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Zachary Quinto & Billy Porter Join Proud Family Reboot as Gay Dads
One of our childhood favorite Disney Channel shows is getting some much-appreciated queer representation!
Out actors Zachary Quinto and Billy Porter have joined the upcoming Disney+ reboot of the iconic early 2000s cartoon, The Proud Family.
Keke Palmer joined the original cast of Kyla Pratt, Tommy Davidson, Paula Jai Parker, Cedric the Entertainer, and more last August as Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, a new kid on the block described as a teenage activist.
Zachary Quinto and Billy Porter have joined Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins and Randall Leibowitz-Jenkins, Maya's mixed-race adoptive parents.
\u201cZachary Quinto and Billy Porter have been cast in \u2018THE PROUD FAMILY: LOUDER AND PROUDER\u2019 for Disney+\n\nThey will play mixed-race adoptive parents to 14-year-old activist Maya\u00a0Leibowitz-Jenkins, voiced by Keke Palmer.\n\n(Source: https://t.co/L81V6jMURA)\u201d— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) 1620842334
EJ Johnson has also been added to the cast as Michael Collins, "Penny's best guy friend who is a non-conforming trendsetter, serving fierce looks at school and on the basketball court," according to Entertainment Weekly's exclusive first look of the show.
Looks like Proud Family: Louder and Prouder is ramping up to be an exciting queer-inclusive series, and we can't wait! It's expected to launch on Disney+ in 2022.
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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
