Richard Chamberla has enjoyed a remarkable reer that has spanned more than five s. Much like his onscreen prows, he gaed wi populary for g out as gay at age 69. Here's a look at his personal life.
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- 'THORN BIRDS' RICHARD CHAMBERLA STUNS AT 89 - HE & HIS GAY PARTNER OF 38 YEARS ARE STILL LOVE YET LIVE APART
- RICHARD CHAMBERLA ONCE SAID BEG GAY WAS 'WORST' THG — HE HAD SECRET RELATNSHIP WH A MAN FOR 27 YEARS
- 84-YEAR-OLD RICHARD CHAMBERLA'S FAILED RELATNSHIP WH GAY PARTNER OF 33 YEARS
- 28 OLST GAY CELEBS (AND WHY WE STILL LOVE THEM)THE LEGENDS NTUE TO MAKE IMPACTFUL NTRIBUTNS TO OUR CULTURE AT {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;}CELEBRIBY MICHAEL MTOFEBARY 17, 2020/9:00 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3447PX;WIDTH:5171PX;}ROY ROCHL/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 19: STEPHEN SONDHEIM ATTENDS THE 2019 AMERIN SONGBOOK GALA AT ALICE TULLY HALL AT LLN CENTER ON JUNE 19, 2019 NEW YORK CY. 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HERE’S A TOAST TO THE OLST ON AND WHAT THEY STILL BRG TO THE {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;}KENH ANGER, 93STT RUDD/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAGNEW YORK CITY, NY - MARCH 1: KENH ANGER ATTENDS WHNEY BIENNIAL 2006, DAY FOR NIGHT AT WHNEY MM OF AMERIN ART ON MARCH 1, 2006 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY STT RUDD/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG){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;}KNOWN FOR NTROVERSIAL SHORT FILMS LIKE THE LEATHER-DRENCHED RABBLE-ROER SRP RISG AND THE OCCULT-ISH LUCIFER RISG AND HIS EXPLOSIVE BOOK OF CELEBRY SEX GOSSIP, HOLLYWOOD BABYLON, ANGER HAS LONG BEEN A GAY PROVOTR OF THE FIRST RANK. THANKS TO HIS URBAN LEGEND-FILLED TOME, YOU N NEVER WATCH AN OLD CLARA BOW MOVIE WHOUT THKG OF HER SLEEPG WH THE ENTIRE USC FOOTBALL {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;}JOHN KANR, 92SANTIAGO FELIPE/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: JOHN KANR ATTENDS THE 2018 CHA RIVERA AWARDS AT NYU SKIRBALL CENTER ON MAY 20, 2018 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY SANTIAGO FELIPE/GETTY IMAG){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;}WH HIS LATE LYRICIST PARTNER FRED EBB, KANR POSED THE LIBLE SR OF CABARET AND CHIGO, AS WELL AS THE CLASSIC TUNE, “NEW YORK, NEW YORK.” MIL THEATER IS A MORE EXALTED PLACE THANKS TO HIS WORKS, AND SOMEONE NAMED LIZA WOULD SURELY AGREE, AND ALL THAT {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;}GEE MAHARIS, 91ARCHIV/WALT DISNEY TELEVISN VIA GETTY IMAG)UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 09: JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN - "MISS BELLE" 5/8/70 GEE MAHARIS (PHOTO BY WALT DISNEY TELEVISN VIA GETTY IMAG PHOTO ARCHIV/WALT DISNEY TELEVISN VIA GETTY IMAG){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;}THE GOOD LOOKG GREEK-AMERIN ACTOR BEME A STAR ON TELEVISN'S ROUTE 66 AND WENT ON TO MAKE POP ALBUMS AND MOVI OF VARYG SUCCS. BUT HE WAS SORT OF THE ORIGAL GEE MICHAEL, HAVG BEEN BTED GAY SEX SNDALS RTROOMS 1967 AND 1974. I’VE BEEN NNG THROUGH PUBLIC BATHROOMS LOOKG FOR HIM EVER {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;}STEPHEN SONDHEIM, 89ROY ROCHL/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 19: STEPHEN SONDHEIM ATTENDS THE 2019 AMERIN SONGBOOK GALA AT ALICE TULLY HALL AT LLN CENTER ON JUNE 19, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ROY ROCHL/GETTY IMAG){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;}WH JOKER, MARRIAGE STORY, AND KNIV OUT ALL CLUDG HIS SONGS (OR BS OF THEM), SONDHEIM IS MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER. THERE’S BARELY A SEASON WHOUT A REVIVAL OR MOVIE VERSN OF ONE OF HIS WORKS. (COMPANY IS RETURNG TO BROADWAY THIS SEASON, WHILE WT SI STORY, WHICH HE DID THE LYRICS FOR, IS ALREADY THERE AGA, AND THE SEND WT SI STORY MOVIE VERSN OUT THIS YEAR.) THIS IS THE MAN THAT ALSO WROTE THE HEAD-SPNG SR FOR FOLLI, INTO THE WOODS, AND SWEENEY TODD, AND EVERY THEATER QUEEN WH ANY CREDIBILY IS LIVG FOR HIM TO FISH HIS BUNUEL MIL. Y, HE’S STILL HERE, HE’S STILL HERE...{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;}JOEL GREY, 87BEN HIR/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: ACTOR JOEL GREY ATTENDS "HAND TO GOD" BROADWAY OPENG NIGHT AT BOOTH THEATER ON APRIL 7, 2015 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY BEN HIR/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE TONY AND OSR WNER, FOREVER KNOWN AS THE LEERG MC CABARET, GREY FALLY ME OUT AS GAY 2015. THOUGH FOUR YEARS EARLIER, 2011, HE -DIRECTED THE REVIVAL OF LARRY KRAMER’S BLISTERG AIDS PLAY THE NORMAL HEART—A BOUNTIFUL GAY {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;}RICHARD CHAMBERLA, 85JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 19: ACTOR RICHARD CHAMBERLA ATTENDS THE PREMIERE OF "TW PEAKS" AT ACE HOTEL ON MAY 19, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGIC){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;}A HEARTTHROB AS TELEVISN'S DR. KILDARE THE 1960S, CHAMBERLA WENT ON TO MISERI LIKE THE THORN BIRDS, AND HE PLAYED JASON BOURNE THE BOURNE INTY 1988, WAY BEFORE MATT DAMON. HE DIDN’T E OUT UNTIL 2003, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD A VERY STRONG FEELG—AND NOT JT BEE HE -STARRED A MIL VERSN OF BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’{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;}DON BACHARDY, 85ADAM BERRY/GETTY IMAGBERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 14: DON BACHARDY, ARTIST AND PARTNER OF THE LATE BRISH THOR CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD, SPEAKS AT A READG OF ISHERWOOD'S WORK ON OCTOBER 14, 2014 BERL, GERMANY. BACHARDY AND ISHERWOOD WERE A UPLE FOR A PERD OF 33 YEARS, UNTIL THE LATTER'S ATH, AND BACHARDY'S FIRST VIS TO BERL CIS WH THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLITN OF 'GOODBYE TO BERL,' ISHERWOOD'S NOVEL ABOUT BERL THE EARLY 1930S, THE PERD WHICH ADOLF HLER BEGAN TO E TO POWER. (PHOTO BY ADAM BERRY/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE PARTNER OF THE LATE, GREAT THOR CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD (GOODBYE TO BERL, A SGLE MAN), BACHARDY IS A RENOWNED PORTRA ARTIST LIVG CALIFORNIA AND STILL CREATG NEW {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;}LARRY KRAMER, 84MELANIE BURFORD FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGPLAYWRIGHT LARRY KRAMER OF THE PRODUCTN 'THE NORMAL HEART' HIS APARTMENT MANHATTAN, NEW YORK ON APRIL 22, 2012. (PHOTO BY MELANIE BURFORD FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAG.){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;}THE FIERY ACTIVIST AND THOR (FAGGOTS, THE NORMAL HEART) IS