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Openly gay stars of television and stage T.R. Knight and Jonothan Groff are both celebrating birthdays!

BIRTHDAYS: Whenever there is a discussion over whether or not coming out will harm a gay actor’s career, I always say that the really talented stars seem to do just fine.

Two examples of that are T.R. Knight and Jonathan Groff who are celebrating their birthdays today!

T.R. (pictured, left), is a very youthful looking 38 and came to fame playing straight guy Dr. George O’Malley on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. He was nominated for an Emmy, and had on-screen romances with characters played by Katherine Heigl and Sara Ramirez.

The actor left the show a few years ago to return to his first love: the stage. He recently appeared on Broadway in David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre and in 2009, starred at LA’s Mark Taper Forum in the musical Parade.

Jonothan, best known to television audiences for his role as Jesse St. James during the first season of Glee (he will return for an episode this spring!), has been a huge star on Broadway originating the role of Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening earning a Tony Award nomination for best lead actor in a musical.

He most recently starred in a production of the play Deathtrap on London’s West End.

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