Brandon Voss
American journalist and entertainment writer living in New York City
Brandon Voss is an American journalist and entertainment writer living in the United States.
He was a contributing editor for The Advocate , a national LGBT news magazine, interviewing celebrities for the regular "A-List" column, including George Clooney , Zac Efron , and Tina Fey . He also reviewed New York theater for the "Seat Filler" column on Advocate.com. [1] [2] [3]
Voss was promoted to editor-in-chief of the New York-based LGBT weekly HX magazine in December 2006. [4] [5] He stepped down from the position in September 2008 after nearly four years with the now-defunct publication to pursue freelance writing opportunities. [6]
Voss was the weekend and theater editor for Logo TV ’s website NewNowNext , [7] interviewing celebrities for its monthly “Obsessed” column, including Tony Goldwyn , Regina King , and Marisa Tomei . [8] He is also a former editor of Next , DLNQNT , and Gay.net, and he has profiled personalities for Out , Billboard , and Essential Homme . [3] As a contributing writer for Playbill , he has interviewed celebrities such as Paul Reubens , Nick Jonas , and Bette Midler . [9] [10] [11]
Voss's 2008 "Big Gay Following" interview with Adrien Brody for The Advocate sparked mild controversy: While some readers felt the questions were inappropriate, others felt Brody lacked a sense of humor. [12] [13] [14] [15]
Chris Evans famously "outed" his younger brother, actor Scott Evans , in a January 2009 Advocate interview with Voss. [16] [17]
Voss's August 2008 interview with Lady Gaga for HX was the pop star's first cover story and first interview in which she publicly discussed her bisexuality . [18] [19] [20]
After coming out publicly as gay in 2017, actor Haaz Sleiman criticized Voss for previously asking about his sexuality in a 2009 Advocate interview, recalling that he had not been prepared to answer personal questions. Voss apologized for the “unfortunate miscommunication” in a NewNowNext post, explaining, “When writing for LGBT publications, I respectfully interview LGBT people, straight people, and those who choose not to identify publicly. But because these celebrities are speaking to LGBT press, I do offer them an opportunity to identify if they so choose, with the end goal of celebrating and normalizing all sexual identities.” [21] [22]
Voss is a member of GALECA , the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. [23] He has been a repeat guest at the monthly artists’ forum Dead Darlings in New York City. [24] [25] [26]
Personal life
Voss is from New Orleans, LA . He was born on February 16, 1978. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in theater from Tulane University , [27] [3] where he performed in various stage productions. [28] [29]
Voss is sometimes mistaken for the Werq the World party promoter who shares the same name. [30]
References
- ↑ "author search" . Advocate.com . Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Holt, Kirby (11 August 2010). "The QuOD - The Queer Online Database: A Who's Who of Who's Out" .
- 1 2 3 "bio" . brandonvoss.com . Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.
- ↑ Towle, Andy (8 December 2006). "News" . Towleroad . Archived from the original on 10 December 2006.
- ↑ "The Fix: News & Scoops" . Fashion Week Daily . 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
- ↑ Belonsky, Andrew (8 September 2008). "Voss Out!" . Queerty . Archived from the original on 20 July 2010.
- ↑ "author search" . NewNowNext . Archived from the original on 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "Obsessed" . NewNowNext . Archived from the original on 30 April 2017.
-
↑
Voss, Brandon (10 November 2010).
"Broadway's Big Adventure, Pee-wee Style"
.
Playbill
.
{{ cite web }}
: CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) -
↑
Voss, Brandon (13 January 2012).
"Pop Star Nick Jonas Returns to Theatre Roots for Broadway's How to Succeed"
.
Playbill
.
{{ cite web }}
: CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) -
↑
Voss, Brandon (11 May 2013).
"Eat, Prey, Love: Bette Midler Returns to Broadway in I'll Eat You Last"
.
Playbill
.
{{ cite web }}
: CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) - ↑ Grant, Japhy (20 November 2008). "Advocate Reporter Treats Adrien Brody Like a Piece of Meat" . Queerty . Archived from the original on 18 December 2008.
- ↑ Hernandez, Greg (21 November 2008). "An Advocate interview with Adrien Brody goes awry…" . Out in Hollywood . Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
-
↑
Abramovich, Seth (20 November 2008).
"Adrien Brody Refuses To Confirm Or Deny The Proboscis-Salami Connection"
.
Gawker
.
{{ cite web }}
: CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) - ↑ "Adrien Brody Has No Sense of Humor" . Perez Hilton . 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
- ↑ Jacobs, Damon L. (29 December 2009). "Scott Evans: The We Love Soaps Interview, Part One" . We Love Soaps . Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
- ↑ "Chris Evans Outed Bro Scott in The Advocate" . Advocate.com . 30 December 2009.
- ↑ "Getting Her Lindsay On" . Perez Hilton . 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019.
- ↑ Bendix, Trish (8 August 2008). "Going Gaga for the Ladies" . AfterEllen . Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
- ↑ Phoenix, Helia (2010). Lady Gaga: Just Dance: The Biography . United Kingdom: Orion Publishing. pp. Ch. 13.
- ↑ Reynolds, Daniel (26 August 2017). "Nurse Jackie Star Comes Out as 'Total Bottom' to Fight Anti-LGBT Violence" . Advocate.com . Archived from the original on 27 August 2017.
-
↑
Voss, Brandon (26 August 2017).
"Nurse Jackie Star Haaz Sleiman Comes Out As Gay, Shames Reporter For Asking About Sexuality"
.
NewNowNext
.
{{ cite news }}
: CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) - ↑ "General Membership" . Galeca.com . Archived from the original on 25 June 2017.
- ↑ Dresden, Hilton (30 November 2016). "The Next Edition of Dead Darlings Is a Gay Extravaganza Featuring John Early and Cole Escola" . Out.com . Archived from the original on 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Feldman, Adam (28 June 2017). "Dead Darlings" . Time Out New York . Archived from the original on 14 February 2016.
- ↑ Bender, Hy (10 February 2016). "NYC Top Comedy Choices" . Best New York Comedy . Archived from the original on 1 March 2016.
-
↑
"Brandon Voss"
.
Facebook
.
{{ cite web }}
: CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) - ↑ Patterson, George (October 1997). "On the Boards" . Ambush . Archived from the original on 20 November 2008.
- ↑ Patterson, George (March 2000). "On the Boards" . Ambush . Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
- ↑ Musto, Michael (3 March 2010). "A Tale of Two Vosses" . VillageVoice.com . Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.