Zachary Quinto Confirms He Is Gay

There you have it. The answer to the age old question…Is Spock gay? Zachary Quinto has finally, quietly confirmed he is gay by referring to himself as a “gay man” in a magazine interview.

The 34-year-old, who also played Spock in the 2009 remake of Star Trek, twice referred to himself as a “gay man” in a feature for New York magazine.The actor has played several gay roles on stage and screen but has never publicly confirmed his sexuality. Writing on his blog, Quinto also said the bullying and recent suicide of 14-year-old American Jamey Rodemeyer helped his decision to come out.

Talking about his part in Angels In America, a story about the Aids epidemic in the 1980s, he told New York magazine it was the most challenging and rewarding of his career. He said: “As a gay man, it made me feel like there’s still so much work to be done, and there’s still so many things that need to be looked at and addressed.”

Quinto rose to fame playing Sylar in superhero series Heroes before playing the iconic Spock in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie. As well as Angels In America, he has also played a gay man in Tori Spelling’s US sitcom So NoTORIous and in new FX series American Horror Story.

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