Actor Andrew Rannells has described
himself as a “gold-star gay.”
The Tony-nominated Rannells is best
known for playing Elder Price in the 2011 Broadway musical The
Book of Mormon. He currently plays opposite Justin Bartha in the
NBC sitcom The New Normal, the show from Glee creator
Ryan Murphy which centers on a gay couple trying to start a family.
He will play the recurring role of Elijah on Lena Dunham's dramedy
Girls when it returns to HBO
for a second season on Sunday
(Related: Lena
Dunham's first time was with a candidate who supports gay marriage.)
In an interview with New York
magazine's entertainment blog Vulture, Rannells said he was a
“purebred” gay.
“I personally have never had sex with
a woman,” the 34-year-old Rannells said. “I'm more of what you
call a gold-star gay. I'm purebred. So I knew it wasn't my thing,
so I was like, 'Why do that?' So I didn't”
“I feel like I'm in the minority for
a lot of gay men. Most of my friends have tried [having sex with a
woman] at some point,” he added.