Chad Allen On Being Out In Hollywood
Chad Allen makes no secret of his gay ways. How can he? The actor got outed on a tabloid back in 1996!
Now that his closet’s been aired, Allen’s made a name for himself taking on gay roles other actors simply refuse to consider, like a starring role in The Little Dog Laughed.
So, does Allen expect Hollywood’s closet cases to come out. No, not really:
I don’t know how many people still do the beard thing; if they’re doing that, they’re not talking to me about it! Obviously, there’s still the perception that you can’t be a leading man in the movies if you’re gay. You can’t be Tom Cruise and be openly gay.I know a lot of young gay actors who feel they don’t have to talk about it at all. Which is fine, but not if everyone makes that decision. How are we ever going to clear those final hurdles unless some people are willing to be openly gay?
Besides, if more people came out, Allen may get less gigs!
That pic makes his nipples look weird.
He’ll always be Dr. Mike’s oldest to me. . .
Love his Donald Strachey detective movies. Can’t wait for the 3rd one to come out.
“You can’t be Tom Cruise and be openly gay.” Hmmmm, now what would make him choose thhis libelous ‘actor’ to use in his analogy…… Nice one.
Yeah other actors would turn a Broadway starring role in a play like “Little Dog Laughed.” That’s why the gay hustler in the play was played by a straight guy – the runt from Roseanne.
I am sooooo tired of gay actors talking about how straight actors won’t take these roles, when, in fact, they lust after them as they’re inevitable award-getters (Ledger-brokeback; Hanks-Philly; Theron-Monster; Swank-boys … want me to go on?)
Amen GuyDads – the Donald Strachey detective movies are great. Don’t particularly care for that choice of last name…. but he and his partner are smokin’!