Coming out in Hollywood
Subject in TV & Film
Coming out in Hollywood has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dax ShepardAmerican actor and host of Armchair Expert; this label carries his show open and his 'robot' voice bit
Shepard argues that straight actors taking famous gay roles is unfair only because gay actors are denied straight roles.
“if you're not going to give them the fucking straight roles, you cannot take the gay roles”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: Lukas Gage (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 40:21
Lukas GageAmerican actor and author of the memoir I Wrote This for Attention
Gage says industry pressure, more than family, kept him closeted, warning he would only be cast in gay roles.
“a lot of it came from Hollywood and the industry of being like, do not come out because you're only going to play gay”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: Lukas Gage (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 39:04
Podcasts
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · 1 episode
Episodes
Lukas GageArmchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Jul 6, 2026 · 2 h 10 min
Actor Lukas Gage tells Dax Shepard and Monica Padman about surviving a hate crime, a wilderness program, his Kardashians wedding, and his borderline personality disorder diagnosis.