It wasn't Cella, Onward or The Rise of Skywalker; Disney's actual first gay character was The Prcs Diari 2: Royal Engagement.
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- DISNEY ANNOUNC 'PRC,' FIRST FILM WH OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS.
- DISNEY GETS IT'S FIRST GAY PRCE WH "FROZEN" STAR JONATHAN {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 27, 2013/10:02 AMBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 27, 2013 / 10:02 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DISNEY GETS IT'S FIRST GAY PRCE WH \"FROZEN\" STAR JONATHAN GROFF","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-27T15:02:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-27T15:02:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEIL PATRICK HARRIS MAY SEEM LIKE A DISNEY CHARACTER E TO LIFE, BUT THE PANY'S ANIMATED STUD HAS NEVER HIRED AN OUT GAY ACTOR TO VOICE ONE OF S DASHG MALE LEADS UNTIL NOW, AS JONATHAN GROFF STEPS UP TO GIVE LIFE TO KRISTOFF DISNEY'S FROZEN, WHICH IS OPENG TODAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KRISTOFF IS A RECLIVE MOUNTA MAN, WH ONLY HIS REER SVEN TO KEEP HIM PANY, UNTIL HE'S PAIRED WH REBELL PRCS ANNA (KRISTEN BELL) TO EE THEIR KGDOM OM ETERNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HE'S NOT LIKE YOUR TYPIL, SKNY-LEGGED JEANS, DISNEY PRCE," GROFF TELLS OUT OF HIS CHARACTER. "HE’S A LTLE THICKER, HE’S GOT MY THIGHS. AND THAT WAS BEFORE THEY KNEW I WAS ST ALREADY—MAYBE THAT’S HOW I GOT ST?!?” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE, GROFF HAS BEEN A DISNEY KID SCE WAY BACK: “ALADD ME AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR ME; WHEN I WAS A LTLE BOY, AND YOU HAD THIS SCRAPPY, LEADG MAN THAT WAS FUNNY AND ADVENTURO," HE RELLS. “GROWG UP, I ED TO BE ALONE MY BEDROOM ACTG OUT DISNEY CHARACTERS AND DOG THE JOB IS THE SAME THG, EXCEPT THIS TIME, ’S ACTUALLY FOR A DISNEY MOVIE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GROFF'S STAR HAS BEEN ON THE RISE SCE HE APPEARED ON GLEE AS A LOVE TERT FOR SPRG AWAKENG -STAR LEA MICHELE. HE APPEARED THE SHORT-LIVED BLE SERI BOSS AND JANUARY SE THE PREMIERE OF LOOKG, HIS UPG HBO SHOW ABOUT A CIRCLE OF YOUNG GAY MEN NAVIGATG 21ST CENTURY SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A REAL LEAP FOR AN ACTOR BUT GROFF SISTS THERE'S PARALLELS BETWEEN THE TWO PROJECTS: "WE IMPROV-ED A LOT ON FROZEN, TRYG TO KEEP THGS ALIVE AND KEEP THGS REAL, AND WE CERTALY TRY TO DO THAT EVERY DAY ON [THE LOOKG] SET. TRYG TO KEEP THGS ALIVE, KEEP THGS REAL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROZEN OPENS NOVEMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- HOWARD ASHMAN – DISNEY’S FIRST GAY PRCE
- DISNEY'S ACTUAL 'FIRST GAY CHARACTER' HAS BEEN FOTTEN ABOUT
- INDIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PRCE ENDURED YEARS OF TORTURO NVERSN THERAPY. NOW, HE'S FIGHTG TO MAKE THE PRACTICE ILLEGAL.
- HOW MANY TIM IS DISNEY GOG TO INTRODUCE ITS ‘FIRST’ GAY CHARACTER?
DISNEY ANNOUNC 'PRC,' FIRST FILM WH OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS.
Is Disney producg a full-length animated film featurg two gay prc? * disney's first gay prince *
Neil Patrick Harris may seem like a Disney character e to life, but the pany's animated stud has never hired an out gay actor to voice one of s dashg male leads until now, as Jonathan Groff steps up to give life to Kristoff Disney's Frozen, which is openg today natnwi. He appeared the short-lived ble seri Boss and January se the premiere of Lookg, his upg HBO show about a circle of young gay men navigatg 21st century San might seem like a real leap for an actor but Groff sists there's parallels between the two projects: "We improv-ed a lot on Frozen, tryg to keep thgs alive and keep thgs real, and we certaly try to do that every day on [the Lookg] set.
