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By Glenn Garner. Although it took Nathan Lane nearly a decade to publicly embrace his truth, he had some great allies behind the scenes. He and Williams starred together in the US adaptation of the play La Cage aux Follesa French comedy that was later made into a film in Lane earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the film, which was also nominated for Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical.

The Producers star later came out to writer Bruce Vilanch in a cover story for The Advocate after he was motivated by Matthew Shepard, who was beaten and left for dead for being gay in when he was 21, bringing national attention to hate crime legislation. Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.

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