I thought lightning might strike twice, or rather five times. The Wizards of Waverly Place, which ran on the Disney Channel from 2007 to 2012, featured countless gay subtexts and about a dozen beefcake hunks who have gone on to a gay-positive adulthood.
Gregg Sulkin, left, displays his biceps and bulge in gay magazines.
Jake T. Austin starred in the gay-friendly The Fosters.
Dan Benson runs a gay-friendly OnlyFans page, where he reviews adult products and shows his dick.
Selena Gomez is "mostly straight," and reveals that her character, Alex Russo, was bisexual, but the Disney censors wouldn't let them say so.
David DeLuise is a gay ally who has a j/o video online -- after the break.
So what about David Henrie, who played eldest wizard in the family, Justin Russo?
Since Wizards, he has done a lot of voice work, and had minor roles in movies:
Lane in Paul Blart, Mall Cop
Rudy Isling -- Walt Disney's competitor -- in Walt Before Mickey.
Clean Cut Man in Cardboard Boxer, about a homeless man who is forced into cage matches.
Sebastian in This is the Year, about a teen road trip. David also directed, and his brother Lorenzo Henrie starred.
The Young Ronald Reagan in a 2024 biopic. Ugh.
Six episodes of Underdeveloped, a mockumentary about inept producers.
No gay content here.
David is now starring in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place: Justin Russo gave up his wizard powers so he could marry a mortal woman. Wait -- weren't his parents a mortal and a wizard? Now he's a middle school vice principal with a wife and two sons, wearing an annoyingly overstated wedding ring that he flaunts around like a newly-engaged schoolgirl.
Trouble begins when he and his wife must become the foster parents to a girl who was raised in the wizard world. And by the way, the fate of the universe is in her hands.
I watched two episodes -- awful. No beefcake, no gay subtexts, except that Justin's son, played by Alkaio Thiele, doesn't mention an interest in girls. A Redditer thinks that he will come out as gay eventually, but he'll have to get past his Dad first.
Is David at least gay-friendly in real life?
Answer after the break. Caution: explicit.