Oscar Martinez (The Office)
Oscar Martinez is a fictional character from the US mockumentary-style television series The Office played by Cuban-American actor Oscar Nunez.[1] Martinez was one of the few openly gay characters in broadcast television at the time that the series aired.[2]
Nunez, who is straight, did not know his character might be gay when he first signed on.[3] For the 2006–2007 season, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) reported he was the only LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) person of color character on a regular series.[4]
For the 2007–2008 season he was the "only remaining gay character on a half-hour comedy program" and the only LGBT lead or supporting character who is a person of color.[5]
References
- ↑ Comedian Oscar Núñez has 9-to-5 fun at 'The Office', LEE HERNÁNDEZ, New York Daily News, April 21, 2008. [1] Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Gay Characters on Network TV: 2009-10, Hanh Nguyen and Rick Porter, Los Angeles Times, [2]
- ↑ "From The Office to the Soapbox", Neal Broverman, The Advocate, March 12, 2009 . [3][dead link]
- ↑ Where we are on TV: GLAAD’s 11th Annual Diversity Study Previews the 2006-2007 Primetime Television Season. August 2006, Mónica Taher, GLAAD's People of Color (POC) Media Director, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. [4] Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ GLAAD’s 12th Annual Diversity Study Examines 2007-2008 Primetime Television Season, Damon Romine, Sarah Holbert, Matt Kane, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. [5] Archived 2021-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
