Whatever happened to the Golden Girls' gay cook?

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 10:41am

Poor Coco. I like to think he and Niles from The Nanny set up a B & B in Colorado.

Updated On: 5/11/06 at 10:41 AM

[Calvin]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 10:49am

I think he ran off with Rita Moreno's character from Empty Nest. Yeah, he's gay, but she's Rita Moreno.

[Princeton78]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 10:52am

The role was played by Chita Rivera on the stage.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:00am

Actually, I think Mr. Belvedere took him away from this cruel world after he was dropped from GG and they live in a very clean cabin in Canada. Luckily, Coco is a genius with making delicious meals out of anything, so the constant diet of moose meat is not tiring.

[Calvin]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:16am

Knowing that crazy Coco, he's probably making vichyssoise in the dead of winter. Remember, he was always seen making inappropriate meals. And by always, I mean the one time we saw him cooking.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:18am

He ran off with the Blanche's wedding planner, kids!

"You're about to fly right out of here, arent ya?"

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:20am

They served him on toast with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

Updated On: 5/11/06 at 11:20 AM

[RobbO]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:22am

it's not nice to talk about lildogs behind his back.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:29am

Calvin, what was he making that one time? Wasn't it enchiladas? That nutty Coco. Do you think that was his stage name?

[morosco]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:30am

The actor that played the Coco role, Charles Levin, was wonderful in the national tour of CITY OF ANGELS as Irwin S. Irving.

[Calvin]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:34am

It was enchiladas or some other south-of-the-border dish. Maybe Latino yogurt?

[robbiej]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:35am

Holy SH*T.

I saw him in that tour. Somehow, I feel even gayer now.

[broadwaybaby692]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:39am

That show would not have worked if they had kept Coco.

But, I have always thought that the formula and plots and all that would be swell translated or recycled with 3 gay men (not necessarily old) in South Beach.

Dorothy - the older, bitter, separated one with an annoying ex
Blanche - the vain one (a little like Jack on "Will&Grace")
Rose - the hot but naive one
Sophia - same character

What do you think?

[morosco]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:44am

"Lesbian. Lesbian? LESBIAN?!?!"

My favorite episode.

[robbiej]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:47am

Of all time.

Also a huge fan of Chicken Little.

[broadwaybaby692]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:52am

Oh yeah! Wouldn't "Chicken Little" work great with 3 gay men?

Ok so the Rose's lesbian lover and the whole Blanche's gay brother, Clayton, plots wouldn't translate so neatly, but on the whole.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:52am

OMG, Robbie, the sight of Bea in that Turkey Lurkey outfit with the tie...

"...were dreadin' armageddon..."

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:53am

but Big Daddy works.

[robbiej]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:56am

Help...the outlook is drear.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 11:59am

The sky is FALLLLLLing.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 12:11pm

"Help...the outlook is drear."

The delivery of that line is why I love that woman!

[broadwaybaby692]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 12:14pm

my favorite GG musical moment has got to be the Miami song writing contest.

"Miami is nice, Miami is nice, Miami is nice, so I'll say it thrice."

"Miami you're cuter than an interuteran."

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 12:17pm

he was pumping up a flat on the truck out on a back road when the tire blew up. the bead was damaged somehow and the force of the explosion slammed the rim into his face, broke his nose and jaw and knocked him unconscious on his back. by the time someone came along he had drowned in his own blood.

[broadwaybaby692]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 12:20pm

hahaha, brokeback coco - i always assumed he moved to south beach and became that famous drag performer, starina, at the birdcage.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 5/11/06 at 12:28pm

I think he is the REAL reason that Harry didnt marry Blance in the premier episode...."Marry Harry, Marry Harry."