Austin P. McKenzie

if he wasn't i'd die from shock

He reminds me of a young Julie Andrews

He plays gay again in Speech & Debate.

Yeah, he likes loads of artistic male nudes and half naked muscle twinks on IG. He's not really hiding anything.

R4 The fangirls think he's straight.

[quote]He's not public about his sexuality, however he has played multiple gay roles. When asked if he considers himself a part of the LGBTQ+ community he answered that he feels like he's a part of any movement that strives toward love, freedom, and equality. Of course being an ally doesn't mean you're part of the community lol so no, he hasn't said so :)

Lol R5, that's funny. I'm pretty sure Jonathan Lipnicki is also a self-described "ally", who's also a member.

Does anyone know why he dropped out of Something Like Summer? I know he was supposed to play one of the leads.

R7 He dropped out of Something Like Summer to be in Spring Awakening when it transferred to Broadway

I just watched Speech and Debate. Kind of silly dramedy about teens. He's lovely, but I had him confused with the cute guy from 13 Reasons Why.

R9 The cute guy from 13 Reasons Why... which one? Brandon Flynn with the huge forehead, right?

Speech & Debate had so much potential but sadly it fell flat. They just touched upon the main characters' lives. I would have liked to see more. We didn't even get to see Howie hook up with the teacher, it was so disappointing.

Did anybody see Douglas Booth in it in the West End? I heard he was beautiful, but forgettable.

Anyway Austin, like Dougie, is family.

Do you guys think they're a couple, or just friends? Kevin tweets a lot about Austin.

Here is another tweet.

Thanks r13/r14. Austin McKenzie and Kevin McHale very well might be a thing.

Thanks to some friends in medium-to-high places in San Francisco, I've met Cleve Jones, and he looks nothing like that today.

Who looks the same at 60 as they do at 20....?

[quote]Who looks the same at 60 as they do at 20....?

Everyone at Datalounge. It's the magicalest place on earth.

Cute

So glass closet for Austin?

the paraplegic guy in Glee is gay?

Of course, that has always been a open secret r21.

Just no one really talks about him that much because he isn't hot enough.

R21 He's 29 and not a gf in sight. You draw your own conclusion.

R21 Also, the actor is not paraplegic, just the character.

R20 Yeah, I think Austin is gay. He's glass closeted, just like Kevin.

Wasn't Austin "discovered" by Michael Arden for his Spring Awakening revival?

I once thought Austin, the quiet one, was the straight one, and the other Arden boy, Sean Grandillo, was the gay one... Guess I had that reversed.

[quote]Austin, do you consider yourself part of the LGBTQ community?

[quote]McKenzie: I consider myself a part of any movement that ‘s moving towards love and freedom and equality.

Are they hiding in plain sight? They spend A LOT of time together, they seem very close. Look at Kevin's new Insta story. Either they are gay BFFs or they're dating.

R29 Yeah, they sure act like they are in a relationship. So most likely a case of the glass closet, probably mostly for Austin's benefit, since Kevin isn't exactly starring role material.

Nah, R30, that's been Kevin McHale's MO long before Austin.

R31 Kevin didn't go as visible with any past relationships, if he had any. So at least he inching closer to the closet door.

Austin's sister commented on one of Kevin's Instagram posts. Granted, it was about Austin, but still.. like it makes sense that she would comment if they're dating.

There's so much gay in this pic

This one too

I think Kevin has a crush on Austin. He replies to and likes all of Austin's tweets.

R36 They are fucking would be a more direct way of putting it.

Austin literally SURROUNDS himself with gay.

[quote]he feels like he's a part of any movement that strives toward love, freedom, and equality

I.e. I'm gay but I don't want to fuck with my future employment opportunities.

[quote]Kevin didn't go as visible with any past relationships, if he had any.

Wrong.

