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Lady Gaga pays tribute to LGBTQ+ community: “Your courage fuels mine every single day”
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Harvey Fierstein: “I have been in the struggle for our civil rights for more than 50 years only to watch them snatched away”
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Tuesday Round-Up: Don Lemon; David Archuleta; Zachary Noah Piser; The Vivienne; Sam Rockwell
Ex-CNN Anchor Don Lemon Reveals He Was Sexually Harassed by Women While at Network The Hollywood Reporter
David Archuleta on coming out, quitting Mormon Church and having crushes: ‘I’ve become young again’ Pink News
Zachary Noah Piser on being a calendar model, stage mom Idina Menzel & his infamous ‘Wicked’ stumble Queerty
RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne’s cause of death revealed: ‘We can raise vital awareness’ EW.com
Sam Rockwell’s Shocking ‘White Lotus’ Sex Monologue Gave a Slow Season New Life Variety
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On his 76th birthday, some Victor Garber moments
Yesterday was the multi-talented actor Victor Garber’s 76th birthday.
He remains quite active professionally and in demand whether it’s appearing on Broadway in Hello, Dolly! in 2018 or on The CW series The Flash and In 2022, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
I’ve found some videos on YouTube that include some moments on television and film and a very interesting 2012 interview with Studio Q to coincide with the release of Argo.
His big break came when he played Jesus in the Toronto production of Godspell which resulted in his landing the role in the movie version while still in his early 20s.
He went on to earn four Tony nominations for Broadway shows, played Jack Bristow on ABC’s Alias and earned three Emmy nominations as well as Emmy nods for guest spots on Will & Grace and Frasier and for his performance in the TV film Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.
While he feels blessed to have always worked, he laments that after Godspell, he never again had a leading role in a feature film.
It is also notable that in 1988, Garber played Liberace in the TV movie Liberace: Behind the Music. While Michael Douglas would go on to win an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award 25 years later for playing the gay entertainer, things did not go so well for Garber.
He says in the Studio Q interview that after playing Liberace, “I literally didn’t work for two years. .. I guess it was a little too believable and everyone thought that’s who I was.”
This could be the biggest reason why Garber was never very open about his private life. But a short chat with me in January 2013 changed all that when he acknowledged his partner of more than a decade and told me they would be attending the SAG Awards together.
Just about every news outlet that I can think of picked up the story which, I think, exploded because I posted it the day after Jodie Foster finally came out to the world in her speech at the Golden Globe Awards.
Like Foster, Garber has never spoken of it again publicly – he has simply gotten back to work. But he and artist/model Rainer Andreesen did get married in 2015.
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Monday Morning Round-Up: David Archuleta; Brandon Flynn; Paul Rudnick; Patrick Schwarzenegger; Anthony Mackie
Do You Want a Piece of David Archuleta’s Crème Brulée? Instinct
Brandon Flynn on being gay in Hollywood: “My career looks a certain way because I am an out actor” Queerty
Paul Rudnick’s Always Been (Almost Too) Effortlessly Funny. Now He’s Going Deeper The Caftan Chronicles
White Lotus’ Patrick Schwarzenegger Breaks Down That Shocking Kiss, Teases How It Impacts His Character in Remaining Episodes Just Jared
Anthony Mackie on how playing gay roles made him a better person Queerty
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Dolly Parton celebrates 40 years of Dollywood and says late husband would want her to keep on working
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Ricky Martin’s weekend in Palm Beach with “generous souls who aren’t afraid to make a difference”
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Weekend Round-Up: Tom Daley; Andy Mientus; Dolly Parton; Liza Minnelli; Luke Evans; Amanda Seyfried & more!
Tom Daley is a Sports Hero, and Queerties voters have made it official Outsports
Andy Mientus talks ‘The Jonathan Larson Project’ & the illusions to gay kink Queerty
Dolly Parton Makes First Public Appearance Since Husband Carl Dean’s Death Just Jared
Six must-see moments that solidified Liza Minnelli’s gay icon status Queerty
Luke Evans Channels His Inner Thirst Trap King in His Bold New Video Instinct
Amanda Seyfried says she only exists to make the gays happy Advocate
Luke Fetherston Brings Depth To The ‘Gay Best Friend’ Role In Amazon’s New Rom-Com HuffPost
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Let’s just bask in the joy of Jonathan Bailey’s glorious curtain call and stage door encounters!
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WATCH: Bernadette Peters reminisces about Sondheim, Burnett, Carson and sings “Broadway Baby”
Bernadette Peters is SUCH a great talk show guest after all these years and just an absolute national treasure. In her visit to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon this week, the Broadway legend talks about Shelley Winters teaching her how to swim during a break for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Carol Burnett signing her as the first guest for her legendary show and celebrating Stephen Sondheim in Broadway’s Old Friends.