STILL SHAKG THGS UP AND MAKG A DIFFERENCE BY TARGETG PLACENCY AMONGST HOMOPHOB AND PEOPLE OUR OWN MUNY, AS WELL. HE’S VALUABLE AS AN ONGOG FORCE OF NATURE WHO NEVER RTS ON HIS LRELS. HIS RECENT BOOK, THE AMERIN PEOPLE: VOLUME 2: THE BTALY OF FACT, IS OFFICIALLY SCRIBED AS PLETG “HIS RADIL REIMAGG OF HIS UNTRY’S HISTORY.” I’LL {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;}JOHNNY MATHIS, 84PL ARCHULETA/GETTY IMAGUNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 05: SGER JOHNNY MATHIS VISS HALLMARK CHANNEL'S "HOME & FAY" AT UNIVERSAL STUDS HOLLYWOOD ON DECEMBER 05, 2019 UNIVERSAL CY, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY PL ARCHULETA/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE VELVET-VOICED SGER OF CLASSICS LIKE “CHANC ARE,” MATHIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIBLE VOIC EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON, THANKS TO HIS CROONG OF VAR CHRISTMAS {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;}GEE TAKEI, 82TOMMASO BODDI/WIREIMAGELOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 11: GEE TAKEI ATTENDS THE 3RD ANNUAL SPORTS HUMANARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS AT THE NOVO BY MICROSOFT ON JULY 11, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY TOMMASO BODDI/WIREIMAGE){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;}TAKEI IS BT KNOWN FOR PLAYG THE HELMSMAN SULU ON STAR TREK, BUT HE’S VELOPED A WHOLE NEW CHAPTER AS AN OPN MAKER WH SOME POTED POLIL TWEETS THAT HAVE AMASSED NEARLY THREE LN FOLLOWERS. TAKEI LOV TO STIR UP, AND HE DO SO RIVETG WAYS, ALWAYS THE HELMSMAN. HE MARRIED HIS PARTNER, BRAD ALTMAN, {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;}SIR DEREK JABI, 81DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/WIREIMAGELONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 02: SIR DEREK JABI ATTENDS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "MURR ON THE ORIENT EXPRS" AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON NOVEMBER 2, 2017 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/WIREIMAGE){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;}THE ACCLAIMED SHAKPEAREAN ACTOR REGISTERED A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP WH DIRECTOR RICHARD CLIFFORD THE UNED KGDOM 2006. NE YEARS LATER, HE AND PAL IAN MCKELLEN (HIS -STAR VIC, THE BRISH S ABOUT A BICKERG GAY UPLE) WERE THE GRAND MARSHALS FOR THE NYC PRI MARCH. THEY WERE THE CLASSIT ON {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;}TERRENCE MCNALLY, 81BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: PLAYWRIGHT TERRENCE MCNALLY POS AT A MEET AND GREET PHOTO LL FOR THE PLAY "FRANKIE & JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE" ON BROADWAY AT THE NEW 42ND STREET STUDS ON APRIL 18, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGE){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;}THE LONG-NNG PLAYWRIGHT HAS BROUGHT THE RZ (SET A GAY BATHHOE), LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSN! (SET AT A HOLIDAY RETREAT FOR GAY IENDS) AND MASTER CLASS (ABOUT DIVA SUPREMA MARIA CALLAS). TACKLG GAY ISSU WH HUMOR AND HEART, MCNALLY HAS ALSO SERVED THE LIBRETTOS FOR THE RK, KISS OF THE SPIR WOMAN, RAGTIME, AND OPERAS, {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;}TOMMY TUNE, 80JARED SISK/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: TOMMY TUNE ATTENDS METROPOLAN OPERA OPENG NIGHT GALA, PREMIERE OF "PY AND BS" ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JARED SISK/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG){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;}A SEVEN-TIME TONY WNER (FOR PERFORMG, DIRECTN, AND CHOREOGRAPHY, PL A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD), THE LANKY TEXAN WHIPPED UP MAGIL BROADWAY PRODUCTNS LIKE NE, GRAND HOTEL, AND THE WILL ROGERS FOLLI. HIS TASTE AND SKILL ARE MISSED ON BROADWAY, BUT HIS IMPACT IS FOREVER FELT. TOMMY TURNS 81 ON FEBARY {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;}SIR IAN MCKELLEN, 80DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/GETTY IMAG FOR PL SMHPARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 19: SIR IAN MCKELLEN WEARG PL SMH ATTENDS THE PL SMH AW20 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW AS PART OF PARIS FASHN WEEK ON JANUARY 19, 2020 PARIS, FRANCE. (PHOTO BY DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/GETTY IMAG FOR PL SMH){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;}AN OPENLY GAY ACTOR WH TWO ANCHIS UNR HIS BELT (THE LORD OF THE RGS AND X-MEN), MCKELLEN—TWICE-OSR NOMATED—ME OUT 1988 AND HAS BEEN A FORCE THE CULTURE EVER SCE. AND, BY THE WAY, HE APPARENTLY TURNED DOWN DUMBLEDORE HARRY POTTER. HE ULD HAVE HAD THREE ANCHIS!{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;}JOEL SCHUMACHER, 80MIKE PONT/FILMMAGICNEW YORK, NY - MAY 28: FILM DIRECTOR JOEL SCHUMACHER ATTENDS THE 12TH ANNUAL SAME WORKSHOP BENEF GALA AT CIPRIANI 42ND STREET ON MAY 28, 2014 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY MIKE PONT/FILMMAGIC){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;}A POPULAR NEW YORK PRENCE, SCHUMACHER WAS A STUME SIGNER BEFORE HE TURNED TO MOVIE WRG (SPARKLE, THE WIZ) AND DIRECTG (ST. ELMO’S FIRE, THE CLIENT, AND TWO NTROVERSIAL BATMAN MOVI). AND THAT’S NOT ALL. IN AN TERVIEW LAST YEAR, SCHUMACHER TIMATED THAT HE HAD SLEPT WH ABOUT 20,000 MEN—SO {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;}EDMUND WHE, 80LEONARDO CENDAMO/GETTY IMAGEDMUND WHE, WRER, LERARY CRIC, PLAYWRIGHT AND SAYIST, MANTOVA, ITALY, 2010. (PHOTO BY LEONARDO CENDAMO/GETTY IMAG){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;}WH HIS CLASSIC BOOKS CLUDG THE BETIFUL ROOM IS EMPTY AND THE FAREWELL SYMPHONY, EDMUND WHE HAS PROBABLY WRTEN MORE ABOUT SAME-SEX LOVE THAN ANYONE ON EARTH. AND MORE KNOWGLY, {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;}PETER BERL, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}SORT OF A KEN DOLL BY WAY OF TOM OF FLAND, THE POLAND-BORN BERL WORE TIGHT-FTG CLOTH THAT SHOWED OFF HIS THROBBG ARMS AND OTHER BULG, AND BEME A TOP MOL AND PORN ACTOR THE HORMONALLY WILD 1970S. AT THE TIME, HE ALSO GOT BEHD THE LENS AND TOOK SOME EROTIC PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HE SHOWED OFF A 2015 NYC GALLERY SHOW, WHICH HE FLEW OM SAN FRANCIS TO HOST. “I GAVE PEOPLE A LOT OF GOOD CLIMAX,” BERL TOLD ME, {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;}DAVID GEFFEN, 76STEPHEN LOVEK/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK - MARCH 15: INDUCTEE DAVID GEFFEN ATTENDS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME 2010 DUCTN CEREMONY AT THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL ON MARCH 15, 2010 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY STEPHEN LOVEK/GETTY