Actor McDonough,58, is most remembered for his roles as President Dwight D. Eisenhower in American Horror Story: Double Feature and Lieutenant Lynn “Buck” Compton in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, both of which earned him praise from critics.
Despite his success, the celebrity has acknowledged that his career has not always been easy, citing problems stemming from his position on kissing.
Supporters praised McDonough after learning that he would only kiss his wife.
Someone commented, saying, “He set a good rule for himself.”
Another person nodded and remarked, “Respect for him. He is one in a billion for that.”
“Good for him,” said a third.
Someone else penned: “He’s entitled to set boundaries just like anyone else is.”
While filming Band of Brothers in England, McDonough met his wife Ruvé McDonough, and he claims it was love at first sight.
He recalled: “She knew there was something right off of the beginning, but for me, I could just see, ‘Wow, this girl is just phenomenal.’ She’s my good luck charm.
“Everything that I am today is because of Ruvé.”
After getting married in 2003, the couple had five kids.
McDonough’s family life has been wonderful, but the same cannot be said about his acting career.
According to reports, the actor lost his job on the ABC series Scoundrels in 2010 because he wouldn’t participate in s** scenes with his co-star.
According to the New York Daily News, McDonough’s reluctance to participate in personal sequences is well-known, thus the network’s purported move to terminate him was unexpected.
According to Fox News at the time, ABC claimed that the alteration was just a “casting change.”
The celebrity told Closer Weekly about the trying period in her own words: “After that, I couldn’t get a job because everybody thought I was this religious zealot. I am very religious.”
Since McDonough is a devoted Catholic who prioritizes “God and family first,” he is opposed to any kissing or personal situations in his work.
“These lips are meant for one woman,” the actor firmly declares, refusing to budge from this restriction.
McDonough’s position hasn’t entirely hurt him, even though it might have complicated certain responsibilities.
In season five of Desperate Housewives, a sitcom in which a group of suburban women navigates home issues, crimes, mysteries, and romance, he portrayed the lead character of Dave Williams from 2008 to 2009.
When McDonough was asked by Closer Weekly how he avoided romantic situations in the comedy-drama, he stated, “When [creator] Marc Cherry signed me, I said, ‘I’m sure you know, but I won’t kiss anybody.’ 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.'”
McDonough tells Fox News that his career has taken off since his 2012 appearance in Justified and that he “came out of it on the other side.” “I couldn’t be in a better place in my career,” he says.
“Every step I’ve had along the way, every challenge I’ve faced, has built this moment. And this is a moment I’m really cherishing. I’m proud of my work and what I can accomplish.”