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Despite “this troubled season of American life,” Pete Buttigieg won’t run for U.S. Senate or Michigan governor in 2026
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Alexandra Billings’ heartfelt birthday tribute to Liza Minnelli: “She gave me a sense of being”
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Throwback Thursday Video: Bette Davis tells why she really did not like working with Faye Dunaway
In several memorable interviews from 1988, Bette Davis throws serious shade at Faye Dunaway, with whom she costarred in the 1976 TV movie The Disappearance of Aimee. This is five years after her stroke and a year before her death and Miss Davis clearly had zero sh*ts to give at this point.
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Wednesday Round-Up: Tan France; Sam Phillips; Ari Shapiro; Chappell Roan; Ayo Edebiri; Trixie Mattel
Tan France on coming out to his family just weeks before ‘Queer Eye’ premiered: “They were in complete shock” Queerty
Gymnast Sam Phillips opens up about his new doc & being the only out athlete at a Big Ten school Queerty
Chappell Roan debuts lesbian country anthem The Giver – here’s what the lyrics are about Pink News
NPR Told All Things Considered Host Ari Shapiro Not to Attend a Pride Event Them
Trixie Mattel reacts to Wisconsin’s historic This Is It! bar closing Out.com
Ayo Edebiri says she got death threats, racist abuse after Elon Musk shared fake casting news: ‘He’s an idiot’ EW.com
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79 reasons why I love Liza Minnelli!
The one and only Liza Minnelli turns 79 today and it is clear that despite her many personal ups and downs, she has emerged one of the ultimate showbiz survivors.
There are so many reasons why we love this Oscar winner, Emmy winner, four-time Tony winner and recipient of the Grammy Living Legend Award.
In fact, here are 74 reasons:
1. Those wide eyes.
2. The eyelashes.
3. That voice.
4. The rarely-changing pixie hairstyle.
5. Terrific sense of humor.
6. Those purebred showbiz genes: ‘I got my drive from my mother and my dreams from my father.’
7. Being the proud daughter of the late, great Judy Garland – the original gay icon for all time.
8. Liza is as big a gay icon as her mother!
9. She has been an inspiration to generations of drag performers who have mastered her look and sound.
10. Liza’s the proud daughter of the great film director Vincente Minnelli who directed Meet Me in St. Louis, Gigi, and An American in Paris.
11. Cabaret and her unforgettable Oscar winning portrayal of Sally Bowles.
12. Her unforgettable rendition of the anthem New York, New York from her 1977 film of the same name which also starred Robert DeNiro.
13. The 1972 Emmy Award-winning TV special Liza with a Z which was directed by Bob Fosse.
14. Liza’s delicious recurring role of Lucille Austero with a chronic case of vertigo on TV’s acclaimed comedy Arrested Development.
15. Her breakout film role as Pookie in 1969′s The Sterile Cuckoo which earned her an Academy Award nomination for best actress.
16. Liza’s completely charming and funny performance as Linda Morolla who steals Dudley Moore’s heart in the smash 1981 comedy Arthur.
17. 1989′s Results, the electronic dance-style album produced by Pet Shop Boys and Julian Mendelsohn which had great success in the UK.
18. She held her own, at the age of 18, while performing with her legendary mother concert at the London Palladium in 1965.
19. Becoming the toast of Broadway at age 19 when she won the Tony Award for best actress in a musical for Flora the Red Menace
20. Her openness about the decades-long struggle to maintain her sobriety.
21. Liza’s way over-the-top 2002 wedding to producer David Gest with Michael Jackson as best man and Elizabeth Taylor matron of honor.
22. Liza kept her dignity and her silence when the marriage to Gest ended and he alleged on television that she had beaten him during drunken rages.
23. Her first husband was Peter Allen whose life inspired the musical The Boy from Oz starring Hugh Jackman
24. Liza was once engaged to Desi Arnaz Jr., the 1970s heartthrob whose mother was Lucille Ball.
25. Liza’s second husband was Jack Haley Jr. whose father played Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland.
26. Liza’s courageous recovery in 2000 from viral encephalitis during which doctors predicted that she would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair and perhaps not even be able to speak again. She proved them wrong.
27. When she returned to the stage in 2001 and memorably performed You Are Not Alone at the televised Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special concert.
28. Liza’s 1978 Broadway triumph in The Act for which she won another Tony Award.
29. In 1988, Liza came to the rescue of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. when she replaced Dean Martin on their The Ultimate Event tour.
30. The 2009 Broadway triumph Liza’s at The Palace for which she won her fourth Tony Award.
31. Liza had the guts in 1997 to replace Julie Andrews on Broadway in Victor/Victoria.
32. She had the guts in 1975 to replace another Broadway legend in an iconic role when she replaced Gwen Verdon in Chicago.
33. The terrifically fun and energetic 1980 TV special Goldie and Liza Together co-starring fellow Oscar winner Goldie Hawn.
