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Actor Neal McDonough Was Blacklisted In Hollywood For Refusing Sex Scenes But His Christian Values Paid Off!

January 14, 2019

Hollywood actor, Neal McDonough revealed how he was blacklisted in Hollywood for several years because he refused to perform sex scenes.

Known for his performances in “Band of Brothers,” “Minority Report” and “Desperate Housewives,” the Catholic actor recently opened up about his strong Christian convictions and said it cost him his job on ABC’s “Scoundrels” series in 2010.

The highly devoted christian shared how he was being fired for refusing to perform sex scenes with co-star Virginia Madsen.

“After that, I couldn’t get a job because everybody thought I was this religious zealot. I am very religious. I put God and family first, and me second. That’s what I live by. It was hard for a few years,” he said

The Boston native has had a no sex scenes policy for most of his 30-year career and not even his stint in “Desperate Housewives,” a highly sexualized series, made him compromise his rule.

“When Marc Cherry signed me, I said, ‘I’m sure you know, but I won’t kiss anybody,’” McDonough recalled telling the “Desperate Housewives” creator.

“He was like, ‘But this is ‘Desperate Housewives!’’ I said, ‘I know.’ He paused for about five seconds and said, ‘All right, I’m just going to have to write better.’ And we had a great time.’”

McDonough and his wife of 16 years, South African model Ruvé Robertson, have five children together. The loyal husband maintained that he refuses to kiss a co-star “because these lips are meant for one woman.”

Despite being fired from “Scoundrels” in 2010 for standing by his convictions, McDonough celebrated his decision. He said his career “has been phenomenal ever since.”