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In the series, Skinner plays closeted jock, Benny Scanlon, who’s trying to navigate his freshman year of college.
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Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
The content creator and comedian, 31, is pulling triple duty as actor, executive producer and writer of his new original Prime Video series Overcompensating, a story about a closeted former football player finding himself in college, which is loosely based on Skinner’s real-life experience.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 13 May 2025
The series, loosely inspired by the creator Jack Rooke’s university days, follows Jack (Dylan Llewellyn), a gay student who’s closeted and mourning the death of his father.
—Shivani Gonzalez, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Cena, who once filmed Trainwreck pretending to be a closeted bodybuilder desperate for zaftig comedian Amy Schumer’s affection, understands that the joke’s on him better than anyone.
—Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
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Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
The content creator and comedian, 31, is pulling triple duty as actor, executive producer and writer of his new original Prime Video series Overcompensating, a story about a closeted former football player finding himself in college, which is loosely based on Skinner’s real-life experience.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 13 May 2025
The series, loosely inspired by the creator Jack Rooke’s university days, follows Jack (Dylan Llewellyn), a gay student who’s closeted and mourning the death of his father.
—Shivani Gonzalez, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Cena, who once filmed Trainwreck pretending to be a closeted bodybuilder desperate for zaftig comedian Amy Schumer’s affection, understands that the joke’s on him better than anyone.
—Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
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“Closeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closeted. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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