IMAG){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 -CREATED GEFFEN RERDS AND DREAMWORKS PICTUR AND HE’S BEEN SO SUCCSFUL AT THAT HE’S WORTH ABOUT $8 BILLN, BUT HE’S ALSO KNOWN AS A PHILANTHROPIST AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS. COMG OUT 1992, GEFFEN BEME ONE OF THE MOST HIGH PROFILE GAY POWER BROKERS THE WORLD, AND HE’S NOT ABOUT TO BUDGE OM THAT THRONE. DAVID TURNS 77 ON FEBARY {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;}BARRY MANILOW, 76NICHOLAS HUNT/GETTY IMAG FOR MICHAEL KORSNEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 13: BARRY MANILOW PERFORMS ON THE NWAY DURG THE MICHAEL KORS COLLECTN FALL 2019 RUNWAY SHOW AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET ON FEBARY 13, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY NICHOLAS HUNT/GETTY IMAG FOR MICHAEL KORS){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;}THE CHART-TOPPG SGER OF “MANDY” AND “I WRE THE SONGS” KEPT HIS SEXUALY A SECRET OM HIS FAN BASE FOR S. BUT 2015, HE FALLY REVEALED THAT HE’D MARRIED HIS LONGTIME PARTNER, GARRY KIEF, AND THE FANS WERE FE WH . I GUS HE N’T SE WHOUT HIM...{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;}FELICE PINO, 75JU DOMSKI/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NY - JUNE 04: WRER FELICE PINO ATTENDS THE 2012 LAMBDA LERARY AWARDS AT THE GRADUATE CENTER AT CY UNIVERSY OF NEW YORK ON JUNE 4, 2012 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JU DOMSKI/WIREIMAGE){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;}THE NYC WRER/CRIC HAS NOT ONLY HAD HIS WORDS FEATURED JT ABOUT EVERY MAJOR QUEER PUBLITN THERE IS, BUT HE’S STARTED PUBLISHG HO THAT HAVE SHOWSED THE WORKS OF UP AND G QUEER ARTISTS FOR YEARS. HE IS SENTIAL. PINO TURNS 76 ON FEBARY {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;}ARMISTEAD MP, 75SOPHIE BASSOULS/SYGMA VIA GETTY IMAGWRER ARMISTEAD MP, THOR OF "TAL OF THE CY" SAT MALO'S FTIVAL S ETONNANTS VOYAGRS, 20TH MAY 2018 (PHOTO BY SOPHIE BASSOULS/SYGMA VIA GETTY IMAG){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;}A LERARY LEGEND AND A GAY VOICE, MP IS BT KNOWN FOR WRG TAL OF THE CY, A SERI OF QUIRKY SAN FRANCIS–SET {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;}GORDON THOMSON, 74PL ARCHULETA/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 16: ACTOR GORDON THOMSON ATTENDS THE PREMIERE OF "WTERTHORNE" AT THE RENBERG THEATRE ON AUGT 16, 2015 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY PL ARCHULETA/FILMMAGIC){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;}THE CANADIAN ACTOR WAS SENSATNALLY SEXY AS THE SNARLG ADAM CARRGTON ON THE PRIME TIME SOAP DYNASTY, STARTG 1982. HE ME OUT 2017, TELLG THE DAILY BEAST, “IT’S NOT SOMETHG I’VE EVER ANNOUNCED. I’M ASSUMG THAT PEOPLE KNOW, AND NOW THAT I’M MY AGE, THAT’S FE.”{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;}ANDRé DE SHIELDS, 74TAYLOR HILL/FILMMAGICNEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: ANDRE DE SHIELDS ATTENDS THE 2019 TONY AWARDS AT RAD CY MIC HALL ON JUNE 9, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY TAYLOR HILL/FILMMAGIC,){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;}THE ORIGAL WIZ THE WIZ, DE SHIELDS HAS HAD A STORIED BROADWAY REER, LAST YEAR WNG A TONY FOR HIS SPARKPLUG PERFORMANCE AS HERM, THE SALTY NARRATOR OF HASTOWN. HIS TRIP TO THE PODIUM WAS ONE OF TONY’S ALL-TIME FEEL-GOOD {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;}JOHN WATERS, 73ROB MARCHANT/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 13: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE/SPECIAL RATES APPLY) JOHN WATERS ATTENDS A JOHN WATERS CHRISTMAS 2013 AT STAGE 48 ON DECEMBER 13, 2013 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ROB MARCHANT/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORD WH LICLY MENTED MOVI LIKE PK FLAMGOS AND FEMALE TROUBLE, THE BALTIMORE-BASED WATERS WENT ON TO SUCCSFULLY SWCH TON WH THE SOCIALLY NSC HAIRSPRAY. HE DON’T MAKE FILMS ANYMORE, BUT YOU N TCH UP WH HIM VIA HIS BOOKS AND HIS SPEAKG ENGAGEMENTS, WHICH ARE A SPLENDID MIX OF HIGH- AND {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;}SIR ELTON JOHN, 72DIA DIPASUPIL/GETTY IMAGBEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: ELTON JOHN ATTENDS THE 2019 VANY FAIR OSR PARTY HOSTED BY RADHIKA JON AT WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMG ARTS ON FEBARY 24, 2019 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY DIA DIPASUPIL/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE SEQUED ROCKETMAN [WHO RECENTLY PICKED UP A SEND OSR] HAS NOTHG TO PROVE ANYMORE, HAVG LONG BEEN AN OPENLY GAY HMAKER AND FASHN PLATE. BUT HE’S NOT EXACTLY RTG ON ROYALTI OM “CRODILE ROCK” AND THE LN KG. HE’S WRTEN THE MIC FOR A DEVIL WEARS PRADA MIL HEAD TO BROADWAY NEXT SEASON, AND EVEN IF DON’T GET A LOT OF VERAGE VOGUE, SOUNDS LIKE A {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;}BCE VILANCH, 71DJALA ROSA COCHRAN/WIREIMAGEBCE VILANCH DURG 19TH ANNUAL BROADWAY'S STARS THE ALLEY AT SHUBERT ALLEY NEW YORK CY, NEW YORK, UNED STAT. (PHOTO BY DJALA ROSA COCHRAN/WIREIMAGE){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;}VILANCH WROTE FOR BETTE MIDLER, HE WROTE THE JOK ON THE OSRS, HE KNOWS EVERYONE ON BOTH ASTS, AND HE’S JT DAMNED FUNNY. AND IF A GAY N’T BE FUNNY, HE DON’T SERVE TO LIVE LONG!{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;}SIR ANTONY SHER, 70DAVID LEVENSON/GETTY IMAGOXFORD, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: ANTONY SHER, ACTOR AT THE FT WEEKEND OXFORD LERARY FTIVAL ON MARCH 17, 2018 OXFORD, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY DAVID LEVENSON/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE SOUTH AIN BORN OLIVIER AWARD-WNG ACTOR ENTERED TO A U.K. CIVIL PARTNERSHIP WH GREGORY DORAN, A DIRECTOR WHOM HE HAS WORKED WH MANY TIM. THEY MAKE A GOOD LLABORATN. Y, SIR!{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;}BILL T. JON, 68HNNY NUNEZ/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NY - MAY 21: HONOREE BILL T. JON SPEAKS AT THE BROTHERHOOD/SISTER SOL VOIC 15 GALA AT THE ZIEGFELD BALLROOM ON MAY 21, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JOHNNY NUNEZ/WIREIMAGE){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;}A LEGEND THE DANCE MUNY, JON IS THE -FOUNR OF THE BILL T. JON/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY. (ZANE, HIS LOVER AND LLABORATOR, DIED OF AIDS 1988.) JON’ PERSONAL AND PROBG WORK HAS EXTEND TO BROADWAY PRODUCTNS LIKE SPRG AWAKENG AND FELA!, BOTH OF WHICH HE WON A TONY AWARD FOR. JON IS MARRIED TO BJORN AMELAN, WHO IS THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR JON/{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;}LET’S ALSO CLU BOB MACKIE (80), WHO HAD A WIFE THE 1960S AND LATER WAS PARTNERED WH FELLOW SIGNER RAY AGHAYAN; AND TWICE-MARRIED LATE BLOOMER CALV KLE (77).{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;}LONG MAY THEY FLOURISH!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MTO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- GAY ACTOR RICHARD CHAMBERLA'S DATG LIFE AND REASON FOR KEEPG HIS SEXUALY A SECRET
