Like his character in the Pixar hit “Luca,” Jack Dylan Grazer is taking steps toward living his truth. After the broadcast, fans also noticed that the actor updated his Instagram page to include his pronouns, which are he or they.
Although just 17, Grazer has a long list of credits to their name.
The 17-year-old actor, who fans may also recognize from his role in the recently-released animated filmLuca, opened up about his sexuality during an Instagram Live broadcast on Thursday, July 1.
The “We Are Who We Are” and “Shazam!” actor spoke about his sexuality for the first time publicly last week, telling fans via Instagram Live that he is bisexual.
At one point during the broadcast, Grazer was candidly asked by a fan, “Are you gay?” The actor, with a smile on his face, was quick to respond, “I’m bi,” before declaring, “Silenzio, Bruno!” a nod to Luca. The film became an instant hit, and while many have compared Luca to an LGBTQ coming-of-age tale, director Enrico Casarosa said it is “all about platonic friendships,” something Grazer seemed to agree with.
Speaking with CinemaBlend in June, Grazer told the outlet there is “no Call Me By Your Name in it,” referencing the 2017 film coming-of-age romantic drama film.
"You have an incredible storyline, and then the themes of fluidity, of self-inquiry and identity-questioning," he said.
Grazer continued that he believed it was "so important because people are now getting in touch with their intuition and their primal instincts, rather than living with the walls of conformity that we've been conditioned as humans to live with."
In November 2020, Grazer opened up to Digital Spy about "We Are Who We Are" and the spotlight it shone on issues regarding gender and sexual identity.
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Don't miss a beat. He admitted he thought it could "be cool" if his character, Alberto, and Luca "got back together and fell in love."
The star has also gotten candid about representation before.
“Finally, Disney might actually venture into queer storytelling, a vast landscape of human experience that the studio has only meekly (and smugly) gestured toward in recent years,” observed Vanity Fair.
“I’m bi...” he replied, before exclaiming, “Silenzio, Bruno!” ― a clear reference to “Luca” and its most memorable line.
He's not bisexual. Evidently, Grazer is focused on living his truth and allowing the work to speak for itself.
Fans also noticed that the actor has since listed “he/they” as his preferred pronouns on his Instagram page. The film follows Grazer’s character and Luca, voiced by Jacob Tremblay, as they leave the sea behind and explore the human world of Portorosso, Italy with the desire to obtain a Vespa.
Grazer said Luca and Alfonso “are friends.” However, of a potential sequel, Grazer replied that thinks it would “be cool if we got back together and fell in love.”
Producer Andrea Warren, however, told Digital Spy they liked the idea that the metaphor of them being sea monsters “can apply to so many different things,” adding that the film has a theme of “openness and showing oneself,” as well as “community acceptance.” Casarosa, meanwhile, told the outlet, “we hope that sea monster could be a metaphor for all sorts of feeling different… It felt like a wonderful way to talk about that and having to accept ourselves first, whatever way we feel different.” Luca is now available for streaming on Disney+ with a subscription.
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Because he's not giving himself these labels.
Grazer’s revelation came amid a flurry of online speculation that “Luca,” released on Disney+ last month, is a coded (if kid-friendly) take on the LGBTQ experience. Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet.
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The actor said he thought it was "more important than ever to display these things" and make them more visible. More recently, though, Grazer voiced Alberto Scorfano, a shape-shifting sea monster who becomes a human on dry land, in the Disney and Pixar film Luca.
“Alberto and Luca are friends,” he told Cinema Blend. PopCulture nor ViacomCBS are responsible for prices subject to change.
Jack Dylan Grazer Opens Up About His Sexuality
Jack Dylan Grazer got very candid with fans during an Instagram Live in July where he officially came out as bisexual.
A snippet of the Q&A shows the 17-year-old Los Angeles native responding to a fan who asked if he identifies as gay. He is truly attracted to what he's attracted to, as most humans are."
The actor elaborated, "It's the feeling of craving something in a day and maybe you don't crave it the next day, but it's just like you're in this constant state of being human and the constant state of also understanding yourself and following through with these understandings.