DISNEY GETS IT'S FIRST GAY PRCE WH "FROZEN" STAR JONATHAN {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 27, 2013/10:02 AMBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 27, 2013 / 10:02 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"DISNEY GETS IT'S FIRST GAY PRCE WH \"FROZEN\" STAR JONATHAN GROFF","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-27T15:02:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-27T15:02:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEIL PATRICK HARRIS MAY SEEM LIKE A DISNEY CHARACTER E TO LIFE, BUT THE PANY'S ANIMATED STUD HAS NEVER HIRED AN OUT GAY ACTOR TO VOICE ONE OF S DASHG MALE LEADS UNTIL NOW, AS JONATHAN GROFF STEPS UP TO GIVE LIFE TO KRISTOFF DISNEY'S FROZEN, WHICH IS OPENG TODAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KRISTOFF IS A RECLIVE MOUNTA MAN, WH ONLY HIS REER SVEN TO KEEP HIM PANY, UNTIL HE'S PAIRED WH REBELL PRCS ANNA (KRISTEN BELL) TO EE THEIR KGDOM OM ETERNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HE'S NOT LIKE YOUR TYPIL, SKNY-LEGGED JEANS, DISNEY PRCE," GROFF TELLS OUT OF HIS CHARACTER. "HE’S A LTLE THICKER, HE’S GOT MY THIGHS. AND THAT WAS BEFORE THEY KNEW I WAS ST ALREADY—MAYBE THAT’S HOW I GOT ST?!?” {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE, GROFF HAS BEEN A DISNEY KID SCE WAY BACK: “ALADD ME AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR ME; WHEN I WAS A LTLE BOY, AND YOU HAD THIS SCRAPPY, LEADG MAN THAT WAS FUNNY AND ADVENTURO," HE RELLS. “GROWG UP, I ED TO BE ALONE MY BEDROOM ACTG OUT DISNEY CHARACTERS AND DOG THE JOB IS THE SAME THG, EXCEPT THIS TIME, ’S ACTUALLY FOR A DISNEY MOVIE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GROFF'S STAR HAS BEEN ON THE RISE SCE HE APPEARED ON GLEE AS A LOVE TERT FOR SPRG AWAKENG -STAR LEA MICHELE. HE APPEARED THE SHORT-LIVED BLE SERI BOSS AND JANUARY SE THE PREMIERE OF LOOKG, HIS UPG HBO SHOW ABOUT A CIRCLE OF YOUNG GAY MEN NAVIGATG 21ST CENTURY SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A REAL LEAP FOR AN ACTOR BUT GROFF SISTS THERE'S PARALLELS BETWEEN THE TWO PROJECTS: "WE IMPROV-ED A LOT ON FROZEN, TRYG TO KEEP THGS ALIVE AND KEEP THGS REAL, AND WE CERTALY TRY TO DO THAT EVERY DAY ON [THE LOOKG] SET. TRYG TO KEEP THGS ALIVE, KEEP THGS REAL.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FROZEN OPENS NOVEMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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HOWARD ASHMAN – DISNEY’S FIRST GAY PRCE
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DISNEY'S ACTUAL 'FIRST GAY CHARACTER' HAS BEEN FOTTEN ABOUT
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INDIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PRCE ENDURED YEARS OF TORTURO NVERSN THERAPY. NOW, HE'S FIGHTG TO MAKE THE PRACTICE ILLEGAL.
Fans didn't even notice this gay married uple Zootopia until years after the movie me out. First 'Exclively Gay Moment:' LeFou 'Bety and the Beast' (2017).
HOW MANY TIM IS DISNEY GOG TO INTRODUCE ITS ‘FIRST’ GAY CHARACTER?
When this live-actn remake me out, Disney touted LeFou (played by Josh Gad) as beg their first gay character and even said that he had an "exclively gay moment" the film. When turned out that gay moment was a flash of him dancg wh another man a group scene, fans weren't so exced.
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