- RICHARD CHAMBERLA ONCE GOT CANDID ABOUT WHY HE CAME OUT AS GAY AT 68
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KILDARE, WHICH AIRED OM 1961 TO 1966. HE LATER MOVED TO ENGLAND, WHERE HE PLAYED SER ROL VAR BRISH STAGE PRODUCTNS, CLUDG HAMLET. UPON HIS RETURN TO THE UNED STAT, CHAMBERLA ASSUMED THE ROLE OF ROMANTIC LEADG MAN A NUMBER OF TV FILMS AND MISERI, CLUDG SHOGUN (1980), THE THORN BIRDS (1983) AND THE BOURNE INTY (1988).EARLY LIFE BORN ON MARCH 31, 1934, LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA, CHAMBERLA STARRED THE POPULAR 1960S MEDIL SERI DR. KILDARE AND SEVERAL H MISERI, CLUDG SHOGUN AND THE THORN BIRDS. HE GREW UP BEVERLY HILLS WH HIS PARENTS CHUCK AND ELSA AND HIS OLR BROTHER BILL. AN ACTRS AND SGER, HIS MOTHER HAD MANY CREATIVE TALENTS. HIS FATHER’S BATTLE WH ALHOLISM, HOWEVER, ST A SHADOW OVER CHAMBERLA’S CHILDHOOD. AFTER GRADUATG OM BEVERLY HILLS HIGH, CHAMBERLA ATTEND POMONA COLLEGE CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA. THERE HE STUDIED PATG AND ART HISTORY AND GOT VOLVED STUNT DRAMATIC PRODUCTNS. DURG HIS SENR YEAR, CHAMBERLA HAD “A LIFE-CHANGG BREAKTHROUGH AS A NEOPHYTE ACTOR,” HE WROTE HIS 2003 MEMOIR SHATTERED LOVE. HE REALIZED AFTER PERFORMG {-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:#A00000;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;}{LOR:#595959;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}GEE BERNARD SHAW’S ARMS AND THE MAN THAT “MAYBE I ULD EMBRACE MY FIRST LOVE AND ACTUALLY BEE AN ACTOR!” UNFORTUNATELY, FATE FORCED CHAMBERLA TO LAY HIS ACTG DREAMS. HE WAS DRAFTED TO THE U.S. ARMY DURG THE KOREAN WAR. “I HATED BEG THE ARMY. . . . I DON'T LIKE BEG ORRED AROUND. I DON’T LIKE ORRG PEOPLE AROUND. I ME OUT A SERGEANT. IT WAS ALL JT ANOTHER ROLE FOR ME," CHAMBERLA LATER TOLD THE ADVOTE.TV SUCCS: 'KILDARE' AND 'THORN BIRDS'IN 1961, CHAMBERLA BEGAN HIS N ON DR. KILDARE. THIS STARRG ROLE AS A KD, RG PHYSICIAN MA HIM A HOEHOLD NAME AND WON HIM A GOLN GLOBE AWARD 1963. HIS LEADG-MAN GOOD LOOKS ALSO OPENED THE DOOR TO OTHER PARTS. CHAMBERLA STARRED THE 1963 DRAMATIC FILM TWILIGHT OF HONOR AND THE 1965 RELATNSHIP DRAMA JOY THE MORNG. NOT LONG AFTER DR. KILDARE END 1966, HE MOVED TO ENGLAND, WHERE HE LVED TO THEATRIL WORK. IN THE 1970S, CHAMBERLA STARRED SUCH FILMS AS THE THREE MKETEERS (1973) WH MICHAEL YORK, OLIVER REED AND RAQUEL WELCH AND THE TOWERG INFERNO (1974) WH PL NEWMAN AND STEVE MCQUEEN. HE ALSO WORKED STEADILY TELEVISN, APPEARG THE 1977 ADAPTATN OF THE MAN THE IRON MASK AND THE MISERI CENTENNIAL. IN 1980, CHAMBERLA STARRED THE POPULAR MISERI SHOGUN, PLAYG AN ENGLISH NAVIGATOR JAPAN DURG THE 1600S. SHOGUN, BASED ON JAM CLAVELL’S 1975 NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, BEME A HUGE H WH AMERIN DIENC. FOR HIS WORK ON THE MISERI, CHAMBERLA WON ANOTHER GOLN GLOBE AND RECEIVED AN EMMY AWARD NOMATN.CHAMBERLA AGA WON OVER VIEWERS WH HIS NEXT BIG TV PROJECT. HE STARRED THE 1980 MISERI THE THORN BIRDS, PLAYG A PRIT WHO STGGL TO KEEP HIS VOWS BEE OF HIS LOVE FOR A YOUNG WOMAN (PLAYED BY RACHEL WARD). CONSIRED QUE RISQUé FOR S TIME, THE DRAMA HAD VIEWERS GLUED TO THEIR TELEVISN SETS FOR SEVERAL NIGHTS. THE THORN BIRDS ALSO EARNED NUMERO ACLAS, CLUDG A GOLN GLOBE W AND AN EMMY AWARD NOMATN FOR CHAMBERLA. HE LATER PLAYED JASON BOURNE THE 1988 TV ADAPTATN OF ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE BOURNE INTY.LATER LIFE AND COMG OUTIN HIS 2003 TOBGRAPHY, SHATTERED LOVE, CHAMBERLA WENT PUBLIC WH HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN. HE HAD HIDN THE FACT THAT HE WAS GAY FOR MOST OF HIS REER, BELIEVG THAT THE REVELATN WOULD HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED HIS PROFSNAL LIFE. CHAMBERLA FALLY FELT UNAAID TO TELL HIS TTH, SAYG A 2003 DATELE TERVIEW, “I'M NOT A ROMANTIC LEADG MAN ANY MORE, SO I DON’T NEED TO NURTURE THAT PUBLIC IMAGE ANYMORE.” IN MORE RECENT YEARS, CHAMBERLA HAS PARTICIPATED AN TERTG MIX OF PROJECTS. HE APPEARED A TOURG PRODUCTN OF THE MIL EDY SPAMALOT AS KG ARTHUR 2009, A LOS ANGEL STAGE ADAPTATN OF THE EXORCIST 2012 WH BROOKE SHIELDS AND AN OFF-BROADWAY REVIVAL OF DAVID RABE’S STICKS AND BON WH HOLLY HUNTER AND BILL PULLMAN 2014. CHAMBERLA HAS LAND A ROLE THE UPG REBOOT OF DAVID LYNCH'S CULT CLASSIC TV SERI TW PEAKS AS WELL. IN ADDN TO HIS MEMOIR, CHAMBERLA ALSO PENNED A LLECTN OF HAIKU POEMS, MY LIFE HAIKU, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED {BORR:0;BORR-BOTTOM:TH SOLID BLACK;MARG:1.875REM 0;CLEAR:BOTH;}QUICK FACTS
'THORN BIRDS' RICHARD CHAMBERLA STUNS AT 89 - HE & HIS GAY PARTNER OF 38 YEARS ARE STILL LOVE YET LIVE APART
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Much like his onscreen prows, he gaed wi populary for g out as gay at age 69. Richard Chamberla cir 1961 | Photo: Getty ImagCOMING OUT AT 69While Chamberla beme the heartthrob of his fans and land rol that ma him a sex symbol, he beme creasgly secretive about his sexual orientatn, but all that changed his 2003 tobgraphy, "Shattered Love, " Chamberla publicly me out as gay and revealed that he had hidn his inty for the sake of his reer but was not aaid to intify wh who he tly "Kg of the Mi-seri, " as he was fondly lled his prime, was 69 when he ma the bold move of g out as gay said he felt burned bee he was leavg a false life by playg romantic RABBET'S ROLEGay actor Richard Chamberla creded his boldns to the help he got om his longtime partner and hband, Mart Rabbet. Eure nfsed that the breakup left him shattered and broken out as gay did not affect Chamberla's reer, but stead, he beme a source of spiratn to other stars hopg to take on his boldns.
RICHARD CHAMBERLA ONCE SAID BEG GAY WAS 'WORST' THG — HE HAD SECRET RELATNSHIP WH A MAN FOR 27 YEARS
Richard Chamberla showed up a tracksu at an event wh his gay partner of 38 years. The actor opened up about his long road to g out and how paful was to live closeted. Richard discsed his relatnship wh his partner now and revealed why they live different ci. * is richard chamberlin gay *
Kildare" star Richard Chamberla showed up a tracksu at an event wh his gay partner of 38 years. Kildare" and was a hunk as Father Ralph the 1980s "The Thorn Birds, me out as gay at almost 70 2004, the star was asked about leadg a double life, and he admted that he hated himself and hid as a child. Kildare, " cir 1965 | Source: Getty ImagAlthough he was ially aaid to e out as gay, partly bee he worried about how that would affect his succsful reer based on a lie, Chamberla was still thrivg.