34. Liza performed We Are the Champions with the surviving members of Queen at Wembley Stadium in London at a 1992 tribute concert to her friend Freddie Mercury.
35. Liza’s cover of Beyoncé’s hit Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) during the gay wedding scene in 2012′s Sex and the City 2.
36. Her 1996 studio album titled Gently which was a recording of jazz standards and a nice change of pace.
37. The hilarious 2012 Snickers candy bar commercial with Aretha Franklin and Betty White.
38. Liza’s 1999-2000 Broadway tribute to the music of her father’s movies called: Minnelli on Minnelli: Live at the Palace
39. A largely overlooked film, 1991′s musical dramedy Stepping Out in which Liza was still at the peak of her powers.
40. She starred opposite fellow Broadway legend Chita Rivera in the 1984 musical The Rink.
41. Liza paid tribute to her mom’s most famous movie role when she voiced the role of Dorothy in the 1974 animated film Journey Back to Oz.
42. Mein Herr (From Cabaret)
43. The glorious 1992 TV special Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall.
44. Liza’s 2010 album Confessions, a memorable collections of American standards recorded in an unplugged style.
45. Her famous godparents were godparents were actress-author Kay Thompson and composer Ira Gershwin.
46. Kay Thompson’s popular series of Eloise children’s books are said to be partly inspired by the antics of her goddaughter.
47. She was a regular at NYC’s Studio 54 during its late-70s and early 80s heyday with the likes of Andy Warhol.
48. She narrated the 1974 film That’s Entertainment! which celebrated the MGM musicals – many of which her mother appeared.
49. The wonderfully fun song about her name called Liza With a Z.
50. Even though she turned downed the role of Mama Rose in a 1988 revival of Gypsy, Liza does a terrific version of Some People.
51. Liza is an EGOT!
52. Was deserving recipient of GLAAD’s Vanguard Award in 2005 for ‘her contributions to increased visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.’
53. Was presented with PFLAG’s Straight for Equality in Entertainment Award in 2010 for ‘her lifelong support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people’
54. Her dramatic turn in the 1985 television film A Time to Live which won her a Golden Globe Award.
55. Her continued determination to overcome various physical ailments (hip, knees, back) and return to the stage.
56. Her performance of Life is a Cabaret
57. Her lovely dancing in the 1980 TV special Baryshnikov on Broadway.
58. Her acting tour de force in the 1988 TV special Liza Minnelli: Sam Found Out.
59. She recorded the Kander & Ebb tune The Day After That in 1994 and donated the proceeds to AIDS research. Liza also.performed the song in front of thousands in New York’s Central Park at the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
60. Her sublime version of the ballad Maybe This Time from Cabaret.
61. Her parents named her after Ira Gershwin’s song Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away).
62. She and her mother,Judy Garland, were the first Oscar-nominated mother and daughter.
63. Liza was childhood friends with Mia Farrow and Candice Bergen.
64. Always polite and a good sport in interviews – no matter how many times she’s asked about her mother or her marriages.
65. Liza’s been a star for more than 50 years – uninterrupted.
66. Wore a fun blue streak in her hair while appearing at the 2014 Academy Awards with siblings Lorna Luft and Joe Luft.
67. Her quote about finding out first hubby Peter Allen was gay: ‘I’ll never surprise anybody coming home as long as I live. I call first!”
68. Stayed very close friends with Peter Allen until his death in 1992.
69. Even as her voice wobbled and had lost some of its power and range with age, in her later concerts Liza still tried to hit the big notes and give her fans 100 % each time out.
70. Liza’s humble opinion of her voice: ‘I’m not a very good singer. I just know how to present a song, and honey, I think I’ve been through enough to do it right.’
71. Her close friendship with Michael Feinstein with whom she performs concerts with occasionally.
72. Liza’s fabulous version of Losing My Mind, the lead single from the 1989 album Results.
73. Becoming one of the first four artists to receive the Grammy Legend Award in 1990 along with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smokey Robinson, and Willie Nelson
74. She did a guest spot in 2006 on NBC’s Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
75. Liza’s early albums for Capitol Records: Liza! Liza! (1964), It Amazes Me (1965), and There Is a Time (1966).
76, Her participation in the recent documentary Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story which I highly recommend!
77. As she has become increasingly frail physically and confined to a wheelchair, Liza still has her spark and is engaged in life!
78. Liza’s solo albums The Singer (1973) and Tropical Nights (1977) recorded during the height of her film stardom.
79. Her upcoming memoir that she is working on with Michael Feinstein to be published next year.
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WATCH: Nathan Lane visits “The Late Show”
Tony and Emmy Award-winner Nathan Lane speaks glowingly of the late, great Gene Hackman, and recalls telling him “you are my favorite actor” every morning on the set of their film, “The Birdcage.” He also previews his newest project, a sitcom featuring a group of gay male friends of a certain age who decide to move in together. “Mid-Century Modern” premieres on Hulu on March 28th.
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