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Why Wentworth Miller Says He's Done Playing Straight Roles
A lot of people don't know this, but Wentworth Miller was almost Superman. People Magazine's Sexiest Guy Alive is undeniably a beautiful, blue-eyed, 6 foot 1, and openly queer man who announced a couple of years ago that he’s tired of playing straight roles.
Miller stated, “The linear man’s story has been told.” His television success trumps his film accomplishments, but he's got acting chops that are on par with his noticeable looks. From Prison Break to the silver screen, Miller acts, writes, and produces but refuses to accept another acting role written for a heterosexual man.
Wentworth Miller's Eclectic Body of Work
With cameo appearances as Mariah Carey's significant other in music videos and successful projects like 2014's The Flash, and the dark thriller, The Loft, released in the same year, about five heterosexual married men who buy a confidential pad for their sexual rendezvouses, Miller has shown his range and amassed a huge and dedicated following over the years. But the azure-eyed star became best-known and beloved
Wentworth Miller Comes Out as Gay
Aug. 22, 2013— -- Wentworth Miller is gay.
The former "Prison Break" star, 41, made his announcement in a letter to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival, in which he declined an invitation to be a "guest of honor" at the Russian event.
Miller said the reason was because he is "a gay man."
"I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government," he wrote. "The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a nation where people fond of myself are organism systematically denied their basic right to live and cherish openly."
Miller was referencing Russia's new anti-gay law, which "criminalizes public expression of support for nontraditional relationships," the Related Press reported.
Originally titled the law on "homosexual propaganda," the act was signed into law by President Vladimir Putin last month. Penalties for breaking the law can be up to $3,000 for individuals and $30,000 for organizations, according to the AP.
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Wentworth Miller Reveals, 'I Tried To Kill Myself' for Being Gay
— -- Wentworth Miller publicly came out as gay last month, and now he's discussing his struggle coming to terms with his identity.
"The first time I tried to kill myself I was 15. I waited until my family went away for the weekend and I was alone in the house and I swallowed a bottle of pills," Miller said in a speech at the Human Rights Campaign Dinner in Seattle on Saturday, according to a video obtained by TMZ.
"I don't remember what happened over the next couple days, but I'm lovely sure come Monday morning I was on a bus back to educational facility pretending everything was fine," Miller said. "And when someone asked me if that was a blubber for help, I speak no, because I told no one. You only cry for help if you believe there's facilitate to cry for and I didn't. I wanted out. I wanted to go. At 15."
Miller, 41, announced that he was gay in a letter to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival committee, in which he declined an invitation to be the guest of honor at their event. His reason?
"I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatm
Video: Wentworth Miller Talks About Coming Out, Overcoming Struggles at HRC Dinner
WASHINGTON – Over the weekend at the Seattle dinner of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights nonprofit, actor, writer and HRC member Wentworth Miller shared his deepfelt story of triumph in a speech about his journey to coming out as a same-sex attracted man. In the remarks, Miller discussed the hardships of living in the closet, and the reasoning behind his decision to publicly come out as gay. In August, Wentworth Miller came out as gay in a letter declining an invitation to attend a film festival in Russia. The actor cited a newly-passed law outlawing even the most modest gestures of back for LGBT equality.
“Wentworth Miller’s verdict to come out publicly sends a powerful and inspirational word to LGBT youth across the country that it’s okay to be open and honest about who you are,” said HRC president Chad Griffin. “We are incredibly grateful to Wentworth for his courage and honesty, and for using his voice to expose the abhorrent situa