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84-YEAR-OLD RICHARD CHAMBERLA'S FAILED RELATNSHIP WH GAY PARTNER OF 33 YEARS
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The "Shogun" star was gay, and while iends and lleagu were aware of this, he hid om the public.
| Source: Getty ImagChamberla had always felt different, but bee of the era he grew up , was almost like a crime to be gay. In his words:"I've grown up the 30s, 40s, 50s, where beg gay was not an optn.
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HERE’S A TOAST TO THE OLST ON AND WHAT THEY STILL BRG TO THE {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;}KENH ANGER, 93STT RUDD/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAGNEW YORK CITY, NY - MARCH 1: KENH ANGER ATTENDS WHNEY BIENNIAL 2006, DAY FOR NIGHT AT WHNEY MM OF AMERIN ART ON MARCH 1, 2006 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY STT RUDD/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG){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;}KNOWN FOR NTROVERSIAL SHORT FILMS LIKE THE LEATHER-DRENCHED RABBLE-ROER SRP RISG AND THE OCCULT-ISH LUCIFER RISG AND HIS EXPLOSIVE BOOK OF CELEBRY SEX GOSSIP, HOLLYWOOD BABYLON, ANGER HAS LONG BEEN A GAY PROVOTR OF THE FIRST RANK. THANKS TO HIS URBAN LEGEND-FILLED TOME, YOU N NEVER WATCH AN OLD CLARA BOW MOVIE WHOUT THKG OF HER SLEEPG WH THE ENTIRE USC FOOTBALL {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;}JOHN KANR, 92SANTIAGO FELIPE/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: JOHN KANR ATTENDS THE 2018 CHA RIVERA AWARDS AT NYU SKIRBALL CENTER ON MAY 20, 2018 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY SANTIAGO FELIPE/GETTY IMAG){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;}WH HIS LATE LYRICIST PARTNER FRED EBB, KANR POSED THE LIBLE SR OF CABARET AND CHIGO, AS WELL AS THE CLASSIC TUNE, “NEW YORK, NEW YORK.” MIL THEATER IS A MORE EXALTED PLACE THANKS TO HIS WORKS, AND SOMEONE NAMED LIZA WOULD SURELY AGREE, AND ALL THAT {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;}GEE MAHARIS, 91ARCHIV/WALT DISNEY TELEVISN VIA GETTY IMAG)UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 09: JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN - "MISS BELLE" 5/8/70 GEE MAHARIS (PHOTO BY WALT DISNEY TELEVISN VIA GETTY IMAG PHOTO ARCHIV/WALT DISNEY TELEVISN VIA GETTY IMAG){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;}THE GOOD LOOKG GREEK-AMERIN ACTOR BEME A STAR ON TELEVISN'S ROUTE 66 AND WENT ON TO MAKE POP ALBUMS AND MOVI OF VARYG SUCCS. BUT HE WAS SORT OF THE ORIGAL GEE MICHAEL, HAVG BEEN BTED GAY SEX SNDALS RTROOMS 1967 AND 1974. I’VE BEEN NNG THROUGH PUBLIC BATHROOMS LOOKG FOR HIM EVER {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;}STEPHEN SONDHEIM, 89ROY ROCHL/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 19: STEPHEN SONDHEIM ATTENDS THE 2019 AMERIN SONGBOOK GALA AT ALICE TULLY HALL AT LLN CENTER ON JUNE 19, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ROY ROCHL/GETTY IMAG){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;}WH JOKER, MARRIAGE STORY, AND KNIV OUT ALL CLUDG HIS SONGS (OR BS OF THEM), SONDHEIM IS MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER. THERE’S BARELY A SEASON WHOUT A REVIVAL OR MOVIE VERSN OF ONE OF HIS WORKS. (COMPANY IS RETURNG TO BROADWAY THIS SEASON, WHILE WT SI STORY, WHICH HE DID THE LYRICS FOR, IS ALREADY THERE AGA, AND THE SEND WT SI STORY MOVIE VERSN OUT THIS YEAR.) THIS IS THE MAN THAT ALSO WROTE THE HEAD-SPNG SR FOR FOLLI, INTO THE WOODS, AND SWEENEY TODD, AND EVERY THEATER QUEEN WH ANY CREDIBILY IS LIVG FOR HIM TO FISH HIS BUNUEL MIL. Y, HE’S STILL HERE, HE’S STILL HERE...{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;}JOEL GREY, 87BEN HIR/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: ACTOR JOEL GREY ATTENDS "HAND TO GOD" BROADWAY OPENG NIGHT AT BOOTH THEATER ON APRIL 7, 2015 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY BEN HIR/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE TONY AND OSR WNER, FOREVER KNOWN AS THE LEERG MC CABARET, GREY FALLY ME OUT AS GAY 2015. THOUGH FOUR YEARS EARLIER, 2011, HE -DIRECTED THE REVIVAL OF LARRY KRAMER’S BLISTERG AIDS PLAY THE NORMAL HEART—A BOUNTIFUL GAY {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;}RICHARD CHAMBERLA, 85JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 19: ACTOR RICHARD CHAMBERLA ATTENDS THE PREMIERE OF "TW PEAKS" AT ACE HOTEL ON MAY 19, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY JASON LAVERIS/FILMMAGIC){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;}A HEARTTHROB AS TELEVISN'S DR. KILDARE THE 1960S, CHAMBERLA WENT ON TO MISERI LIKE THE THORN BIRDS, AND HE PLAYED JASON BOURNE THE BOURNE INTY 1988, WAY BEFORE MATT DAMON. HE DIDN’T E OUT UNTIL 2003, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD A VERY STRONG FEELG—AND NOT JT BEE HE -STARRED A MIL VERSN OF BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’{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;}DON BACHARDY, 85ADAM BERRY/GETTY IMAGBERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 14: DON BACHARDY, ARTIST AND PARTNER OF THE LATE BRISH THOR CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD, SPEAKS AT A READG OF ISHERWOOD'S WORK ON OCTOBER 14, 2014 BERL, GERMANY. BACHARDY AND ISHERWOOD WERE A UPLE FOR A PERD OF 33 YEARS, UNTIL THE LATTER'S ATH, AND BACHARDY'S FIRST VIS TO BERL CIS WH THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLITN OF 'GOODBYE TO BERL,' ISHERWOOD'S NOVEL ABOUT BERL THE EARLY 1930S, THE PERD WHICH ADOLF HLER BEGAN TO E TO POWER. (PHOTO BY ADAM BERRY/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE PARTNER OF THE LATE, GREAT THOR CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD (GOODBYE TO BERL, A SGLE MAN), BACHARDY IS A RENOWNED PORTRA ARTIST LIVG CALIFORNIA AND STILL CREATG NEW {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;}LARRY KRAMER, 84MELANIE BURFORD FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGPLAYWRIGHT LARRY KRAMER OF THE PRODUCTN 'THE NORMAL HEART' HIS APARTMENT MANHATTAN, NEW YORK ON APRIL 22, 2012. (PHOTO BY MELANIE BURFORD FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAG.){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;}THE FIERY ACTIVIST AND THOR (FAGGOTS, THE NORMAL HEART) IS STILL SHAKG THGS UP AND MAKG A DIFFERENCE BY TARGETG PLACENCY AMONGST HOMOPHOB AND PEOPLE OUR OWN MUNY, AS WELL. HE’S VALUABLE AS AN ONGOG FORCE OF NATURE WHO NEVER RTS ON HIS LRELS. HIS RECENT BOOK, THE AMERIN PEOPLE: VOLUME 2: THE BTALY OF FACT, IS OFFICIALLY SCRIBED AS PLETG “HIS RADIL REIMAGG OF HIS UNTRY’S HISTORY.” I’LL {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;}JOHNNY MATHIS, 84PL ARCHULETA/GETTY IMAGUNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 05: SGER JOHNNY MATHIS VISS HALLMARK CHANNEL'S "HOME & FAY" AT UNIVERSAL STUDS HOLLYWOOD ON DECEMBER 05, 2019 UNIVERSAL CY, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY PL ARCHULETA/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE