KALEN ALLEN.
“It’s about visibility for me, especially as a black gay man,” Kalen tells us direct from LA. “I think it’s important to be in the press and do those opportunities because it’s the only way I can be an example and representation for many other young boys who need somebody to look up to. Somebody that they can say, ‘He did it, I can do it as well’. It means more to me than just Hollywood.”
As an openly gay black man, Kalen’s sexuality and journey to success is what drives him to be visible for others – for those young queer people that, like him, didn’t see themselves represented on screen or online. And long before his now regular appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he was posting videos online that were having an incredible reaction. However when Hollywood superstar Seth Rogan reposted one, it began Kalen’s reign as the go-to funny guy.
“Seth Rogan believed in me the most – from the beginning, before I was on Ellen or everybody knew my name,” Kalen tells us. “When I see him now in public, he’s so warm and gracious and I think that is another example of somebody that makes me believe that I can accomplish anything.”
Now with over 250 million views on his content
