Younger actor Dan Amboyer
Did you hear the news? An actor from TV Land's Younger has come out as gay. His name is Dan Amboyer and he plays the part of the handsome Thad Steadman on the series.
Recently, the 31-year old hunk gave an interview to People Magazine where he outed himself – plus news of his recent marriage.
“Being a young actor in the industry, I had a lot of people who strongly advised me to stay quiet. That was hard to live with,” Amboyer shared. “But I’ve never played a gay role before and I didn’t want to be limited by some strange perception.”
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After his recent wedding to his long-term boyfriend Eric Berger, he felt inspired to become more open about his reality.
“I want to live my life moving forward with integrity and pride,” Amboyer told People. “We might start a family one day and I would feel so strangely if I didn’t celebrate that with all of my family and friends and share that with the fans. This is just the beginning of a wonderful future.”
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The duo met online nearly a decade ago and have been living together ever since. Their wedding was on Saturday at Marble Collegiate Church in New York.
In attendance were fellow performers, including Tony award winner Patina Miller (Amboyer’s classmate from Carnegie Melon), Paloma Guzman, (who stars with him in the upcoming Imposter), actor Tara Strong from Voice (his costar in A Very Merry Toy Store), Drag Race finalist Pearl Liaison, who DJed the party – plus Younger producer Darren Starr.
Husband Eric insisted he be the one to propose and wanted it to be surprise. “I wanted to book a trip and surprise him but he was on call for some film or television show and he couldn’t leave or go far, so we ended up booking a weekend at Woodstock.”
And that’s what happened.
With frigid temperatures to keep them alert, the due hiked to the top of a mountain. It was a journey that took some arm twisting for Dan to make.
“I was like, ‘This is the coldest day of the year! Why are we hiking up this mountain right now?!’ says Dan. “I was so confused why we were the only people on the trail but when we got to the top, he turned around and had this nervous look in his eye. I was like, ‘What is happening?!’ and then he pulled out the ring. It was very sweet – and also very cold.”
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Being real about your life while maintaining some amount of privacy isn’t easy. But Dan points to Younger co-star Nico Tortorella as a good blueprint.
“[Nico] 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.”
Congratulations Dan and Eric – we wish you both much happiness!
h/t: People and New Now Next
