Rob and Ellen Were Based on a Real-Life Couple
Will and Grace’s straight friends Rob and Ellen were played by Tom Gallop and Leigh-Allyn Baker on the series and they appeared in 16 episodes of the show, mostly to participate in game night at the apartment. But the couple had real life counterparts. They were based on Ellen Idelson and Rob Lotterstein, who creators Mutchnick and Kohan worked with on the HBO series “Dream On.”