecher, a graduate of Harvard Law School, was a successful attorney, husband and father, but also an alcoholic. (played by Lee Tergesen Lee Tergesen (born July 8, 1965) is an American actor. Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut. He began his career starring in Wayne's World (1992) and Wayne's World 2 (1993), the 1994 series Weird Science ): A lawyer jailed for killing a girl while driving drunk, Beecher has been with us since the show's beginning. At first, Schillinger turned him into his "prag" (bitch)--branding a swastika on his ass, raping him, and forcing him to cross-dress. Having fought back since, today's Beecher prefers to be Keller's consensual lover and is fighting to get him off death row. B Vern Schillinger (played by J.K. Simmons): Head of the neo-Nazi Aryan Brotherhood The Aryan Brotherhood, (also known as the AB or The Brand) is a prison gang numbering about 15,000 members in and out of prison.[1] In March 2006, four leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood were indicted for numerous crimes, including murder, conspiracy, drug and a perpetual thorn in Beecher's side. He's responsible for the murder of one of Beecher's children and suffered the loss of his own two teen sons--all casualties of their war. C Chris Keller (played by Christopher Meloni): When introduced in season 2, Keller appeared to be Beecher's adoring guardian angel. It was a ruse; Schillinger had enlisted him to break Beecher's arms and legs. Secretly endeared, however, Keller spent the next several seasons in a fierce love-hate struggle to win Beecher's heart, at one point famously showing what Genet genet: see civet. would call his "bronze eye" in taunting flirtation. "To me, it was never a `gay' relationship per se," says series creator Fontana. "It's two men or two people struggling to find and maintain love in an environment that completely works against them." D James Robson (played by R.E. Rodgers): An exiled member of the Aryan Brotherhood--rejected after receiving a black man's gums in a transplant--he's currently reduced to prag and taking spoons up the rear. Yes, spoons. Francis Winthrop (played by Andy Powers): Schillinger's latest prag, seen in the season premiere spitting out a mouthful of you-know-what. He'll do--and does--anything to become a full-fledged Aryan Brother. Fiona (played by James Pelacio): The Gays' literal cheerleader, he's always safely on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. with several other queens, including Tony (Steve Wishnoff) and Kiki (Rohan Quine). Timmy Kirk (played by Sean Dugan): Fiery, evil redhead who flirts with Father Mukada (B.D. Wong), mainly to torment him. Alonzo Torquiemada (played by Bobby Cannavale): A new gay prisoner who resembles Marilyn Manson. Oh, the fantasies that'll stir up! Nat/Natalie Ginzburg (played by Charles Busch): A cross-dressing killer with AIDS, Ginzburg was hired to assassinate as·sas·si·nate tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. his cell mate, Antonio Nappa, an Italian who had been maliciously infected with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. by another prisoner, Adebisi. Humanitarians all. Billie Keane (played by Derrick Simmons): Openly gay Homeboy home·boy n. Slang 1. A male friend or acquaintance from one's neighborhood or hometown. 2. A fellow male gang member. homeboy Noun slang 1. . Made a pass at a short-lived Italian and was beaten horribly. James Cramer (played by Rob Bogue): Fought in season 3 boxing matches--something the Gays excel at on Oz. |
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