‘High School Mil’ Director Confirms Ryan Evans Is Gay

Contents:

• ABOUT LUS GRABEEL: WIFE, NET WORTH, GAY, CHILDREN, AGE, HEIGHT
• 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL': WHAT LUS GRABEEL SAID ABOUT RYAN EVANS BEG GAY
• LUS GRABEEL SAYS HE WOULDN'T PLAY GAY 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' ROLE NOW
• ‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL’ DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA CONFIRMS LUS GRABEEL’S CHARACTER RYAN EVANS IS GAY
• IS LUS GRABEEL GAY? HERE ARE TERTG FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIM
• IS LUS GRABEEL GAY? HERE ARE INTERTG FACTS YOU MT KNOW ABOUT HIM
• SPEAKG OUTLUS GRABEEL SAYS HE WON’T REPRISE ‘HSM’ ROLE AFTER KENNY ORTEGA CONFIRMED CHARACTER WAS GAY
• LUS GRABEEL WOULD NOT FANCY HIS GAY ROLE OM 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' AGA
• IS LUS GRABEEL GAY? HERE ARE INTERTG FACTS YOU MT KNOW ABOUT HIM
• LUS GRABEEL: MILK ROLE ‘CHANGED MY LIFE’ — ALSO, I’M NOT GAY
• IS LUS GRABEEL GAY? AGE, HEIGHT, NET WORTH

ABOUT LUS GRABEEL: WIFE, NET WORTH, GAY, CHILDREN, AGE, HEIGHT

Emphasizg the necsy of gay actors portrayg gay characters on-screen, Grabeel explaed that he — a straight, whe, cisgenr man — has undoubtedly taken opportuni om others the dtry "whout tryg.

'HIGH SCHOOL MIL': WHAT LUS GRABEEL SAID ABOUT RYAN EVANS BEG GAY

" "There's so many amazgly talented gay actors that uld do as well, so if High School Mil was ma today — I don't know if I would play Ryan, " Grabeel said an terview wh TMZ. In an terview wh Variety, High School Mil Director Kenny Ortega explaed that a large factor the cisn not to make the character openly gay was the fact that was a "touchy subject" children's programmg at the time.

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High School Mil had a late addn to Pri Month this year when out director Kenny Ortega revealed an terview that the character of Ryan Evans (played by Lus Grabeel) was gay the trilogy of Disney movi. 'High School Mil' director Kenny Ortega has nfirmed that Ryan Evans (left) was d as gay. Gay 'High School Mil' Character.

LUS GRABEEL SAYS HE WOULDN'T PLAY GAY 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' ROLE NOW

Lus Grabeel, who played Ryan "High School Mil, " says he would steer clear om the gay character role nowadays...

So as not to take a job away om a gay actor. The director behd 'HSM' recently revealed Ryan was gay all along, but he says Ryan wasn't openly gay the movi, bee back 2006 he didn't thk Disney was ready for such a character. And he thks a gay actor would be st for the role if the movie was beg ma today, and he hop the character would not have to hi his inty.

As for gay characters like Ryan, Lus says 's fally time for Disney and others the dtry to start tg children about gay people at the youngt age possible. "There's so many amazgly talented gay actors that uld do as well, so if 'High School Mil' was ma today, I don't know if I would play Ryan, " Grabeel said. " The actor's statement me after "High School Mil" director Kenny Ortega nfirmed that the character Ryan was gay the movi, even though his sexualy was never explicly mentned.

‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL’ DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA CONFIRMS LUS GRABEEL’S CHARACTER RYAN EVANS IS GAY

"There's so many amazgly talented gay actors that uld do as well, so if 'High School Mil' was ma today, I don't know if I would play Ryan, " Grabeel told TMZ via vio chat.

Acrdg to Grabeel, Ortega (himself a gay man), said Ryan wasn't straight — but that Disney might not be ready for an openly gay character. Ryan's gay, right? " Read more:'High School Mil' director Kenny Ortega nfirms Sharpay's brother Ryan is gay and was 'probably gog to e out llege'THEN AND NOW: The st of the 'High School Mil' movi 14 years later17 thgs you didn't know about the 'High School Mil' movi.

The HSM director, who is openly gay himself, nfirmed that Lus Grabeel’s character, Ryan Evans, was as well — even if wasn’t discsed the movi.

IS LUS GRABEEL GAY? HERE ARE TERTG FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIM

When the mil film me out 2006, Ortega revealed that he wasn’t sure an openly gay character would’ve been possible.

He said director Kenny Ortega suggted the swap and "wasn't meant to be this homoerotic thg.

"It wasn't meant to be this homoerotic thg, " Grabeel said of stume swap, "But I thk that Kenny knew a ltle b more about how that was gog to e out.

