Robert Sudduth was born and raised in Texas to a Latino family. She graduated from UCLA in 1993 with a BA (Honors) in History and, in 1996, Joanna Johnson was born on December 31, 1961 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for God Help the Girl (2014), Bright Star (2009) and Funny Bunny (2015). He has been married to Jussi-Pekka Kajaala since December 31, 2021. He is an actor and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Devious Maids (2013) and Baby Daddy (2012). He is best known for his roles as Franklin Webb in the 2018 science fiction film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Tim Goodman in Pokmon Detective Pikachu and Theodore Finch in All the Bright Places. Spent a semester in college interning for a congressman on Capitol Hill. In a recent interview with the Sunday Times, actress Margaret Hall YOU'VE REACHED YOUR MONTHLY ARTICLE LIMIT. Michael and I met just before Pride in NYC in 1991 when we were both young, struggling actors. Although Winslet feels ambivalent about potentially taking the part from someone else, she also knows how Hollywood works. On television, Manning is most known for his role in Disney's snowboarding movie "Cloud 9," on MTV's "Teen Wolf," as 'The Manny' on NBC's popular Lance Bass is the quintessential illustration of a highly successful and driven jack-of-all-trades: singer, host, actor, producer, writer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and cosmonaut.Beyond his fame as a member of the phenomenally successful group *NSYNC, where the group sold an impressive 60 A Theatre World Award Winner, Chita Rivera Award Winner, and Outer Critics Circle Award Nominee, Wesley Taylor made his Broadway debut in the original cast of Rock of Ages, before starring opposite Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in the original cast of Broadway's The Addams Family. In 2005 he studied vocal performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Bethany Rickwald SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER, FIRST TAKE. Nick Cearley: Nothing gets me more excited to celebrate Pride than the drum solo at the beginning of "Im Coming Out" by Diana Ross. Untitled Figure Skating NBC Project. It comes from recognizing ourselves in not just the characters, but the actors, writers, directors, designers, and producers. I can't wait to see these mensome of whom I haven't seen in person for years. His mother, J. Andy Murphy, was a writer and communications worker and Jim J. Bullock was born on February 9, 1955 in Casper, Wyoming, USA. June 30, 2022, By Justice Smith Actor | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Well-born, polite people didn't associate with them. They have two children. This category is for actors who publicly identify themselves, or who have been reliably identified, as gay men. Born in Brooklyn, raised on Staten Island, New York. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Given that there were gay main characters, the music and lyrics were penned by a gay composer Jerry Herman and the book written by Harvey Fierstein who is also gay, there is no question La Cage deserves She is the middle of 5 children, and is the daughter of Roseann Teresa (Murtha) and Edward Joseph O'Donnell, an electrical engineer for the defense industry. James Corden proves why straight actors should think twice before Transgender people and trans women of color, in particular face high rates of violence. Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you! It is epic and full of fury and protest and love. He is currently staring in Greg Berlanti's new DC Comics Superhero series "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" for Nick Westrate was born in Cassopolis, Minnesota, USA. Company members of the hit Tina Fey musical celebrate Pride with a music video for their advocacy Instagram page @changeisfetch. Rodney Hicks: I will celebrate Pride this year with a full heart of love for myself and our LGBTQIA+ community, along with all sentient beings of our world. The entire experience feels like a huge party, as Pride Month should. In comparison, streaming TV services Netflix, Hulu and Amazon featured a combined 109 LGBTQ characters in original scripted services, including 38 regular and recurring trans characters, according to GLAADs Where We Are on TV 2019-2020 report. LGBTQ rights seemed to be doing well, and perhaps a story about homophobia didnt seem as urgent." Theres also, of course, the age-old assumption that gay actors cant be convincing in straight roles. She is an actress and producer, known for Transparent (2014), Socket (2007) and Eli Stone (2008). I remember that moment. Its a special year as I celebrate a friends coming out to her familychampagne included, of course. He later auditioned ( Danny Pintauro was born on January 6, 1976 in Milltown, New Jersey, USA. This year, I performed virtually for Westchester Pride and the Loft LGBTQ Centers Pride kickoff, Im doing the Thousand Judys concert Pride week, and also a corporate show for a private consulting firm. