Is anthony rapp gay
Kevin Spacey apologizes after player Anthony Rapp alleges past sexual advance; comes out as gay
LOS ANGELES - (AP) -- Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago.
The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would hold been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said.
In an interview with BuzzFeed , actor Anthony Rapp said Spacey befriended him while they both performed on Broadway shows. Rapp was 14 when he attended a party at Spacey's apartment in , he said. At the conclude of the night, an inebriated Spacey picked him up, placed him on his bed, and climbed on top of him, Rapp said.
Rapp said the year-old was holding him down tightly, but he was able to become away and left the apartment.
Rapp, who is now 46 and starring in the TV show "Star Trek: Discover
The Star Trek franchise didn&#;t have an openly same-sex attracted character until this summer&#;s Beyond revealed that Sulu (John Cho) has a husband and daughter. Now there are two, as Anthony Rapp joins the cast of Star Trek: Discovery.
Rapp, who is probably most famous for his iconic role as Mark in Rent (a role he originated on Broadway and then reprised in the film), will play Lieutenant Stamets. Stamets is described as &#;an astromycologist, fungus specialist, and Starfleet Science Officer&#; and is confirmed to be the gay personality that former showrunner Bryan Fuller was so adamant on having.
This excerpt from an August Entertainment Weekly article shows how important having a gay character was to Fuller:
Gay characters? “Absolutely we’re having a gay character,” Fuller said. He noted that as a homosexual man working on Voyager, he had a file full of hate mail when there was a rumor a character on his show was going to be gay. So he was determined if he ever did his own Star Trek demonstrate , he would have a gay character. “We’ve reach a long way since then. I feel prefer actually gay rig
Out Gay Star Trek Actor Anthony Rapp And Partner Ken Welcome First Child
Star Trek Actor Anthony Rapp and companion Ken Ithiphol own announced the birth of their first child.
According to Rapp’s post to Twitter, son Rai Larson Ithiphol was born on December 2, by “an incredibly generous surrogate.”
Rapp, 51, wrote that he and Ithiphol, 36, “are thrilled to share that our family has grown! Our son, Rai Larson Ithiphol, was brought into the world on Friday, December 2, , by an incredibly generous surrogate, to whom we’re eternally grateful.(Rai is pronounced like “rye” or “chai.”) We admire him very much.”
Friends, celebrities, and well-wishers responded with congratulations to the news.
Actor Briggon Snow wrote, “Awwwww yayyyy! He&#;s so precious. Congratulations to your pretty family!”
Hamilton actor Joseph Morales wrote, “Congrats, boys!!!”
Sports and Television Producer Rob Hedrick wrote, “Congratulations (from me and you to you).&#;
Star Trek actor Bonnie Gordon wrote, “Oh my goodness! Congratulations! You two are going to be the most amazing fathers!”
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Anthony Rapp: a Lifetime in the Spotlight
Anthony Rapp was born in Chicago on October 26, , but spent most of his childhood in Joliet, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was very young, after which he was raised by his mother, who worked in the nursing field. Rapp credits his mother with making his career workable, referencing her tireless dedication to helping him get work in theater.
Rapp got involved in acting at a very young age. He credits working in the Joliet community theater scene with igniting his passion for acting. His first stage role was at the age of 6, and by age 9 he had his own agent and received his Equity card. At that time, he joined a touring production of Evita that was playing in Chicago. This led to work on Broadway in The Little Prince and the Aviator (which never made it past previews), and then a national touring production of The King & I, in which Rapp, at the tender age of 10, performed alongside none other than Yul Brynner. Rapp continued getting work here and there for the next few years until his next Broadway production, the music