VELVET-VOICED SGER OF CLASSICS LIKE “CHANC ARE,” MATHIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIBLE VOIC EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON, THANKS TO HIS CROONG OF VAR CHRISTMAS {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;}GEE TAKEI, 82TOMMASO BODDI/WIREIMAGELOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 11: GEE TAKEI ATTENDS THE 3RD ANNUAL SPORTS HUMANARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS AT THE NOVO BY MICROSOFT ON JULY 11, 2017 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY TOMMASO BODDI/WIREIMAGE){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;}TAKEI IS BT KNOWN FOR PLAYG THE HELMSMAN SULU ON STAR TREK, BUT HE’S VELOPED A WHOLE NEW CHAPTER AS AN OPN MAKER WH SOME POTED POLIL TWEETS THAT HAVE AMASSED NEARLY THREE LN FOLLOWERS. TAKEI LOV TO STIR UP, AND HE DO SO RIVETG WAYS, ALWAYS THE HELMSMAN. HE MARRIED HIS PARTNER, BRAD ALTMAN, {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;}SIR DEREK JABI, 81DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/WIREIMAGELONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 02: SIR DEREK JABI ATTENDS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "MURR ON THE ORIENT EXPRS" AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON NOVEMBER 2, 2017 LONDON, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/WIREIMAGE){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;}THE ACCLAIMED SHAKPEAREAN ACTOR REGISTERED A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP WH DIRECTOR RICHARD CLIFFORD THE UNED KGDOM 2006. NE YEARS LATER, HE AND PAL IAN MCKELLEN (HIS -STAR VIC, THE BRISH S ABOUT A BICKERG GAY UPLE) WERE THE GRAND MARSHALS FOR THE NYC PRI MARCH. THEY WERE THE CLASSIT ON {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;}TERRENCE MCNALLY, 81BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: PLAYWRIGHT TERRENCE MCNALLY POS AT A MEET AND GREET PHOTO LL FOR THE PLAY "FRANKIE & JOHNNY THE CLAIR LUNE" ON BROADWAY AT THE NEW 42ND STREET STUDS ON APRIL 18, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY BCE GLIKAS/WIREIMAGE){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;}THE LONG-NNG PLAYWRIGHT HAS BROUGHT THE RZ (SET A GAY BATHHOE), LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSN! (SET AT A HOLIDAY RETREAT FOR GAY IENDS) AND MASTER CLASS (ABOUT DIVA SUPREMA MARIA CALLAS). TACKLG GAY ISSU WH HUMOR AND HEART, MCNALLY HAS ALSO SERVED THE LIBRETTOS FOR THE RK, KISS OF THE SPIR WOMAN, RAGTIME, AND OPERAS, {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;}TOMMY TUNE, 80JARED SISK/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: TOMMY TUNE ATTENDS METROPOLAN OPERA OPENG NIGHT GALA, PREMIERE OF "PY AND BS" ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JARED SISK/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG){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;}A SEVEN-TIME TONY WNER (FOR PERFORMG, DIRECTN, AND CHOREOGRAPHY, PL A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD), THE LANKY TEXAN WHIPPED UP MAGIL BROADWAY PRODUCTNS LIKE NE, GRAND HOTEL, AND THE WILL ROGERS FOLLI. HIS TASTE AND SKILL ARE MISSED ON BROADWAY, BUT HIS IMPACT IS FOREVER FELT. TOMMY TURNS 81 ON FEBARY {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;}SIR IAN MCKELLEN, 80DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/GETTY IMAG FOR PL SMHPARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 19: SIR IAN MCKELLEN WEARG PL SMH ATTENDS THE PL SMH AW20 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW AS PART OF PARIS FASHN WEEK ON JANUARY 19, 2020 PARIS, FRANCE. (PHOTO BY DAVID M. BET/DAVE BET/GETTY IMAG FOR PL SMH){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;}AN OPENLY GAY ACTOR WH TWO ANCHIS UNR HIS BELT (THE LORD OF THE RGS AND X-MEN), MCKELLEN—TWICE-OSR NOMATED—ME OUT 1988 AND HAS BEEN A FORCE THE CULTURE EVER SCE. AND, BY THE WAY, HE APPARENTLY TURNED DOWN DUMBLEDORE HARRY POTTER. HE ULD HAVE HAD THREE ANCHIS!{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;}JOEL SCHUMACHER, 80MIKE PONT/FILMMAGICNEW YORK, NY - MAY 28: FILM DIRECTOR JOEL SCHUMACHER ATTENDS THE 12TH ANNUAL SAME WORKSHOP BENEF GALA AT CIPRIANI 42ND STREET ON MAY 28, 2014 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY MIKE PONT/FILMMAGIC){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;}A POPULAR NEW YORK PRENCE, SCHUMACHER WAS A STUME SIGNER BEFORE HE TURNED TO MOVIE WRG (SPARKLE, THE WIZ) AND DIRECTG (ST. ELMO’S FIRE, THE CLIENT, AND TWO NTROVERSIAL BATMAN MOVI). AND THAT’S NOT ALL. IN AN TERVIEW LAST YEAR, SCHUMACHER TIMATED THAT HE HAD SLEPT WH ABOUT 20,000 MEN—SO {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;}EDMUND WHE, 80LEONARDO CENDAMO/GETTY IMAGEDMUND WHE, WRER, LERARY CRIC, PLAYWRIGHT AND SAYIST, MANTOVA, ITALY, 2010. (PHOTO BY LEONARDO CENDAMO/GETTY IMAG){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;}WH HIS CLASSIC BOOKS CLUDG THE BETIFUL ROOM IS EMPTY AND THE FAREWELL SYMPHONY, EDMUND WHE HAS PROBABLY WRTEN MORE ABOUT SAME-SEX LOVE THAN ANYONE ON EARTH. AND MORE KNOWGLY, {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;}PETER BERL, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}SORT OF A KEN DOLL BY WAY OF TOM OF FLAND, THE POLAND-BORN BERL WORE TIGHT-FTG CLOTH THAT SHOWED OFF HIS THROBBG ARMS AND OTHER BULG, AND BEME A TOP MOL AND PORN ACTOR THE HORMONALLY WILD 1970S. AT THE TIME, HE ALSO GOT BEHD THE LENS AND TOOK SOME EROTIC PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HE SHOWED OFF A 2015 NYC GALLERY SHOW, WHICH HE FLEW OM SAN FRANCIS TO HOST. “I GAVE PEOPLE A LOT OF GOOD CLIMAX,” BERL TOLD ME, {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;}DAVID GEFFEN, 76STEPHEN LOVEK/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK - MARCH 15: INDUCTEE DAVID GEFFEN ATTENDS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME 2010 DUCTN CEREMONY AT THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL ON MARCH 15, 2010 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY STEPHEN LOVEK/GETTY IMAG){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 -CREATED GEFFEN RERDS AND DREAMWORKS PICTUR AND HE’S BEEN SO SUCCSFUL AT THAT HE’S WORTH ABOUT $8 BILLN, BUT HE’S ALSO KNOWN AS A PHILANTHROPIST AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS. COMG OUT 1992, GEFFEN BEME ONE OF THE MOST HIGH PROFILE GAY POWER BROKERS THE WORLD, AND HE’S NOT ABOUT TO BUDGE OM THAT THRONE. DAVID TURNS 77 ON FEBARY {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;}BARRY MANILOW, 76NICHOLAS HUNT/GETTY IMAG FOR MICHAEL KORSNEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 13: BARRY MANILOW PERFORMS ON THE NWAY DURG THE MICHAEL KORS COLLECTN FALL 2019 RUNWAY SHOW AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET ON FEBARY 13, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY NICHOLAS HUNT/GETTY IMAG FOR MICHAEL KORS){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;}THE CHART-TOPPG SGER OF “MANDY” AND “I WRE THE SONGS” KEPT HIS SEXUALY A SECRET OM HIS FAN BASE FOR S. BUT 2015, HE FALLY REVEALED THAT HE’D MARRIED HIS LONGTIME PARTNER, GARRY KIEF, AND THE FANS WERE FE WH . I GUS HE N’T SE WHOUT HIM...