You're confused because Austin McKenzie is himself more visible because he became a minor celebrity with the Spring Awakening revival. And that was before he hooked up with McHale so fans were already checking for him. But one guy McHale dated before (some Brazilian) was just a guy, not a person with fandom. Still, this guy was splashed all over McHale's instagram and traveled with him everywhere so the Glee fandom was au courant.

Austin just followed Connor Franta, he's definitely gay.

R40 Thanks for the info. Though I watched Glee, I was not a fan of McHale, but just heard chatters about him being gay. Of course, being a past boybander and then an actor in a successful series with no girlfriend in sight kind of gave it away.

Confused him with Mackenzie Astin.

Easy to do.

Aww

He's gay until proven otherwise.

Is he really supposed to be in Something Like Summer?? It would've been nice..

R44 Austin has such a high hairline... it makes him look like he's balding....

R46 He had to drop out of the movie because he was busy with Spring Awakening.

R45 He certainly likes pics of many shirtless guys on Instagram.

STFU BITCHES! Kevin is not gay!

R50 Go write your fairy tales (with no gays in them), Chris.

He liked this.

R47 Yes.

Cute

R54 So couply.

R53 He can be a Lesbian for Halloween.

Kevin was just working out with Chord yesterday. Makes me wonder if Austin was there as well.

Is everyone from Glee gay?

Kevin posted another pic of Austin.

Cool to see they are hanging out r57, didn't think Chord and Kevin were particularly close.

R27 dont be too sure. And wtf kind of name is Chord? I hate the idiotic names we came up with for millenials.

R61 Don't be too sure?! WTF?! It's obvious Austin is gay, have you seen his likes on Instagram? He keeps liking pics of shirtless guys, some of them even naked. Just yesterday he liked a pic of a naked guy with a nice ass. I think he and Kevin are dating.

I'm convinced he and Sean Grandillo were fucking during Spring Awakening due to the awkward moment at 4m17s where it seems like Sean doesn't realise the camera is on video...and then the "don't use that" once he realises otherwise

But of course, that must be madness, because Grandillo is 100% straight, silly me.

Cleve looks more and more like his late mother as he ages. I knew his parents casually from Michigan summer cottage proximity. He is quite a legend. I cant imagine dedicating my entire life to one cause like has. I am too ADHD and self centered , I suppose !

R63 I agree with you, maybe Sean is bisexual.

R65 I hope his gf knows. But I don't think she would bat an eye if he were.

R66 After watching that clip again I swear it looks like Sean was about to kiss him.

R67 Theater folks get bored, fool around and tease each other. Besides Austin was the star, and Sean knows how to kiss up (how do you think he got the job in the first place...)

Seriously

R67 Plus it looks like Austin is trying to tell him, via his eyes, that the camera is on and maybe not right now

R68 I think calling him the star is a bit much. Sure it's the leading role, but it was his first job, so hardly a star.

R70 Austin was the one of the stars of the show, and he wasn't as involved in the backstage antics as Sean from what I recall seeing on Youtube videos. Sean seemed to have more free time. He played an instrument and did voices, I believe. Never saw the show, so don't know for sure.

My guess he's straight. Ya know, just because someone plays gay doesn't mean they are IRL. Get a life! Harry Hamlin, Michael Ontkean, Al Corley, Chandler Massey, Van Hansis, Billy Campbell, and Eric McCormick are just some examples of straight guys who've convincingly played homosexuals. Move it along...

As I said, R71, I'd call him a lead rather than a star - to me at least, a star is someone who's going to be a draw and will get attention - I'd argue Marlee Matlin played that role for that Spring Awakening. I guess it's just semantics though.

Austin had a much more pretentious image back then - his social media was absolutely tediously hipster-ish back then, so yeah he kept his distance from anything that could be called fun backstage. He seems to have relaxed somewhat on that since, thank god.

R72 Are you talking about Austin or Sean?

No way Austin's straight.

