Ever since he played the sexually ambiguous Master Of Ceremonies in Bob Fosse’s film version of Cabaret people have been assuming that actor Joel Grey was gay – despite the fact he was married and the father of Dirty Dancing actress Jennifer Grey.
However now, at the age of 82, he’s fully come to terms with his sexuality and outed himself in an interview with People, saying, “All the people close to me have known for years who I am. [Yet] it took time to embrace that other part of who I always was… I don’t like labels, but if you have to put a label on it, I’m a gay man.”
Grey says that from a young age, “I came to realize, along with being attracted to girls, I had similar feelings for boys.”
However he never really dealt with that side of himself until after being married for 24 years and having two children.
His daughter Jennifer added her support, saying, “I feel very happy for my dad that he has come to a point in his life where he feels safe and comfortable enough to declare himself in a public way as a gay man. Mostly because the more people are free to own their true nature and can hopefully come closer to love and accept themselves as they really are, no matter what age, no matter how long it takes, to finally be free of the lies or half truths, it is freedom.”
As well as his Oscar-winning role in Cabaret, Grey is very familiar for guest roles on endless TV shows, as well as appearing in Dancer In The Dark and having an extremely extensive theatre career.
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