Happy birthday to Rex Lee!

Love celebrating our out and proud stars and Rex Lee is one of them.

The talented actor turns 44 today and I hope he is celebrating in a fun way.

After a long run on HBO’s Entourage, Rex has segued to another hit: ABC’s Suburgatory.

He plays high school teacher Mr. Wolfe who came out in the middle of the cafeteria in dramatic fashion last season and who is in a relationship with the school’s Chef Allen.

Love the show and love Rex in it.

When we chatted last summer, Rex told me he was happy to see his character in a relationship: ‘I think it’s awesome because it’s not easy for anybody to be in a relationship – I’m speaking from years of being single when I say that – I feel like way in the past there was a tradition of gay characters hating the fact that they were gay and killing themselves or having problems with their personality. Or they were always the killer or whatever. So I think any time you see healthy gay people in healthy relationships, it’s a good thing.’