What Would Marco Del Rossi Do?

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Cool Slideshows.................................................. ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..... Subject of videos below: A cute li'l arty gay boy comes out step by step over four years of high school , 2002-2006. Marco Del Rossi the character ages from 14 to 18. Adamo Ruggiero the gifted actor playing him ages 16 to 20. He starts all confused and closeted, goes through hell, figures out how to deal and emerges a tough, smart li'l emmer-effer. In case you've never seen Degrassi, it's a high school soap opera shot in Toronto, where gay boys never come out, because they come OOT. ........................................................... ............................................................ .......................................................... ............................................................ ......................................................... What would Marco Del Rossi do? ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................................... ...........................................................W hen I first saw this material I laughed, I cheered, I cried like a baby and THAT NEVER HAPPENS. ............................................................ .......................................................... ........................................................... The show is both very real and surreal. Sometimes it's self-satirical, with some of the teen actors in on the joke and some not. The writers are wicked clever and keep many layers going in consideration of their vast adult audience. It's reality heightened, to extract the truth from life, like the best theater should. ................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................................... ............................................................ ....................... Degrassi Community School is a microcosm -- every major drama in all the schools in the world happen there week after week. Marco Del Rossi is a composite of quintessential gay teen experience. ........................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ .........................................................Mar co turns obstacle into opportunity. ............................................................ .......................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................... Degrassi will run daily in syndication from the beginning of Season 1, starting in fall 2007 (on Channel 11 in New York City). The show is currently in its 6th season on The-N cable channel. Marco and his friends have mostly graduated already. Marco has been living in a committed relationship with Dylan, but Dylan has just been scouted for a Swiss hockey team (episode 613, 2/16/2007). A couple more episodes will feature Marco this season. He may or may not return if there is a season 7. The actor who plays him is attending college himself. ........................................................... ............................................................ ..........................................................Ma rco's story, clip 1:Marco's story, clip 2:Marco's story, clip 3:Marco's story, clip 4:Marco's story, clip 5:Marco's story, clip 6:Marco's story, clip 7:Marco's story, clip 8:Marco's story, clip 9:.......................................................... . ........................................................... ...........................................................M arco's Str8 friends love and respect him......................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ . ........................................................... Finally, I thought watching this amazing phenomenon, someone is holding a mirror up to the nature THAT I KNOW, showing all the things I went through, some things I thank God I avoided, and some things I wished had happened. ........................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................................High school for me was hell, family more hell. I felt like a hated alien, and stayed invisible until I made an early escape. Been running ever since. ........................................................... ............................................................ ..........................................................My heart had turned to stone, Marco has melted my heart. Marco has healed. St. Marco is a conduit for divine energy. ........................................................... ............................................................ ..........................................................Ma rco likes to lose his allowance playing cards with the hockey team. (The boy's got his priorities in order!) ........................................................... ............................................................ ..........................................................Ma rco bitch slaps pious psycho bigots. Actually applies a wicked mean backhand. ........................................................... ............................................................ ..........................................................Ma rco's got Dylan, a hot college freshman boyfriend when he's in grade 11. Marco leaves Dylan when he doesn't feel respected, and only takes him back after Dylan grovels and atones sufficiently. ............................................................ .......................................................... ...........................................................M arco always forgives Spinner, because Spinner is lost. Marco accepts that Spinner is doing his best. ........................................................... ............................................................ .......................................................... Marco's got fierce Goth girlfriend Ellie in grade 9 who becomes his beard without even being asked until he's ready to come out. In grade 10 she starts pushing him out of the closet. ........................................................... ............................................................ .......................................................... Marco comes out to his dad while performing Hamlet in the school play. Later when his father refuses to acknowledge the truth, Marco SCREAMS IT AT HIM MANY TIMES. ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................................... ........ Marco thought it would be cool to dress up like ninjas when sneaking Jimmy out of the hospital. ........................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ...... Marco is supernatural superhero fantasy grounded in f'ed up impulsive beautiful human mess. ........................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ...... Marco forgives without being masochistic. He constantly does battle with his angry passionate ego. ............................................................ .......................................................... ............................................................ ..........................................................Ma rco is proud to be a devout Catholic, goes to Mass every Sunday, and is optimistic that the Church will one day accept openly gay people...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ....Marco lets Dylan come crawling back ... ... after torturing him ... ... and torturing him some more ... ... and then making him grovel ............................................................ ............................................................ . ............................................................ ............................................................ ...... Marco stays loyal and close with eternal soulmate Ellie. Their's is a love transcendent. ............................................................ ............................................................ .........................................................Mar co bitch-slaps bigoted fools. ............................................................ ............................................................ .........................................................Whe n not in teen soap opera crisis, Marco is as goofy as he wants to be.......................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ I have been transformed by the story of Marco Del Rossi....................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .. Adamo's is a perfect collaboration with the Degrassi writers, directors, designers and editors to create this Pieta, this masterpiece for the ages, known as Marco Del Rossi. ............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................................