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9 Out Gay Actors and the Biopic Roles They Should Play Not long ago on Twitter, Bret Easton Ellis said that Matthew Bomer couldn’t possibly play the testosterone-spewing lead role in the film version of Fifty Shades of Grey because he’s openly gay. I personally find that statement more incendiary than insightful, but let’s move onto a more interesting concern: Who should our gay actors be portraying on the big screen? Here are nine gay thespians who’d be perfect on screen in these real-life roles. Jane Lynch, hold onto your seat.

9 Out Gay Actors and the Biopic Roles They Should Play

Not long ago on Twitter, Bret Easton Ellis said that Matthew Bomer couldn’t possibly play the testosterone-spewing lead role in the film version of Fifty Shades of Grey because he’s openly gay. I personally find that statement more incendiary than insightful, but let’s move onto a more interesting concern: Who should our gay actors be portraying on the big screen? Here are nine gay thespians who’d be perfect on screen in these real-life roles. Jane Lynch, hold onto your seat.

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August 22, 2012
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Neil Patrick Harris’ Ginger Doppelganger

Neil Patrick Harris’ Ginger Doppelganger

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August 06, 2012
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NPH And Elton John on Vacation with their families

NPH And Elton John on Vacation with their families

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August 03, 2012
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This Week’s Cover: The New Art of Coming Out in Hollywood In this week’s Entertainment Weeklyspecial report cover story, writer Mark Harris examines the new, casual method gay celebrities are using to reveal their sexuality publicly for the first time. Fifteen years ago, when Ellen DeGeneres decided to come out of the closet, it was big news. Not just big: It was the cover of Timemagazine, and a major story onOprah, Primetime Live, and CNN. Last month, another star of a popular TV comedy went public with his homosexuality. But the news thatThe Big Bang Theory’s Emmy-winner Jim Parsons is gay was reported with such matter-of-fact understatement that many people’s first reaction was a quick Google search to see if maybe he was out already and we’d all just failed to notice.

This Week’s Cover: The New Art of Coming Out in Hollywood

In this week’s Entertainment Weeklyspecial report cover story, writer Mark Harris examines the new, casual method gay celebrities are using to reveal their sexuality publicly for the first time. Fifteen years ago, when Ellen DeGeneres decided to come out of the closet, it was big news. Not just big: It was the cover of Timemagazine, and a major story onOprah, Primetime Live, and CNN. Last month, another star of a popular TV comedy went public with his homosexuality. But the news thatThe Big Bang Theory’s Emmy-winner Jim Parsons is gay was reported with such matter-of-fact understatement that many people’s first reaction was a quick Google search to see if maybe he was out already and we’d all just failed to notice.

Tags: Entertainment Weekly coming out gay lgbt Jesse Tyler Ferguson Jim Parsons Zachary Quinto Neil Patrick Harris Wanda Sykes Chris Colfer Andy Cohen Jane Lynch
June 20, 2012
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Neil Patrick Harris And David Burtka Being Awesome Dads

Neil Patrick Harris And David Burtka Being Awesome Dads

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June 18, 2012
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39 Reasons Why We Love Birthday Boy Neil Patrick Harris

39 Reasons Why We Love Birthday Boy Neil Patrick Harris

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June 15, 2012
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26 Hot Gay Dads We’d like to give a big Father’s Day hug to Ricky Martin, Matt Bomer, and Alec Mapa — as well as the rest of our favorite gay dads.

26 Hot Gay Dads

We’d like to give a big Father’s Day hug to Ricky Martin, Matt Bomer, and Alec Mapa — as well as the rest of our favorite gay dads.

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June 15, 2012
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Domenick Scudera: Gays, God, and Theater

Why are so many gay people drawn to work in theater? Two reasons, in my opinion:

    1. Theater accepts everyone and values diversity. The more unique and different you are in life, the more special you are onstage. The overweight kid bullied in high school is gorgeous in the spotlight. The gay boy who can sing and dance is not an object of ridicule onstage; he is appreciated and applauded.
    2. Gay people are forced to be creative and to play roles from a very young age. Acting becomes part of our nature, because we are forced to be who others want us to be rather than who we may really be on the inside. Gay people are good actors because we have been practicing all our lives.

Neil Patrick Harris asked in his Tony opening number, “What if life were more like theater?” Well, one answer to that question is that, if life were more like theater, gays and religion would coexist in harmony.

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June 14, 2012
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Neil Patrick Harris on The Colbert Report

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June 07, 2012
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Oprah Visits Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, and Their Twins (5 videos)

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June 04, 2012
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My name is Ben and I'm 25. I live in LA, work in entertainment and produce amateur theatre