Owen Thiele dishes on Disney Channel crushes and the theater kid to ‘Theater Camp’ pipeline
Theater Camp (starring opposite fiancés Ben Platt and Noah Galvin) as the delightfully named Gigi Charbonier, a counselor at Stagedoor Manor-esque summer camp for musically gifted kids.Even among a killer ensemble of seasoned performers and scene-stealers, Thiele’s a breakout star in his first major film role.
But that should be no surprise to anyone who first discovered his comedic chops through Cazzie David’s (the daughter of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David) web series Eight-Sixed, or has followed his hilarious antics on Instagram.Since then, Thiele has has memorable turns in Hacks, Dollface, Netflix sketch comedy I Think You Should Leave, and more.
But 2023 is poised to be his biggest year yet, following up Theater Camp with a role in the Brittany Snow-directed drama Parachute and the movie sequel to Jamie Lynn Spears’ Nickelodeon series, Zoey 102.With the curtain set to rise on Theater Camp on July 14, we invited Thiele to be the latest guest in our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin’ It.
The actor opens up about the very “summer camp” vibe on the set of his new movie, reveals two (very different) crushes from his Disney Channel days, and gives us a glimpse into the past at “high school Owen.”Is there a piece of media—whether a movie, TV series, book, album, games, etc…—that you consider a big part of your own coming-out journey, or that has played an important part in exploring your own queerness?
