Thursday, March 12, 2015

Jonathan Groff: 'I've Always Known I Was Gay'


My pal Wayman Wong did a nice interview with Jonathan Groff for GoldDerby. Groff, who turns 30 later this month, tells Wong he always knew he was gay but didn't come out until he was 23. In the piece, the singer-actor discusses the season finale of "Looking," his return to "Frozen" and "Glee" and his memories growing up of the portrayal of gay men in entertainment:
When I saw "Brokeback Mountain," I was in a closeted relationship and went to go see it with my boyfriend, so that was really intense for the both of us. We left the theater in total horrified silence. And I remember being in high school and seeing "Queer as Folk" playing on the TV in the background at a party and being intrigued, but too embarrassed to go turn up the volume and actually watch it. "Will & Grace" was a big one, too, when I was growing up. And even though I didn't personally relate to Will or Jack, it was just great to watch them every week and not feel so alone. Also, it was such a great show!
Read HERE.

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