IS LUS GRABEEL GAY? HERE ARE INTERTG FACTS YOU MT KNOW ABOUT HIM

Der Schspieler wur noch nie als btätigtHomosexuell, wer hat er etwas gagt, um die Gerüchte zu btätigen or zu verbreen. First is the fact that based on physil appearance, Lus rembl the stereotypil gay man, pecially the movi and on the High School Mils tour. In fact, the director of High School Mil origally thought Lus’ character Ryan Evans was gay and suggted the ia, but they shot her down.

SPEAKG OUTLUS GRABEEL SAYS HE WON’T REPRISE ‘HSM’ ROLE AFTER KENNY ORTEGA CONFIRMED CHARACTER WAS GAY

Grabeel stoked the fire further 2008 when he appeared the film Milk based on the life of Harvey Milk, the gay rights activist.

Followg Swched at Birth, Lus Grabeel has ma other televisn appearanc on Spir Ridg Free as Julian Prtt and Pky Malky as Pky Malky/ actor has never been nfirmed as a homosexual, neher has he said anythg to nfirm or diffe the mors. First is the fact that based on physil looks, Lus looks like the stereotypil gay man, pecially the High School Mil films and tour.

LUS GRABEEL WOULD NOT FANCY HIS GAY ROLE OM 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' AGA

In fact, the director for High School Mil origally tend Lus’ character Ryan Evans to be gay and proposed the ia but they shot down. Grabeel stoked the fire further 2008 when he appeared the movie Milk based on the life of Harvey Milk, the gay rights Intertg Facts You Mt Know About Him1.

Jt days after Kenny Ortega nfirmed that Lus Grabeel‘s High School Mil character, Ryan Evans’ was gay, the actor has shared his thoughts on the matter, and revealed why he wouldn’t reprise the role for another movie. “There’s so many amazgly talented gay actors that uld do as well, so if High School Mil was ma today — I don’t know if I would play Ryan, ” he explaed durg a new terview wh TMZ. Ryan’s gay, right?

IS LUS GRABEEL GAY? HERE ARE INTERTG FACTS YOU MT KNOW ABOUT HIM

At that time was eher [the gay characters were] extremely flamboyant or very closeted and kd of shut off, ” the 35-year-old add.

For those who missed , Kenny, who also was behd movi like Hoc Poc and Dcendants, nfirmed that the character was gay when he told Variety last week, “We cid he’s probably gog to e out llege. And when the outlet asked the 70-year-old if he ever nsired makg Ryan openly gay the flick, he explaed, “I have to be hont wh you. Though many fans assumed that Ryan was gay, the character never directly acknowledged his sexualy.

“People have always asked me if Ryan was gay, ” Grabeel says. I wanted people to thk, ‘That character’s more plex than I thought, ’ stead of sayg, ‘Oh, he out pk and you know he’s gay. Followg his n the High School Mil movie, actor Lus Grabeel ma a splash on the big screen Milk, the 2008 bpic about the sla gay rights activist Harvey Milk.

LUS GRABEEL: MILK ROLE ‘CHANGED MY LIFE’ — ALSO, I’M NOT GAY

"There's so many amazgly talented gay actors that uld do as well, so if High School Mil was ma today, I don't know if I would play Ryan, " Grabeel told TMZ via vio chat July 2020. Grabeel also said that durg filmg, he approached High School Mil director Kenny Ortega [who is gay himself] to discs Ryan's sexualy.

When talkg to TMZ back 2020, the actor revealed he wouldn’t take on the role of Ryan or any other gay characters even if they were offered to High School Mil star said he didn’t want to take away opportuni om other talented gay actors who uld do the character jtice.

There [are] so many talented gay actors that uld do as well.

IS LUS GRABEEL GAY? AGE, HEIGHT, NET WORTH

Poppg up a recent episo of TV sp-off High School Mil: The Mil: The Seri, Ryan has always remaed ambiguo terms of his sexualy, as the films never addrsed led to much speculatn wh the anchise's fanbase, and now Grabeel is speakg High School Mil sp-off seri future revealed before Disney+ even buts season 1He told TV Le: "People have always asked me if Ryan was gay.

"Slippg nuanc to his performance was always the actor's approach, as he explaed: "I wanted people to thk, 'That character's more plex than I thought, ' stead of sayg, 'Oh, he out pk and you know he's gay. The actor has never been nfirmed as a homosexual, nor has he said anythg to nfirm or diffe the mors. But many who have been fans of Grabeel sce the begng believe that he is a closeted gay.

Grabeel stoked the fire further 2008 when he appeared the movie Milk based on the life of Harvey Milk, the gay rights activist. Is Lus Grabeel Gay?