By Greg Hernandez on Jul 13, 2012 8:39 am GREGINHOLLYWOOD
I'll always respect Robert Gant for having to guts to come out publicly early in his run as Ben Bruckner on Queer as Folk.
At the time, the hunky actor, who turns 44 today, was being cast in mostly straight roles (one of Pheobe's boyfriends on Friends, a teacher on Popular) but decided to go public and see what happened.
What's happened is he continues to be cast in both gay (Save Me) and straight roles (Special Delivery) and in comedies (Mike & Molly, Hot in Cleveland) and dramas (Personal Affairs, Bones, Nip/Tuck).
That's what happens when you are talented – and it doesn't hurt to also be movie star handsome!
Robert has a small role in the film Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean which screens at Outfest on Monday night.