Tag: Joey Pollari

He said he related to Simon's journey in the film Joey Pollari, an actor who appears in the groundbreaking gay teen romance movie Love, Simon, recently came out as gay. The actor, who got his start in Disney Channel movies, opened up about his sexuality in an interview with The Advocate. In Love, Simon, Pollari plays Lyle, a guy who works at the local Waffle House and is a potential love interest for the titular protagonist. It’s a charming and memorable, if...

One of the most anticipated movies this year is the film Love, Simon, which opens in theaters nationwide on Thursday. The film centers around a character named Simon Spier (played by Nick Robinson) who is trying to keep a huge secret from his family and friends: that he's gay. When that is threatened, he must face everyone and come to grips with his true identity. Whereas Nick is straight in real life (although he recently revealed that the movie helped him...