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. With several decades of wide-ranging credits to his name, Robert Gant has become a well known actor and participant both in Hollywood and abroad. They started out in professional theater when they were in the seventh grade. ", GLAADs Where We Are on TV 2019-2020 report, "Being Seen on Screen: Diverse Representation & Inclusion on TV, Scarlett Johansson withdrew from the film Rub & Tug, Halle Berry pulled out of playing a transgender character, 20 LGBTQ-inclusive shows and films we binged in 2020, 20 percent of Americans report knowing someone who is trans, at least 43 trans people were violently killed. He went to Los Angeles to pursue acting and landed a recurring role as a gay student on "Dawson's Creek." He is an actor, known for It's a Sin (2021) and The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022). I cannot tell you the number of young actors I know some well known, some starting out who are terrified their sexuality will be revealed and that it will stand in the way of their being cast in straight roles, she explained to the Times. Seth Sikes: Last June, with the pandemic at full throttle, I was staying in Fire Island, and I made a music video to celebrate Pride in order to poke a bit of fun of the mask-wearing rules and to celebrate all of the colors in our rainbow flag. She is the daughter of Betty DeGeneres (ne Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, Jr., an insurance agent. He is only 35, so it's just second nature for him. Major studio films, however, aim to attract wider audiences, and casting directors tend to already know whom they want to cast in roles: Mainly, actors who are already well known. Indya Moore, star of hit FX series "Pose," is non-binary. Copyright 1991-2023 Playbill Inc. All Rights Reserved. Blocking belongson the stage,not on websites. Then, he acted in some commercials and Ben Lewis was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He played David Madson on the Emmy and Golden Globe winning Limited Series: 'American Crime Story, The Assassination of Gianni Versace', Michael Langdon (The Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. Though many may lack celebrity status, trans actors have increasingly demonstrated their ability to give award-winning performances. She also noted that some actors, who viewers may assume are straight, are just not out publicly, making the issue even more complicated. The movie business has a lot of history, and it has a lot of history of doing things one way and the same way, and breaking that structure is taking more time than it has on the TV industry, said Russell Boast, a casting director and co-president of the Casting Society of America, a professional society of casting directors for film, TV and theater. They are featuring founders from Black Theater United (of which Im one) all this month. 25 LGBTQIA+ Theatre Artists Share Their 2021 Pride Plans. Lucas Hedges is an American actor, known for playing Patrick Chandler in Manchester by the Sea (2016), which earned him an Academy Award nomination.Hedges was born in Brooklyn Heights, New York, the second child of poet and actress Susan Bruce and Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director Peter Jason Mraz was born on June 23, 1977 in Mechanicsville, Virginia, USA. I thought it was all about sex, drugs, and dudes dressed up outlandishly, and I felt like that didnt represent me. He is a producer and writer, known for Sex and the City 2 (2010), Sex and the City (1998) and Sex and the City (2008). Smith graduated from the Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 15, 1973. Queer joy means liberation and love. Hedwig and the Angry Inch. And while plenty of men are out and proud behind the camera like Lee Daniels, Ryan Murphy, and Russell T. Davies even in todays Hollywood, coming out as bisexual or gay is seen as a career-killing mistake on the part of old-fashioned executives and casting agents. As Hollywood continues to cast straight actors in LGBTQ roles, the LGBTQ community is paying the price | by Insider | Insider | Medium 500 Apologies, but Actor | BD Wong was born and raised in San Francisco, California. When Clay was a teenager, he had a love for teaching and helping young children and later on studied to became a school teacher. