Vincent “Shorty”
Shorty is Jay’s best friend for over three decades. In his first appearance on the show, Mitchell manages to convince his dad that Shorty is attracted to guys. Jay doesn’t believe it at first, but after a few “questionable” mannerisms, he’s fully convinced that apparently, he didn’t know everything about his best friend of over 30 years.
We learn that Shorty found himself in financial trouble, and Jay ended up writing him a hefty check since he would “support his best friend” through anything (not what he was thinking, though). In the end, Shorty and his girlfriend move to Costa Rica, much to Jay’s dismay. They have a near-falling-out but reconcile before it’s too late.