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AGE: 29
SIGN: Scorpio
HOME STATE: California
OCCUPATION: Actor
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight
STATUS: Eliminated
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An Ivy League Graduate and licensed CPA, Dan, 29, is a former Wall Street investment banker. While in college, he spent summers selling books door-to-door, 80 hours per week, to put himself through school. Dan traveled the world before settling down in Los Angeles where he works full-time as an actor. Dan puts family and friends before himself and anything else.
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POST SHOW INTERVIEW:
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Has appearing on BMB changed your life in any way? If so, how?
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The experience initiated several introductions to people who have had an amazing amount of influence on my life. More importantly, my understanding of what it was like for my gay friends to be "in the closet" has allowed me to be much more empathetic and accepting of all people.
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Have you kept in contact with any of the other participants on the show? If so, who?
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I've kept in touch with Wes, Robb, Darren, James, Matt, and Brian. Most significantly, Brian. We hung out several times before the show even began to air, and we've since developed a tremendous friendship that I feel very fortunate to have (in spite of his stalking comment that we love to joke about).
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Did you learn anything new about yourself through participating in this show?
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I learned about the importance of truthfulness in life. One cannot live the life he was supposed to until he is truthful to who he is at heart – regardless of the consequences from friends, family, or society.
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What was your favorite part of the experience?
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Brian's manicured nature trail.
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What one thing didn't make it into the final show that you wish America could have seen?
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I bought a duplicate of Brian's beer-chess set and hung out by the pool with the boys playing it all day. Although he thought it was his, not suprisingly, he was a good sport – probably the reason it was left on the cutting room floor. Come on Brian, we're making TV here – get pissed! :)
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What was the hardest thing about pretending to be a gay man?
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Building emotional relationships under a false pretence was far and away the most difficult part. The guilt continued building and intensifying to a point where I no longer wanted to be my sociable self. I felt like being a recluse – what a great feeling it was, after the show, to be my true, honest, self around all of these tremendous individuals.
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*participant responses may have been edited
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Is Dan...
GAY? - 54%
STRAIGHT? - 46%
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