This list contains information about celebrities with gay parents, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Several famous actors, musicians, athletes, and comedians have gay parents. Some of these famous people were raised by two moms, while others barely knew their gay parents. One famous actress had both a gay father and a gay husband.
Who are the most famous people with gay parents? Amy Adams tops this list. When Amy Adams's parents divorced, she was 11 years old. Her mother, Kathryn Adams, became a bodybuilder and moved in with another woman, who was reportedly her lover. Adams and her siblings lived with her father after the divorce.
Judy Garland's father, Frank Gumm, was known to seduce young men. Garland herself later married Vincente Minnelli, who was also rumored to be gay. Both Garland and Vincente's daughter, Liza Minnelli, are notable gay icons.
Are you surprised that so many famous people were raised by gay parents? Share your thoughts in the comments section about these classic celebs with non cys-gendered, homosexual parents.
26 Celebrities with Gay Parents,
50 Cent
50 Cent was raised by his mother who, according to the rapper, was a lesbian and a cocaine addict. She died when he was just eight years old at which point, 50 Cent went to live with his grandparents.
Amy Adams
When Amy Adams's parents divorced when she was 11 years old, her mother, Kathryn Adams, became a bodybuilder and moved in with another woman, who was reportedly her lover. Adams and her siblings lived with her father after the divorce.
Anne Heche
Anne Heche's father, Donald Joseph Heche, was gay, but he never discussed his sexuality. He sexually abused Heche when she was a young girl and died of AIDS related complications when Heche was 13 years old.
Jennifer Grey
Ferris Bueller's Day Off star Jennifer Grey is the daughter of Joel Grey, star of Cabaret (1972). He announced that he is a "gay man" in a January 2015 interview for People.
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster's mother, Evelyn Foster, was a lesbian. She reportedly raised Foster with the help of her girlfriend, who Foster referred to as her "aunt." Foster herself officially came out as gay during her acceptance speech at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards.
Judy Garland
Judy Garland's father, Frank Gumm, was known to seduce young men. Garland later married Vincente Minnelli, who was also rumored to be gay.
Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli's father, Vincente Minnelli, was rumored to be gay. Some say that he was openly gay in New York, but in the closet in Hollywood.
Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson's father, Tony Richardson, was bisexual. He died of AIDS-related complications in 1991.
O. J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson's father, Jimmy Lee Simpson, was a drag queen in San Francisco. He died of AIDS-related complications in 1986.
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro's father, the artist Robert De Niro, Sr., separated from the Raging Bull actor's mother in 1946. He reportedly battled depression as he struggled with being gay in a time when gay men and women were encouraged to stay in the closet.