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The whole point was that he was supposed to be butt ugly. In the first Hairspray, that part was also played by a man.

I totally agree! I mean, you could tottally tell the "love" didn't look real...no chemistry at all. I didn't enjoy the movie that much. I guesss I'm not a fan of musicals! :) lol

well its supposed to be an ugly women. and dont u think its kinda hard for two straight guys to make chemistry together?

i guess that was suppose to be the comedy part of the movie