Chris Colfer is an actor, sger, novelist, and screenwrer. He is bt known for playg Kurt on “Glee.” He is one of the first openly gay teen actors to portray an out character on primetime televisn.
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- 'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET
- CHRIS COLFER REVEALS WHY HE WAS ‘ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED’ TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON ‘GLEE’
'GLEE' STAR CHRIS COLFER SAYS HE WAS 'ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED' TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON THE SHOW BEE HE WASN'T OUT YET
* chris colfer is gay *
"Glee" star Chris Colfer opened up about playg the openly gay character, Kurt, on a podst Thursday. "Glee" actor Chris Colfer, 32, opened up about his fear of playg an openly gay character on the h Fox seri durg Thursday's episo of the "And That's What You Really Missed", who portrayed a character named Kurt on the show om 2009 to 2015, shared that he was "absolutely terrified" bee he hadn't e out yet. And back then, people told their clients, 'Don't play gay characters bee will your reer, '" Colfer said.
"Colfer's character had many storyl that centered around his experience as a gay high school stunt. ” He is one of the first openly gay teen actors to portray an out character on primetime televisn.
” Dpe his achievements, Colfer was harassed bee he was perceived to be gay. Organizers of Halloween para ny admtance to gay youth group. Jonathan Groff is openly gay.
CHRIS COLFER REVEALS WHY HE WAS ‘ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED’ TO PLAY A GAY CHARACTER ON ‘GLEE’
The Glee alum said he was terrified that playg Kurt, the inic gay character om the beloved teen mil seri, would out him. * chris colfer is gay *
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Homophobia almost ma so we didn't have one of the most important gay TV characters of the the latt episo of former Glee stars Kev McHale and Jenna Ushkowz's podst about the show, And That's What You REALLY Missed, they were joed by Kurt Hummel himself, Chris Colfer, who revealed that he almost didn't take the role that would make him a star. "And then, when I fally got the script was when I realized was the gay character, and I was terrified. "Even after his fay warned that playg a gay character "would your life, " Colfer cid to take the role, not jt to break to Hollywood, but also to help figure out his own inty.
"Colfer also said that he related to another young LGBTQ+ actor who was forced to e out after playg a gay role. "There wasn't much support for young gay people back then. "It tly is a shame that young LGBTQ+ actors are still facg some of the same homophobic prsur om both Hollywood and fans that they were 15 years ago.