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Melissa Etheridge and Linda Wallem on Their Rock and Roll Love Story
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variety.comBy Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau Chief For the Power of Pride issue, Variety talked to eight LGBTQ couples in entertainment about their love stories.
To read more, click here. Almost 20 years ago, Linda Wallem, the showrunner of “That ’80s Show,” had a big casting idea. She wanted Melissa Etheridge — the rock-star crooner behind such hits as “Come to My Window” and “I’m the Only One” — to play a record-store owner on the 2002 sitcom.
Etheridge had considered acting, and she came in to talk about the comedic role. “I thought somebody like Melissa would give levity to the part and legitimacy,” Wallem says. “I couldn’t believe she hadn’t been on TV before.” The part didn’t work out, but they became best friends.
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