This profile is part of Queerty’s 2020 Out For Good series, recognizing public figures who’ve had the courage to come out and make a difference in the past year, in celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11.Name: Nikki Blonsky, 31Bio: Blonsky was still a senior in high school when she found out she landed her breakout role as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film Hairspray, the screen adaptation of the Broadway musical.
The film grossed $203 million worldwide and earned Blonsky Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations.The actress later starred in the ABC Family series Huge and appeared in the films The English Teacher, Geography Club, and The Last Movie Star.