{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;}FELICE PINO, 75JU DOMSKI/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NY - JUNE 04: WRER FELICE PINO ATTENDS THE 2012 LAMBDA LERARY AWARDS AT THE GRADUATE CENTER AT CY UNIVERSY OF NEW YORK ON JUNE 4, 2012 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JU DOMSKI/WIREIMAGE){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;}THE NYC WRER/CRIC HAS NOT ONLY HAD HIS WORDS FEATURED JT ABOUT EVERY MAJOR QUEER PUBLITN THERE IS, BUT HE’S STARTED PUBLISHG HO THAT HAVE SHOWSED THE WORKS OF UP AND G QUEER ARTISTS FOR YEARS. HE IS SENTIAL. PINO TURNS 76 ON FEBARY {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;}ARMISTEAD MP, 75SOPHIE BASSOULS/SYGMA VIA GETTY IMAGWRER ARMISTEAD MP, THOR OF "TAL OF THE CY" SAT MALO'S FTIVAL S ETONNANTS VOYAGRS, 20TH MAY 2018 (PHOTO BY SOPHIE BASSOULS/SYGMA VIA GETTY IMAG){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;}A LERARY LEGEND AND A GAY VOICE, MP IS BT KNOWN FOR WRG TAL OF THE CY, A SERI OF QUIRKY SAN FRANCIS–SET {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;}GORDON THOMSON, 74PL ARCHULETA/FILMMAGICLOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 16: ACTOR GORDON THOMSON ATTENDS THE PREMIERE OF "WTERTHORNE" AT THE RENBERG THEATRE ON AUGT 16, 2015 LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY PL ARCHULETA/FILMMAGIC){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;}THE CANADIAN ACTOR WAS SENSATNALLY SEXY AS THE SNARLG ADAM CARRGTON ON THE PRIME TIME SOAP DYNASTY, STARTG 1982. HE ME OUT 2017, TELLG THE DAILY BEAST, “IT’S NOT SOMETHG I’VE EVER ANNOUNCED. I’M ASSUMG THAT PEOPLE KNOW, AND NOW THAT I’M MY AGE, THAT’S FE.”{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;}ANDRé DE SHIELDS, 74TAYLOR HILL/FILMMAGICNEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: ANDRE DE SHIELDS ATTENDS THE 2019 TONY AWARDS AT RAD CY MIC HALL ON JUNE 9, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY TAYLOR HILL/FILMMAGIC,){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;}THE ORIGAL WIZ THE WIZ, DE SHIELDS HAS HAD A STORIED BROADWAY REER, LAST YEAR WNG A TONY FOR HIS SPARKPLUG PERFORMANCE AS HERM, THE SALTY NARRATOR OF HASTOWN. HIS TRIP TO THE PODIUM WAS ONE OF TONY’S ALL-TIME FEEL-GOOD {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;}JOHN WATERS, 73ROB MARCHANT/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 13: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE/SPECIAL RATES APPLY) JOHN WATERS ATTENDS A JOHN WATERS CHRISTMAS 2013 AT STAGE 48 ON DECEMBER 13, 2013 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY ROB MARCHANT/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORD WH LICLY MENTED MOVI LIKE PK FLAMGOS AND FEMALE TROUBLE, THE BALTIMORE-BASED WATERS WENT ON TO SUCCSFULLY SWCH TON WH THE SOCIALLY NSC HAIRSPRAY. HE DON’T MAKE FILMS ANYMORE, BUT YOU N TCH UP WH HIM VIA HIS BOOKS AND HIS SPEAKG ENGAGEMENTS, WHICH ARE A SPLENDID MIX OF HIGH- AND {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;}SIR ELTON JOHN, 72DIA DIPASUPIL/GETTY IMAGBEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: ELTON JOHN ATTENDS THE 2019 VANY FAIR OSR PARTY HOSTED BY RADHIKA JON AT WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMG ARTS ON FEBARY 24, 2019 BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY DIA DIPASUPIL/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE SEQUED ROCKETMAN [WHO RECENTLY PICKED UP A SEND OSR] HAS NOTHG TO PROVE ANYMORE, HAVG LONG BEEN AN OPENLY GAY HMAKER AND FASHN PLATE. BUT HE’S NOT EXACTLY RTG ON ROYALTI OM “CRODILE ROCK” AND THE LN KG. HE’S WRTEN THE MIC FOR A DEVIL WEARS PRADA MIL HEAD TO BROADWAY NEXT SEASON, AND EVEN IF DON’T GET A LOT OF VERAGE VOGUE, SOUNDS LIKE A {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;}BCE VILANCH, 71DJALA ROSA COCHRAN/WIREIMAGEBCE VILANCH DURG 19TH ANNUAL BROADWAY'S STARS THE ALLEY AT SHUBERT ALLEY NEW YORK CY, NEW YORK, UNED STAT. (PHOTO BY DJALA ROSA COCHRAN/WIREIMAGE){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;}VILANCH WROTE FOR BETTE MIDLER, HE WROTE THE JOK ON THE OSRS, HE KNOWS EVERYONE ON BOTH ASTS, AND HE’S JT DAMNED FUNNY. AND IF A GAY N’T BE FUNNY, HE DON’T SERVE TO LIVE LONG!{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;}SIR ANTONY SHER, 70DAVID LEVENSON/GETTY IMAGOXFORD, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: ANTONY SHER, ACTOR AT THE FT WEEKEND OXFORD LERARY FTIVAL ON MARCH 17, 2018 OXFORD, ENGLAND. (PHOTO BY DAVID LEVENSON/GETTY IMAG){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;}THE SOUTH AIN BORN OLIVIER AWARD-WNG ACTOR ENTERED TO A U.K. CIVIL PARTNERSHIP WH GREGORY DORAN, A DIRECTOR WHOM HE HAS WORKED WH MANY TIM. THEY MAKE A GOOD LLABORATN. Y, SIR!{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;}BILL T. JON, 68HNNY NUNEZ/WIREIMAGENEW YORK, NY - MAY 21: HONOREE BILL T. JON SPEAKS AT THE BROTHERHOOD/SISTER SOL VOIC 15 GALA AT THE ZIEGFELD BALLROOM ON MAY 21, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY JOHNNY NUNEZ/WIREIMAGE){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;}A LEGEND THE DANCE MUNY, JON IS THE -FOUNR OF THE BILL T. JON/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY. (ZANE, HIS LOVER AND LLABORATOR, DIED OF AIDS 1988.) JON’ PERSONAL AND PROBG WORK HAS EXTEND TO BROADWAY PRODUCTNS LIKE SPRG AWAKENG AND FELA!, BOTH OF WHICH HE WON A TONY AWARD FOR. JON IS MARRIED TO BJORN AMELAN, WHO IS THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR JON/{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;}LET’S ALSO CLU BOB MACKIE (80), WHO HAD A WIFE THE 1960S AND LATER WAS PARTNERED WH FELLOW SIGNER RAY AGHAYAN; AND TWICE-MARRIED LATE BLOOMER CALV KLE (77).{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;}LONG MAY THEY FLOURISH!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MTO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
He was the heartthrob of his generatn for s but was forced to keep his te-self hidn away. Fans may not know this, but Chamberla was dashg, suave, elegant, dazzlgly handsome, also gay. * is richard chamberlin gay *
Chamberla is outed as a gay man when he was at the age of 55 2003.
Gay Rumors Proved. The same thg happened to the actor, Richard, he was surround by gay mors but he did not keep secret as others do.
GAY ACTOR RICHARD CHAMBERLA'S DATG LIFE AND REASON FOR KEEPG HIS SEXUALY A SECRET
Mart Rabbett was Married to Gay partner/boyiend, Richard Chamberla. Mart and his hband, Richard, falized their divorce early 2010. What is the Salary and Net worth of Mart Rabbett? * is richard chamberlin gay *
At first, the gay uple met one another on the set of a movie 1984 and began datg. “For an actor to be workg at all is a kd of miracle, bee most actors aren’t, so ’s jt silly for a workg actor to say, “Oh, I don’t re if anybody knows I’m gay” – pecially if you’re a leadg man.