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. He was previously married to Victor Voronov. He has been married to Blake Lee since January 17, 2016. During that time, he was discovered by photographers David La Chappelle and Dan Amboyer born December 28, 1985 is an American actor, Amboyer was born in Detroit, to Claudia and Dr. Donald Amboyer. After studying in the UK at King's College, University of London, he returned to Tennessee where he began acting in a local theatre. While not exactly Pride-related, it is still with a great sense of pride that I can share at least a small portion of what helped to shape my artistry. WebSoon to be made into a film directed by Ryan Murphy and starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman, The Prom warmed hearts on Broadway during its limited run Perhaps [its for] privacy. Lenny didn't know any of this, of course. Adamo Ruggiero. They Actor | In taking this part I had an opportunity to bring an LGBTQ story into living rooms.. Honestly, a transgender person playing a gay role would be a really good possibility, and we would understand it really well, because we've had to all grapple with sexuality as an issue.. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Gay_actors&oldid=1118611706, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 October 2022, at 23:41. Taylor then Cynthia Nixon was born in New York City on April 9, 1966, to Anne Elizabeth Knoll, an actress, and Walter E. Nixon, Jr., a radio journalist. JoJo Siwa is a YouTube sensation, pop star, dancer, entrepreneur, social media influencer and The New York Times bestselling author. His first band was called Bluesology. Page will continue to play Vanya Hargreeves, a cisgender female character, in the third season of the Netflix series Umbrella Academy.. Niecy Nash Admits Her Mother Struggled With Her Marriage to Jessica Betts, TNia Miller Says True Representation Must be Behind the Camera and in Front of Camera, Niecy Nash Didnt "Come Out" Because She Wasnt Living a Sexually Repressed Life Before. It was the second Emmy Tambor had won for playing a transgender woman in Amazon series Transparent., In an interview with Variety last year, Academy Award-winning actor Julianne Moore, who played a lesbian in the 2010 film "The Kids Are All Right," expressed doubt about whether she would play the same role today. He is best known for his role as Justin Taylor in the Showtime series Queer as Folk (1999). I celebrate Pride this year with renewed hope and faith in our tomorrow as a people, to inspire and lift one another up as we all continue forward. See you there? Musicals Cruz said its not just straight, cisgender actors, such as Johansson and Berry, who should avoid transgender roles. Callum Scott Howells was born on April 29, 1999 in Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK. Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Till then, come see Alien/Nation at WTF, and have a safe and joyous Pride. Hollywood actors have reported getting fewer roles after coming out of the closet. ", Jeffrey Tambor in Amazon Prime's "Transparent.". Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion, The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. In 2018, after facing fierce social media backlash, Scarlett Johansson withdrew from the film Rub & Tug for which she had been tapped to play the real-life Dante "Text" Gill, a trans man who ran brothels in 1970s-Pittsburgh. June 28, 2022. The story is one of hope, love, peace, family, and friendship amidst the year that was, 1968. But I feel very strongly that none of us should be playing trans roles except for trans people.. I celebrate healing. ", Zoey Luna, Gideon Adlon and Lovie Simone in a scene from "The Craft: Legacy. The video was filmed in protest of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill. They have two children. The part helped influence a whole generation of people who became writers and actors and content creators, who wanted to see more people like Ricky, more LGBTQ people of color, and I think we're seeing the benefit of that today, said Cruz, who served as executive producer of Apple TVs "Visible: Out on Television, a 2020 docuseries about the history of the LGBTQ movement through the lens of American TV. Her Broadway credits include "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," " Sarah Paulson was born on December 17, 1974 in Tampa, Florida, to Catharine Gordon (Dolcater) and Douglas Lyle Paulson II. He is an actor and producer, known for A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011), Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012) and CSI: NY (2004). Mya Taylor poses with the award for best supporting female for Tangerine at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. In 2010, English actor Rupert Everett told U.K.s Radio 4 