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Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American television host, comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular cast member on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Jul 23, 2024 · Wayne Brady is feeling “great” nearly one year after coming out as pansexual. The entertainer, 52, exclusively told PEOPLE at the Wayne Brady: The Family Remix Tastemaker Event in The ...
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Wayne Brady has revealed he is pansexual, meaning he can have sexual, romantic or emotional attractions to someone regardless of their gender. In an interview with People magazine, the comedian and actor described it as "bisexual — with an open mind."
The 51-year-old is known for the sketch comedy show "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and is host of CBS' "Let's Make A Deal." He also hosted his own talk show, "The Wayne Brady Show," in the early 2000s.
Brady told People the first person he opened up to about his pansexuality was his ex-wife, Mandie Taketa.
"I just said, 'Great.' As I knew coming out would help him be happier," Taketa told People. Brady and Taketa, 47, share a 20-year-old daughter named Maile.
Brady said for him, "pan means being able to be attracted to anyone who identifies as gay, straight, bi, transsexual or non-binary."
"Being able to be attracted across the board," he said. "And, I think, at least for me for right now, that is the proper place. I took pan to mean that not only can I be attracted to any of these people or types physically, but I could be attracted to the person that is there."
During the interview, Brady said he is in therapy, and that after Robin Williams' death in 2014, he started being vocal about mental health.
Pansexual people may "form enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attractions to any person, regardless of gender identity," according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD. This is one of several terms under the bi+ umbrella, the organization says.
Bisexual describes "a person who has the potential to be physically, romantically, and/or emotionally attracted to people of more than one gender, not necessarily at the same time, in the same way, or to the same degree," according to GLAAD. Bisexual people may be attracted to someone that is the same gender as themselves or a different gender as themselves.
Pansexuality is one of many sexual orientations under the bi+ umbrella, according to GLAAD. This includes people who may describe themselves as "bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, ominisexual, fluid or queer," according to GLAAD.
People who are bi+ have the "potential to be attracted to more than one gender."
Gender and sexuality are not the same. Sexual orientations such as gay, heterosexual and pansexual, describe who we are attracted to. Gender is a personal identity separate from sex or sexuality.
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Sep 28, 2023 · Wayne Brady recently came out as pansexual, and he's now shedding light on how this revelation has impacted his romantic life. In a candid conversation with Entertainment Tonight, the...
Aug 8, 2023 · Brady, who is best known for his self-titled TV talk show and as host on “Let’s Make a Deal,” has been married two times and is a father of one.
Dec 15, 2023 · Comedian and TV host Wayne Brady has had a transformative year since openly embracing his pansexuality. Now he hopes his journey will act as a “beacon” of encouragement for others.
Jul 26, 2024 · Wayne Brady is reintroducing himself on new reality show, 'Wayne Brady: The Family Remix,' and sharing that he's a father again at 52 to baby son Val.