R72 Who are you talking about, Sean or Austin? I'm pretty sure Austin is gay, his Insta likes speak for themselves. As for Sean, I honestly don't know, it looked like he was about to kiss him in that clip. Would anyone really be shocked if Sean was bi? I'm not saying the girlfriend he has now is fake, or that she is bearding for him, but he could be bi. I think there's something to the rumors about them, from watching that clip above.

In tangentially related news, Kevin McHale's erotic masseur has written an ode to his favorite client. Apparently, Austin hasn't been taking care of his man.

R76 It didn't sound one bit erotic. Just a lot of kissing up in the write up .

Austin liked this. I think it's safe to add him to the thread about glass closeted celebs.

Cute

Do you think Austin took this pic?

Low level interestment.

OP He looks like he's thinking of freshly baked cookies.

Kevin posted a new pic with Austin.

lol

He was amazing in spring awakening.

He could go on to bigger things.

Cleve Jones was quite a cute twink.

Is he related to Ben McKenzie?

Hanging out with Kevin again.

He likes posts of naked guys on Instagram. I don't understand glass closeting. If you're that open that you can like pics of naked guys and gay art on Instagram, why not fully come out? Makes no sense.

Is Kevin still fucking Miss Priss McKenzie. Are they still fucking in the glass closet with a crowd gawking at them?

Maybe McHale and McKenzie don’t consider themselves “in” the closet.

Unless you scream it in the media and make some big declaration R92 you're in the closet however fragile and see through that closet may be.

They might be personally out of the closet, but they're still in professionally. Not that either have a huge career to worry about.

I just don't understand. Kevin McHale has publicly said in the past that he's straight, but an ally. It's so confusing.

So I don't think Kevin's hiding any more

He only mentions a date with a girl in that video

I know R97, really embarrassing that he feels the need to lie.

Colton is really cute.

Austin is a good actor. He needs to be more popular.

He just liked many naked women on Instagram. Maybe he isn't gay after all? Or maybe he's bi? My guess is the latter. Seems like he's attracted to both genders. He likes naked men and women on Insta.

Naked women? On Instagram? Sure honey

R102 I follow him, he did. Why do you doubt it? You can check for yourself.

I had a feeling him and Kevin were an item. The hand holding pic just reinforces that.

R103 How do you check a specific someone's activity on IG?

R105, just navigate to their page to see their public posts (mobile or desktop) and posts they've been tagged in (might be mobile only). However, you need to be following someone AND on the mobile app in order to see posts that they like and see their IG stories (ie short snapchatty movies).

[quote]However, you need to be following someone AND on the mobile app in order to see posts that they like and see their IG stories (ie short snapchatty movies).

I can see stories on my desktop computer.

R107, okay I stand corrected.

To see what pictures the people you follow have liked you tap the heart at the bottom of the app and then tap "following" at the top

I still think he and Kevin are together btw. He constantly likes posts of shirtless and naked guys, he also follows that best of grindr account. I was kinda shocked when he liked those two pics of the naked women. I was like ??? I had never seen it before it happened and I had been following him for months. Maybe he really is bi, or he had a moment where he freaked out because people started to connect the dots? It was weird because I checked and he was following them too, he didn't just like their pics. Maybe he really is bi after all? If he ever comes out my guess is he'll come out as "queer" or "sexually fluid". It isn't much of a secret anymore though, lol. The hand pic kinda outed him too, lots of people guessed him in the comments.

I forgot to say I'm OP/R101

I told y'all last year Kevin and Austin were dating, it looks like I was right.

One more.

He just liked this. I don't think he's closeted anymore. Jake Bass is a gay pornstar.

Told y'all back in September last year that these two were dating. Glad to know I was right :)

Why did Austin deactivate his Twitter?

why so many pix of kevin McHale

ugh

R117 Because he's Austin's bf, duh.

Austin was Kevin's wedding date. They both look cute.

Is this the first time he's posted a pic with Kevin? It's cute either way.

New music. What do we think?