In the twenty-first century, society has become much more tolerant than it was a hundred or even fifty years ago. People absolutely calmly perceive representatives of a different race and alternative orientation, and those who are somehow different from generally accepted standards are no longer hiding and are not afraid to seem strange or even crazy to others. In many respects, we must owe this breakthrough to world famous celebrities who were not afraid to declare their orientation to the public. So who exactly did this? This article will talk about popular gay actors who do not hide their orientation!
Neil Patrick Harris
The actor became famous thanks to the role of womanizer Barney Stinson in the series "How I Met Your Mother." For this role, Nick received four nominations for the Emmy Award, as well as two for the Golden Globe.
The actor was born on the fifteenth of June 1973, in the city of Albuquerque, USA. Parents of the Nile were representatives of the local intelligentsia and enjoyed fame in narrow circles. Neil's father owned a successful law office, and his mother wrote novels, plays and scripts, which she then sold. Also, the actor’s parents had their own restaurant.
The craving for theatrical art manifested itself in the Nile in childhood. The future famous gay actor got his first role in the fourth grade, playing Toto in the play "The Wizard of the Emerald City."
Neil played his first television role in a short episode of Sesame Street. After her, the boy seriously thought about how to connect his life with acting.
The fact that this famous actor is gay became known in 2006, when Neil openly told People about his orientation.
I am glad to dispel all errors and rumors. I am proud that I can declare that I am gay and happily living a full life, doing one thing with wonderful people.
In two thousand fourteen, the actor married a man of his choice - David Bartka.
Andrew Scott
Andrew is an Irish actor, familiar to viewers as a professor in the TV series Sherlock. Andrew was born on October 21, 1976 in Dublin. The actor’s mother, Nora Scott, instilled a sense of beauty from her childhood. In his teens, Andrew began to play in school theater productions, and after a while, the actor began to work in the famous Abbey Theater in Ireland.
Andrew Scott's debut as an actor took place when he was only nineteen years old - Andrew was given a role in the film "Korea".
The actor never hid his orientation, absolutely openly declaring that he was gay. In 2013, Scott told the Independent newspaper: he is happy that people do not see anything wrong with his orientation.
Of course, we must understand that this does not do better than me either. I would compare it with kindness, talent or ability to play the banjo - just a fact.
Andrew Scott prefers not to talk about his partner. True, according to some sources, information nevertheless surfaced that Andrew and his boyfriend often began to appear in public. If you believe them, the director and screenwriter Stephen Beresford became the chosen one of the actor.
Wentworth Miller
Wentworth gained popularity by starring in the series Escape. In the story, his character goes to prison to help his brother escape. Also, the actor is known for his role as the supervillain Captain Cold in the TV series "Flash" on DC comics.
Wentworth was born on the second of June one thousand nine hundred and seventy-two in the UK. His father worked as a lawyer, and his mother as a teacher at school. The actor’s childhood could not be called simple, but all because of the confusing genealogy. A whole “cocktail” of blood flows in it - in the family of Wentworth there were Russians, and British, and French, and Syrians, and Dutch, and even Lebanese. In this regard, he was often attacked by peers, and the first girl even abandoned him, learning about the roots of Wentworth.
The actor hid his orientation for quite some time, telling the public that in the near future he was planning a wedding and dreams of having children.
Wentworth Miller made a cuming out in August two thousand and thirteen. The actor was invited to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival, however, he politely declined the invitation. He explained his decision by the fact that he does not adopt Russian laws that prohibit the promotion of homosexuality among minors. Wentworth wrote a letter to the organizers of the festival, in which he emphasized that he could not feel comfortable in our country, since he was a man of non-traditional orientation.
Jim Parsons
The actor gained world fame by playing the role of theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper in the series The Big Bang Theory. For her, Jim received four Emmy Awards in the nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
Jim Parsons (gay, by his own admission) was born March 24, 1973, in the city of Houston, USA. The actor’s mother worked as a teacher, and his father owned a small company specializing in the provision of plumbing services.
After graduating from high school, Jim entered the prestigious University of Houston, in which he played in seventeen plays over three years of study. In an attempt to turn his passion into a business, the actor, with a pair of like-minded people, organized his own troupe, which, incidentally, exists to this day.
Jim received his first popularity by playing a man who grew up with wolves in a 2003 social commercial for a charity company. Jim's game was so entrenched in the audience that he was soon offered several more roles.
The fact that this foreign actor is gay became known in two thousand and twelve, when the artist openly declared his orientation, and also shocked the public that he had been in relations for more than ten years. In May two thousand and seventeen, Jim and his boyfriend, Todd Spivak, got married in Hollywood.
Ian McKellen
Ian fell in love with the audience after the role of the villain Magneto in the X-Men series and the wizard Gandalf Gray in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
This now-popular gay actor was born on May 25, 1939 in Burnley, United Kingdom.
Ian's father was a civil engineer by profession, but he earned a living by fulfilling the duties of an uninitiated preacher. The actor’s mother was a housewife and raised Ian along with his older sister Gene.
McKellen’s childhood is not easy - when the actor was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon, his father found his new love, which became the stepmother of Ian and Gene. According to McKellen, Gladys became one of his closest friends for him.
For the first time as an actor, Ian tried himself at school, and then, in Cambridge, he began to play professionally.
The fact that the actor is gay became known back in nineteen eighty-eight. Ian himself talked about his gay sexual orientation on the BBC radio station. Later, the actor admitted that he regrets that he did not tell about his orientation earlier: this helped him to become free and feel much more confident.
Matt Bomer
The actor gained popularity by playing the crook Neal Caffrey in the series White Collars.
Matt Bomer was born on October 11, 1977, in Spring, USA. The theater of the future actor was fond of since childhood. At eight years old, the boy was so eager to play on stage that he begged his mother to find him an agent. Sissy Bomer did not take her son's request seriously, and the boy had to study acting independently. Matt honed his skill by playing in school productions and musicals.
After graduating from school, Matt moved to New York and began to attend all kinds of auditions and auditions, so he was soon accepted into one of the theaters. Matt played secondary roles in the performances and left the theater at the very first offer to star in the movie. The debut took place in two thousand and the first year - Matt perfectly played in the series "All My Children".
For a long time, Bomer avoided questions about his orientation and personal life in general, however, in the spring of two thousand and eleven the actor openly admitted that he was gay. Matt's choice was Simon Halls, with whom they raise three children.
Xavier Dolan
Known for his roles in films such as "I Killed My Mom" and "Imaginary Love."
Xavier was born on March 20th, one thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine, in the city of Montreal, Quebec. Dolan began his acting career as a teenager, acting in commercials for the pharmacy company Jean Coutu. After that, he also played in TV shows and films for children: "Eagle or Tails", "Secret Fortress" and "Death 2". Eager to star in a movie, Xavier dropped out of college at sixteen, and only four years later he received a jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the film "I Killed My Mom."
The actor never hid his sexual orientation, all his life openly declaring that he was gay. He began to speculate about this in his school years. Moreover, the actor even admitted that, when he was still a little boy, he wrote love letters to his beloved artist - Leonardo DiCaprio.
Sexual orientation actors in Russia
Despite the fact that there are a lot of actors with non-traditional sexual orientation, in Russia there are practically none. Of course, there are many rumors, but trusting the yellow press in such things is clearly not worth it. Perhaps Russian gay actors are simply hiding their orientation, reasonably fearing condemnation from the public.
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In any case, a list was presented of those actors who talk about their orientation, not hiding and not afraid of the opinions of others. It may well be that in the near future both Russian gay actors and other celebrities will follow the example of their foreign colleagues and find the strength to commit a cuming out.