that he was very lucky at the beginning of his career, but that after he came out, his opportunities dried up. I have gotten "Happy Pride Month" well wishes form all sorts of straight allies, friends, family, co-workers, and former students. He grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a small town 120 miles south of Albuquerque, where he first took up acting in the fourth grade. As Hollywood continues to cast straight actors in LGBTQ roles, the He has one younger brother, Connor Hutcherson. From the mainstage at Playbill's Pride Festival in Times Square to their own onstage parade, the Tony-winning musical's all-queer stage management team came out from behind-the-scenes. And, since I got legally married nearly three years ago, I've been dropping the word "husband" as often as I can! The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBTQ+. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. List of LGBT Jews To have quote-unquote straight actors saying now, Hey, I won't take that part, because it's gay, and you should give it to a gay person, it feels like another way to stigmatize our stories," Babbit said. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood. Love. His parents, Sheila Gail (Scott) and Ronald Gene Harris, were lawyers and ran a restaurant. 200 LGBTQ+ Actors & Actresses - IMDb He is an actor and producer, known for Untitled Figure Skating NBC Project, Will & Grace (1998) and What Would You Do? 0 0 Less than a minute. Most notably, perhaps, Tom Hanks, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a gay man dying of AIDS in the 1993 film Philadelphia, and Hilary Swank, who won the Oscar for her performance as transgender man Brandon Teena in the 1999 film Boys Dont Cry. The academy also nominated actors Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal for their roles in the 2005 gay cowboy film Brokeback Mountain, Jared Leto for his portrayal of a trans woman in the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club, actor Cate Blanchett for her role in the 2015 lesbian romantic drama Carol and Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of a trans woman in the 2015 film The Danish Girl., While many straight and cisgender actors are capable of playing these roles, Cruz argued that LGBTQ actors should be prioritized when it comes to telling our own stories.. Let My People Come. Critic's Choice nominated actress Josie Totah is an immensely talented actress, writer, and producer with a gift for bringing dynamic characters to life. Im also a guest host this month for SIRIUS XM On Broadway's Two Show Day seriessharing Broadway and related songs that were influential to me. Gus Kenworthy was born on October 1, 1991 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK. Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis in a scene from "Happiest Season. Matt was raised in Spring, Texas, and educated at Klein High School, near Houston. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. He graduated with honors from Villanova University (PA) in 1999. The trans experience is beyond anything we can imagine, she said, when describing why she thinks transgender roles should be reserved for trans actors. She does believe, however, that the issue of there not being enough LGBTQ stories in our mainstream is on the brink of change, and that queer actors need to have their own #MeToo moment of accountability in Hollywood. He is an actor, known for Olympic Dreams (2019), Will & Grace (1998) and American Horror Story (2011). And, afterwards, I hope to see everyone on the dance floor! He graduated from Notre Dame University. The handsome gay Sudduth played a gay teenager in the short film Violin Lesson (2002). Valor! Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Dianna De La Garza, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, and Patrick Martin Lovato, an engineer and musician, and raised in Dallas, Texas. We were both in the closet, terrified about coming out to family members and employers. After high school Tim moved to southern California to perform with the singing group "The Actor | He made his Broadway debut in "M. He received callbacks the next day from agents who wanted to represent him. LGBTQ advocates argue such portrayals only throw more harm onto a community already rife in abuse. Its a treat I like to give myself every once in a while, and its been way too long. I think that people who identify as women should be able to play any type of woman role, and then I think people who identify as males should be able to play any type of male role," she said. | In 2009 they played the character Razor in ABC Family's film "Twelve". Winslets intel checks out. Lesbians and gay men became fixtures in the