Nowadays, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is something of a big screen powerhouse with flicks such as "Inception," "The Dark Knight Rises," and "Looper" under his belt, but in the late '90s, he was still just a former child star whose biggest claim to fame was playing an ancient alien on "3rd Rock from the Sun."
Shortly before his breakthrough role in "10 Things I Hate About You," Gordon-Levitt appeared in a Season 1 episode of "That '70s Show" as Eric's pal, Buddy Morgan. Buddy has a secret crush on his buddy and shares a kiss with him before Eric turns him down. That on-screen kiss is credited as being the first gay smooch on North American prime time TV, but audiences reportedly hated it. What would've been a potential recurring role was subsequently relegated to just one episode. It didn't hurt Gordon-Levitt's career much, but filming the scenes did leave a nasty taste in his mouth, so to speak. Asked about the kiss by The Advocate, he said, "[Topher's] probably one the worst kissers I've ever kissed. You know, he's a dude, and girls are awesome to kiss, I gotta say."
Actor Laura Prepon, who plays Eric's long-time love interest on the show, echoed the kiss diss when she said on a radio show (via TMZ) that her "Orange is the New Black" co-star, Taylor Schilling, gave better lip service than Grace.
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