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Christos "Chris" Pappas is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by James Mason. Mason was told the character was gay when he successfully auditioned for the role in 2009. He began filming his first scenes in October of that year and he made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 February 2010. Executive producer Susan Bower said the character's storyline was created because of requests from young viewers in the ''Neighbours'' website's online forums. The storyline has also been based on the real life experiences of the show's writers. Chris was the first prominent, ongoing male homosexual character in the show's twenty-five-year history. He was the second ongoing homosexual character overall, following Lana Crawford's (Bridget Neval) introduction in 2004. Chris departed on 27 March 2015, but made a cameo appearance on 6 November. Chris was a high school student who befriended the soap's other teens. He became the captain of the school's basketball team and he began dating Summer Hoyland (Jordy Lucas). However, Chris developed a crush on Andrew Robinson (Jordan Smith) and subsequently revealed that he was gay. Chris initially struggled with his sexuality and the reactions of his friends, family and team mates. Upon finding employment at the local garage, Chris was faced with Warren Burrell (Tony Rickards), a homophobic customer. In August 2011, a love interest for Chris was introduced in the form of Aidan Foster (Bobby Morley) and they formed ''Neighbours Bower expected Chris's coming out storyline to receive criticism and some media commentators called it "an obvious ratings grab". Mason and the show's script producer defended the storyline, saying that it was not a ploy to boost ratings and that it explored how Chris's coming out affected the people around him. Television critics and LGBT websites have given the character and his storyline development a positive reception. In 2012, Mason earned a nomination for Most Popular New Male Talent at the Logie Awards. ==Creation and casting== ''Neighbours Mason's agent got him an audition with ''Neighbours'' and he originally read for the role of Andrew Robinson. The part was given to Jordan Smith, but an offer to play the role of Chris arrived three days later.〔 Mason told Matt Akersten of SameSame that he was okay with knowing Chris would be gay.〔 The character is Mason's first major television role. He began filming his first scenes in October 2009, before making his on-screen debut in February 2010.〔 Bower later revealed that two-thirds of the boys who auditioned for the role of Chris backed out when they discovered the character was gay, which she said was "disappointing, but not surprising." Mason said that he was "really excited to get an opportunity like this" and added the writers had helped him out as the script was coming straight from their experiences.〔 Bower praised Mason, saying that he "does a wonderful job."〔 In October 2010, the ATV News Network reported that the ''Neighbours'' writers and producers were unsure how to keep Chris connected to Ramsay Street. ATV said that the writer were "stumped" as to what to do with the character and his story.〔 At the time, Mason was still filming for the show, but ATV reported that it was not known if he would be given a new contract.〔 However, in January 2011, a Network Ten spokesperson told ''SX News'' that Mason's role would be expanded from April and he and Chris will get more screen time. Chris will be seen taking on "issues that every gay teenager does." On becoming a regular cast member, Mason told Channel 5, "I love it. The more time I spend on ''Neighbours'', the more I feel part of the show. And I'm learning all the time. The thing about this industry is it's very hard to find stable work, so to have stability, I'm extremely grateful." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Pappas (Neighbours)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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