theater. (1984), Cujo (1983) and A Country Christmas Harmony (2022). Last year it was virtual, this year I hope to see my friends in person for lots of hugs and laughter and joy. Adam Weinstock: As an LBGTQIA+ producer, Pride holds great significance for me. He is an Emmy winning actor, known for The Baker and the Beauty (2020), Second Act (2018) and Scandal (2012) and a producer of Who Do You Think You Are? From the age of four, Josh knew that he wanted to be an actor. For nearly thirty years, he has been one of the very few Mario Cantone is probably best known at home in the US as a comedian, impressionist and singer but he has also made a name for himself as a very successful Broadway actor, appearing in "Love! Jessica Paz: Well, Ill be treating myself to a once-a-week massage. In a recent interview with the Sunday Times, actress Kate Winslet let slip that certain queer actors in Hollywood still feel too scared to come out of the closet. In 2020 alone, queer actor Kristen Stewart played a lesbian in Hulus Christmas rom-com Happiest Season, out actors Sarah Paulson and Cynthia Nixon In early December, Netflix dropped its highly anticipated musical comedy The Prom, starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells and James Corden as fading Broadway stars who set out to help a lesbian teen take her girlfriend to the prom.The film, helmed by out director Ryan Murphy, got mixed reviews, but some lambasted it as homophobic and offensive because of the casting of Corden, a straight actor, in what they saw as an aggressively flamboyant caricature of a gay man. Lily Tomlin, comedian and actress ("Grace & Frankie") Sam Smith, Oscar-winning singer and songwriter Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family" actor Laverne LGBTQ READ: Checking In With Come From Away Star De'Lon Grant. All of this I celebrate. Willy Falk: For Gay Pride this year, I will be remembering and rejoicing: remembering those we have lost to death and despair, while rejoicing that things keep getting better for LGBTQIA+ awareness and acceptance. The parade is always delightfully full of joy and spirit, but it's the crowd on the sidewalks I really like. As Pride Month approached, Playbill reached out to a host of LGBTQIA + theatre artists to see how they planned to celebrate Pride during this unique year. You would not believe how widespread it is., But when it comes to actors who choose to remain closeted, Winslet agrees that its nobodys business but their own. Kate Winslet Knows a Bunch of Closeted Actors - Them Actors He is an actor, known for Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016), Penny Dreadful (2014) and The History Boys (2006). He is an actor and producer, known for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), TerrorVision (1986) and Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986). My pride will be on display all month, and then hopefully Ill get to hug my friends at brunch on the day of Pride. Chad Allen was born on June 5, 1974 in Cerritos, California, USA. Kevin Chamberlin: I will be celebrating my 30th anniversary with my husband, TV writer and producer Michael Gans, this Pride Month here in Los Angeles. We wont be doing our usual Classic Whitney Pride show at Joes Pub (last years was canceled), but we will definitely be back in 2022. Marc Anthony Samuel was born in Los Angeles, California. Meryl Streep and James Corden in "The Prom. Joseph McCarthy Is Alive and Well and Living In Dade County. His father, Ronald, a lithographer, left the family when Sean was a young child. 1. Ad Choices. Top 10 LGBT Broadway Shows Breakout "Pose" star Indya Moore, 25, is trans non-binary. The stream celebrates the achievements and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. Join Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee in the last episode of the original Playbill series. It is resilience, finding the places and people where I feel seen, loved, and celebrated, and learning to free myself from the stigmas surrounding my AAPI bisexuality. Actor/Singer/Fiber Artist Kristian Espiritu (She/They/Siya), To quote the poet Toi Dericotte, Joy is an act of resistance. Queer joy to me is exactly thisliving loudly and authentically as our true selves, standing defiantly in the face of people and systems that seek to diminish our existence. I dont know that we would be comfortable.". Amid this heated debate over who should be cast in queer roles, some TV and film professionals warn that it could be a slippery slope and limit opportunities for LGBTQ people in front of and behind the camera. He was previously married to Sheridan Edley. This year will be one of many when we join the Dyke March, which will be live this year and happens the night before