Gay actors in the closet

By Brent Lang. Executive Editor. Celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Caitlyn Jenner and Neil Patrick Harris have kicked open the closet door with little to no damage to their careers. No A-list film actor has yet to come out publicly while at the pinnacle of his or her career.

By Zack Sharf. Digital News Director. He publicly came out in at age 48 during a radio interview on BBC. He is now urging performers to not keep their sexual identity a secret.

By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. It seems everywhere you look, progress is slowly doing its thing. The same story also noted how Ivory kept his year romantic relationship with producing partner Ismail Merchant a secret — albeit an open one.

This list contains information about gay celebrities who never came out, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Many successful Hollywood actors are gay. These days, it's common for celebrities to publicly come out as gay in the media, but that wasn't always the case. Several famous gay celebrities remained in the closet throughout their entire lives.