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'I'm gay': Hard Times of RJ Berger star Paul Iacono comes out in candid interview
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He is best-known for playing a nerdy teenager lusting after the brain cheerleader in The Hard Times of RJ Berger.
But Paul Iacono has now come out of the closet.
During an interview with Michael Musto in the Village Voice, the 23-year-old was asked if he is openly gay.
Coming out: Hard Times of RJ Berger celebrity Paul Iacono has revealed he is gay
He replied: ‘Yes. I'm rolling with the punches here. I was asked if I was comfortable doing same-sex attracted press. I said “Of course.”
‘I didn't think I'd be coming out. But why not now? I think it's the right day to say something.’
Self-acceptance: Paul admitted he had a difficult time coming to terms with his sexuality while growing up
Following the cancellation of The Challenging Times of RJ Berger, Paul is now set to star in Kenzie’s Scale, which he describes as a ‘radical young Will & Grace’.
The series, which will also air on MTV, sees Paul playing one half of a homosexual couple living in Modern York City.
Paul may be comfortable with his sexuality now but the rising star told the Village Voice that it wasn’t alwa
PaulIacono,the young actor best known for his role in MTV's " The Hard Times of RJ Berger," has come out of the closet.
The 23-year-old thespian revealed all in a fresh interview with the Village Voice's Michael Musto. When Musto asked him if he was openly gay, Iacono replied, "Yes. I'm rolling with the punches here. I was asked if I was comfortable doing gay pressurize. I said 'Of course.' I didn't think I'd be coming out. But why not now? I think it's the right time to say something."
Though "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" was cancelled last year, Iacono will soon be seen in another MTV series, "Kenzie's Scale," which he described as "a radical young 'Will & Grace.'"
"It's about a lofty school sweetheart couple who strategy to New York for college. He has this gay awakening when they get there. So they continue living together more as friends than lovers," Iacono, who also starred in the 2009 remake of "Fame," said. "I believe that in 100 years, none of us will be having to identify ourselves as gay, straight, bi, or otherwise. Sexuality will be a more fluid thing."
Of gay characters on TV, he noted, "It's great that we have Chris Colfer, but we need more characters. I'm happ
'Hard Times of RJ Berger' Star Paul Iacono -- I'm Gay ... Sorta
The guy who played exceptionally well-hung high school nerd R.J. Berger on the MTV show "Hard Times of R.J. Berger" just revealed he's gay ... but admits he's still attracted to women.
23-year-old Paul Iacono just came out publicly to "The Village Voice" ... saying, "I think it's the right time to say something."
Iacono explains, "I grew up in a really old-school Italian traditional family in New Jersey. I tried coming out a couple of times as a kid, from 13-14 on, and was always squashed on."
He adds, "I was just coming to terms with the fact that I was bisexual, which culturally I do recognize with as a homosexual man -- I am attracted to girls, I'm just attracted to guys much more."
"It was not until I was 18 that I came out with my mom and 20 with my dad. I was older and able to address it from a different perspective."
Paul also says part of the reason he came out publicly was to be a role model to kids so they "won't have to flourish up and be frightened of their sexuality."
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Even if it was on MTV, not well known for its pro-gay programming?
Something is wrong with that premise -- as I grasp it, it's usually men, not women, who believe that size matters: every inch increases your erotic desirability for gay men, and for straight men, your overall worth as a human being. So the nerd's not getting more cheerleader-models.
The Firm Times of RJ Berger (2010-2011) actually spent little hour on discussions of erotic desirability. It was a sitcom version of a 1980s teen nerd comedy, with the nerd RJ (Paul Iacono, below) torn between the girl-next-door who has a crush on him and the Miss of His Dreams, who is digital dating an abrasive jock (Jayson Blair, superior photo). He also has a portly best friend (Jareb Duplaise, seen here in Epic Movie).
A significant plot arc involves RJ attempting to bond with his Dad, the studly Rick (Larry Poindexter), from whom he has inherited his "gift." Rick previously worked as a stripper, and now, down-and-out after his divorce, he has