This month’s issue features Brian Falduto, selected as “one of the 20 most influential, outspoken, and optimistic individuals on the planet” by PrideLife Magazine.
Selected as “one of the 20 most influential, outspoken, and optimistic individuals on the planet” by PrideLife Magazine, Brian Falduto came into prominence after playing the role of Billy, nicknamed Fancy Pants by Jack Black in the cult classic film School of Rock. His participation in the film had a major impact on his coming of age having been so publicly visible as different but yet too young to come to terms with his sexuality. “My story is one of what happens when we try to label something we don’t understand in order to avoid our own discomfort,” says Brian, a now out-&-proud LGBTQ artist & advocate. He has traveled the country performing and speaking at Pride events, sharing himself vulnerably and offering hope to countless young people.
Brian Falduto’s newest single release is another example of what’s become the modus operandi for the Hollywood child actor turned country crooner: it’s the same old country love song, but it’s gay. He covers Dolly Parton’s beloved classic “Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That,” but his version adds a modern twist that while humorous, also carries real significance to Falduto and a large segment of country music fans that have long felt ignored by the genre
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