‘Younger’ Star Dan Amboyer Comes Out As Gay & Gets Married At The Same Time!
Actor Dan Amboyer got engaged to his longtime boyfriend Eric P. Berger this week, and the star of Younger opened up to People about why he kept his sexuality private — as well as details to the marital celebrations!
“Being a young actor in the industry, I had a lot of people who strongly advised me to stay quiet,” Dan, who plays twins Thad and Chad on TV Land’s Younger, told People. “That was hard to live with. But I’ve never played a gay role before and I didn’t want to be limited by some strange perception… When I went to work on a new show or film, there was always a process of letting people know.”
He continued: “It was a hard decision to figure out how to approach it in a public way. There are some actors out there now who just keep it as an unspoken aspect of their life and never discuss it in public. But then there are men like Matt Bomer and Zachary Quinto. I look up to them and see how them being so open affected other people and the country’s perception of gay people. And Nico Tortorella, who is also on Younger, has inspired me by the way he’s become such an advocate for gender fluidity. I think the more open actors can be the less stigma there will be attached, which will be a positive thing moving forward.”
His new husband Eric added: “Our crazies match. I think Dan is very different from the roles he gets to play. He’s a sweet quirky guy who loves animals and is creative and brings a different color to everything in my life. I hold that very valuable.”
Congrats you guys!
Read more at People magazine.