Matt Dallas

 

Whatever happened to Matt Dallas?

For starters, he’s starring in Shoulder Dance (2023), an LGBTQ comedy / drama / romance movie, and has a smaller role in another film, Every Breath She Takes (2023 thriller / drama), capping a four-year dry spell that began in 2019. Both films can be streamed on Prime Video.

Even so, he’s still best known for his lead role in 3 seasons of Kyle XY (American Family network 2006-2009, 43 episodes, sci-fi / fantasy / drama). He played the title role of a test tube baby born without a belly button. He was in his mid-twenties at the time the series aired.

But that’s not why he’s included on this blog. At 41 years old today, he is openly gay, married to male musician Blue Hamilton (m. 2015) and the father of two adopted children. In 2006, however Perez Hilton outed him, and Matt subsequently denied the allegations on Howard Stern’s show. It was not a convincing effort, but understandable, since Kyle XY was aimed at a young audience on a "family" network. Matt did not come out publicly until 2013.

Matt’s career has encompassed music videos, many TV episode appearances and more than 26 films. It’s good to have him back.