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      He stars alongside Loretta Devine, Sommore and writer Maurice Jamal in the new dramedy "Dirty Laundry," opening this weekend in selected cities.

      What's the film about? Just what the title says, but from a figurative stand point of course. Dunbar plays a gay man returning to a home he fled long ago to put things in order.  (Scroll down to watch the trailer.) EURweb asked the question, "Why a gay role?" With that ol' boy kind of jumped down our throat with both feet.  

    "I'm an actor and I have no problem with playing different characters

and I have no problem doing characters with different judgments and lifestyles. Other people have issues with that, then that's their problem.  This decision is between me and my God," exclaimed Dunbar emphatically.

    OK, we understand the artistry and the need to be fluid when selecting

roles and, well, any actor would have reacted the same.  

    "I've studied and I've trained for a very long time and I don't think there's any character out there that I can't play.  I'm an entertainer.  When I find characters out there that don't bore me halfway through the script I don't have any problem with that at all."

    Based upon only a mention of the film's title, and Dunbar's role in it, we're sure some have already made up their minds whether to see it or not.  But the actor says things are never as simply as what's on the surface even though no effort has been made to hide the film's intent.  

    "The message is very clear and honest and I think a lot of people will walk away from it feeling like they need to get all of the skeletons out of the closet.  Picking this role was easy for me."

    Later in the interview, when things settled down a bit, we thought we'd dare venture down the "gay" avenue of questioning.  We defended our line of questioning by mentioning many actors, African-American actors in particular, are still squeamish about playing gay characters because of a lingering stigma surrounding the subject.   

    "There definitely is (stigma), but at the end of the day that has nothing to do with me. I'm very secure in my sexuality.  Even if I were a homosexual, still I'm an actor and an entertainer. I'm a hetrosexual and I Have friends of all walks and races and sexual preferences and different colors."

      "Dirty Laundry" is a comedy about family drama. It is a independent

film that has compelling characters,  witty dialogue and great production value.  Shot in just three weeks, the film screens to sold-out festival audiences this summer.  It won both the Best Performance audience awards the American Black Film Festival. 

      "Dirty Laundry" opens a limited engagement this weekend in New York and LA. It will be released nationally on December 28 by CodeBlack Entertainment in conjunction with FOX pictures.

      For more info, visit: www.dirtylaundrythemovie.com

Watch the trailer for "Dirty Laundry":