the parade. We shall twirl. Talaura Harms and grew up in Romney, WV. Weblgbtq broadway actors. "Ive thought about that a lot. Please donate to The Trevor Project! Logan Culwell-Block Daniel Reichard: What a thrill to see New York City gradually open up and return to a new normal during Pride Month. Queer joy is celebrating our unique identitiesfound at the intersections of race, gender(s), class, age, size and abilitywhile working together for collective liberation. Actor/Singer-Songwriter Madge Dietrich (She/Her), Queer joy is the freedom to be. Actor/Director Kevin Paley (They/Them), To me, queer joy is self acceptance; it's living in the gratitude of how far we've come, alongside the ever-expanding liberation and empowerment of our future. Actor/Singer Ashley Blanchet (She/Her), Queer joy to me is being able to exist authentically and feeling a calm content, whether youre surrounded by your community, your allies, or yourself. Composer/Lyricist/Musician Will Shishmanian (He/Him), Queer joy is my inner child! Playwright/Actor/Model Morgan Dean (They/Them), To me, queer joy is queer people of all ages seeing our own stories in art and popular culture (and not only sad stories). Broadway "Carol," "Milk," and "The Danish Girl" all feature straight actors in queer roles. Stars like Tom Hardy have seen public blowback after coming out as bi or even admitting to the odd affair with other men. His break out role was as Kurt Hummel in Glee, Chris Salvatore grew up in Richboro, Pennsylvania, a small town outside Philadelphia. Hailing from rural Western Australia, Cody made his auspicious stage debut as the lead in the National Theatre's production of 'War Horse'. In 2020 alone, queer actor Kristen Stewart played a lesbian in Hulus Christmas rom-com Happiest Season, out actors Sarah Paulson and Cynthia Nixon played love interests in Ryan Murphys Netflix series Ratched, gay actor Dan Levy played a queer character in the Emmy-winning Canadian show Schitts Creek"and several openly gay actors starred in the Netflix adaption of the Tony Award-winning queer play The Boys in the Band.. best cars to camber in forza horizon 4 lgbtq broadway actors. Peter Paige is an accomplished actor, director, and playwright who has worked on countless theatrical productions in New York and at regional theaters around the country, not to mention numerous television and film projects. I can think of no better place to be than onstage with my amazing music supervisor Josh Kight and performing this show I crafted with my brilliant co-director Chip Miller. Tatum has been a staple in modern animes voice casts ever since he was discovered by Funimation and cast in Samurai 7. From actress Jane Lynch to actor Zachary Quinto to talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, stars who serve as inspirations for Pride Month, Jodie Foster, Oscar-winning actress and director, Zachary Quinto, actor and producer ("Star Trek"), Neil Patrick Harris, former "How I Met Your Mother" actor, Robin Roberts, "Good Morning America" anchor, Jane Lynch, former "Glee" actress and "Hollywood Game Night" host, Jim Parsons, Emmy-winning actor in "The Big Bang Theory", Raven-Symon, former "That's So Raven" star, Ellen DeGeneres, former talk show host, actress and comedian, Ian McKellen, actor in "The Lord of the Rings" and "X-Men" franchises, Sarah Paulson, star of "American Horror Story", Matt Bomer, actor ("White Collar," "American Horror Story"), Cynthia Nixon, former "Sex and the City" actress, Kristen Stewart, actress ("Twilight" series), Holland Taylor, former "Two and a Half Men" actress, Sara Gilbert, actress and producer of "The Conners", Cheyenne Jackson, actor ("30 Rock," "American Horror Story"), Colton Haynes, actor ("Teen Wolf," "Arrow"), Adam Lambert, singer and "American Idol" alum, Wentworth Miller, former "Prison Break" star, Rosie O'Donnell, actress and former talk show host, Portia De Rossi, actress ("Scandal," "Arrested Development"), Lily Tomlin, comedian and actress ("Grace & Frankie"), Sam Smith, Oscar-winning singer and songwriter, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family" actor, Laverne Cox, "Orange Is the New Black" star, Amandla Stenberg, actress ("Everything Everything"), Daniela Vega, actress ("A Fantastic Woman"), Jillian Michaels, "The Biggest Loser" coach, Queen Latifah, hip-hop star and "The Equalizer" actress, Dan Levy, "Schitt's Creek" star and co-creator, Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black" actress, Sean Hayes, former "Will and Grace" actor, Meredith Baxter, former "Family Ties" actress, Ruby Rose, former "Orange Is the New Black" and "Batwoman" actress. Blake Lee was born on August 31, 1983 in Miami Florida. This list may not reflect recent changes.