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JAKE BORELLI

Millions of viewers tune in weekly to watch Jake Borelli’s character, Dr. Levi Schmitt, save lives on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. In real time, they’ve witnessed Dr. Schmitt have the first kiss between two male doctors in television history, the first major gay male romance in the show’s history, and, of course, give a now famous “pandemic safe” blowjob (with face masks). Simply put, it’s great television.

Outside of , Borelli is blazing trails in other areas. Last year he starred in Freeform’s first gay romantic comedy, , just before a wave of successful queer rom-coms premiered throughout the holiday season, solidifying his place in queer TV history. Despite the enormous acclaim, it shouldn’t be a surprise that, like countless of actors before him, Borelli never thought achieving success in Hollywood would be possible as

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