Personally, I wouldn’t advise a gay leadg man-type actor to e out. For his tn, he is a graduate of Punahou School which is loted Honolulu, Rabbett: Same-Sex Marriage wh Gay Ex-Partner, Richard ChamberlaMart Rabbett, who is homosexual like Ben Daniels, first met his boyiend, Richard Chamberla 1977.
RICHARD CHAMBERLA ONCE GOT CANDID ABOUT WHY HE CAME OUT AS GAY AT 68
Actor Richard Chamberla, bt known as Jam Kildare "Dr. Kildare," pretend to be somebody else for several years to avoid g out as a gay actor Hollywood. * is richard chamberlin gay *
Captn: The Gay Couple, Mart Rabbett and Richard Separated After Three Des ChamberlaSource: PtertThe son of Elsa Wnied and Charl Axm Chamberla, Richard said they no longer live together. ”Past Love Affair of Richard ChamberlaThe gay actor, Richard Chamberla, his late 80s, first met the director, Wley Eure, the early 1970s. Acrdg to some sourc, the gay partners remaed together until their 1976 breakup.
Pictured above: Stephen fe we, gay ins improve wh age, offerg worldly wisdom and thory along wh the groundbreakg talent they’ve served all the years. Kenh Anger, 93Known for ntroversial short films like the leather-drenched rabble-roer Srp Risg and the occult-ish Lucifer Risg and his explosive book of celebry sex gossip, Hollywood Babylon, Anger has long been a gay provotr of the first rank.
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KILDARE, WHICH AIRED OM 1961 TO 1966. HE LATER MOVED TO ENGLAND, WHERE HE PLAYED SER ROL VAR BRISH STAGE PRODUCTNS, CLUDG HAMLET. UPON HIS RETURN TO THE UNED STAT, CHAMBERLA ASSUMED THE ROLE OF ROMANTIC LEADG MAN A NUMBER OF TV FILMS AND MISERI, CLUDG SHOGUN (1980), THE THORN BIRDS (1983) AND THE BOURNE INTY (1988).EARLY LIFE BORN ON MARCH 31, 1934, LOS ANGEL, CALIFORNIA, CHAMBERLA STARRED THE POPULAR 1960S MEDIL SERI DR. KILDARE AND SEVERAL H MISERI, CLUDG SHOGUN AND THE THORN BIRDS. HE GREW UP BEVERLY HILLS WH HIS PARENTS CHUCK AND ELSA AND HIS OLR BROTHER BILL. AN ACTRS AND SGER, HIS MOTHER HAD MANY CREATIVE TALENTS. HIS FATHER’S BATTLE WH ALHOLISM, HOWEVER, ST A SHADOW OVER CHAMBERLA’S CHILDHOOD. AFTER GRADUATG OM BEVERLY HILLS HIGH, CHAMBERLA ATTEND POMONA COLLEGE CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA. THERE HE STUDIED PATG AND ART HISTORY AND GOT VOLVED STUNT DRAMATIC PRODUCTNS. DURG HIS SENR YEAR, CHAMBERLA HAD “A LIFE-CHANGG BREAKTHROUGH AS A NEOPHYTE ACTOR,” HE WROTE HIS 2003 MEMOIR SHATTERED LOVE. HE REALIZED AFTER PERFORMG {-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:#A00000;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;}{LOR:#595959;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}GEE BERNARD SHAW’S ARMS AND THE MAN THAT “MAYBE I ULD EMBRACE MY FIRST LOVE AND ACTUALLY BEE AN ACTOR!” UNFORTUNATELY, FATE FORCED CHAMBERLA TO LAY HIS ACTG DREAMS. HE WAS DRAFTED TO THE U.S. ARMY DURG THE KOREAN WAR. “I HATED BEG THE ARMY. . . . I DON'T LIKE BEG ORRED AROUND. I DON’T LIKE ORRG PEOPLE AROUND. I ME OUT A SERGEANT. IT WAS ALL JT ANOTHER ROLE FOR ME," CHAMBERLA LATER TOLD THE ADVOTE.TV SUCCS: 'KILDARE' AND 'THORN BIRDS'IN 1961, CHAMBERLA BEGAN HIS N ON DR. KILDARE. THIS STARRG ROLE AS A KD, RG PHYSICIAN MA HIM A HOEHOLD NAME AND WON HIM A GOLN GLOBE AWARD 1963. HIS LEADG-MAN GOOD LOOKS ALSO OPENED THE DOOR TO OTHER PARTS. CHAMBERLA STARRED THE 1963 DRAMATIC FILM TWILIGHT OF HONOR AND THE 1965 RELATNSHIP DRAMA JOY THE MORNG. NOT LONG AFTER DR. KILDARE END 1966, HE MOVED TO ENGLAND, WHERE HE LVED TO THEATRIL WORK. IN THE 1970S, CHAMBERLA STARRED SUCH FILMS AS THE THREE MKETEERS (1973) WH MICHAEL YORK, OLIVER REED AND RAQUEL WELCH AND THE TOWERG INFERNO (1974) WH PL NEWMAN AND STEVE MCQUEEN. HE ALSO WORKED STEADILY TELEVISN, APPEARG THE 1977 ADAPTATN OF THE MAN THE IRON MASK AND THE MISERI CENTENNIAL. IN 1980, CHAMBERLA STARRED THE POPULAR MISERI SHOGUN, PLAYG AN ENGLISH NAVIGATOR JAPAN DURG THE 1600S. SHOGUN, BASED ON JAM CLAVELL’S 1975 NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, BEME A HUGE H WH AMERIN DIENC. FOR HIS WORK ON THE MISERI, CHAMBERLA WON ANOTHER GOLN GLOBE AND RECEIVED AN EMMY AWARD NOMATN.CHAMBERLA AGA WON OVER VIEWERS WH HIS NEXT BIG TV PROJECT. HE STARRED THE 1980 MISERI THE THORN BIRDS, PLAYG A PRIT WHO STGGL TO KEEP HIS VOWS BEE OF HIS LOVE FOR A YOUNG WOMAN (PLAYED BY RACHEL WARD). CONSIRED QUE RISQUé FOR S TIME, THE DRAMA HAD VIEWERS GLUED TO THEIR TELEVISN SETS FOR SEVERAL NIGHTS. THE THORN BIRDS ALSO EARNED NUMERO ACLAS, CLUDG A GOLN GLOBE W AND AN EMMY AWARD NOMATN FOR CHAMBERLA. HE LATER PLAYED JASON BOURNE THE 1988 TV ADAPTATN OF ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE BOURNE INTY.LATER LIFE AND COMG OUTIN HIS 2003 TOBGRAPHY, SHATTERED LOVE, CHAMBERLA WENT PUBLIC WH HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN. HE HAD HIDN THE FACT THAT HE WAS GAY FOR MOST OF HIS REER, BELIEVG THAT THE REVELATN WOULD HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED HIS PROFSNAL LIFE. CHAMBERLA FALLY FELT UNAAID TO TELL HIS TTH, SAYG A 2003 DATELE TERVIEW, “I'M NOT A ROMANTIC LEADG MAN ANY MORE, SO I DON’T NEED TO NURTURE THAT PUBLIC IMAGE ANYMORE.” IN MORE RECENT YEARS, CHAMBERLA HAS PARTICIPATED AN TERTG MIX OF PROJECTS. HE APPEARED A TOURG PRODUCTN OF THE MIL EDY SPAMALOT AS KG ARTHUR 2009, A LOS ANGEL STAGE ADAPTATN OF THE EXORCIST 2012 WH BROOKE SHIELDS AND AN OFF-BROADWAY REVIVAL OF DAVID RABE’S STICKS AND BON WH HOLLY HUNTER AND BILL PULLMAN 2014. CHAMBERLA HAS LAND A ROLE THE UPG REBOOT OF DAVID LYNCH'S CULT CLASSIC TV SERI TW PEAKS AS WELL. IN ADDN TO HIS MEMOIR, CHAMBERLA ALSO PENNED A LLECTN OF HAIKU POEMS, MY LIFE HAIKU, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED {BORR:0;BORR-BOTTOM:TH SOLID BLACK;MARG:1.875REM 0;CLEAR:BOTH;}QUICK FACTS
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