Especially for Coming Out day, October 11, we take the time to look back and support Jewish and Israeli celebrities who have come out in the past year. You are brave.

August 2013: Wentworth Miller

Prison Break star Wentworth Miller, writing an open letter declining an invitation to Russia’s St. Petersburg International Film Festival, revealed that he’s gay. Miller is of multiethnic origin: his father is of African-American, Jamaican, English, German, Jewish, and Cherokee background.

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August 2013: Nadav Abecassis

Famous Israeli stand-up comedian and actor Nadav Abecassis came out in an interview with newspaper Yedioth Ahronot, just before the premiere of his reality show “Connected.” In the interview, Nadav revealed all about the difficulties of a gay man who grew up in a very religious society.

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August 2013: Troye Sivan

Teen actor, best-known for playing a young “Wolverine” – Hugh Jackman’s character – in 2009′s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” came out as gay on YouTube.

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July 2013: Ben Whirshaw

In a statement obtained by the Daily Mail over the weekend, Whirshaw’s rep confirmed that the “Skyfall” actor is gay and has been married to his partner, Australian composer Mark Bradshaw, for a year now.

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July 2013: Shai Gabso

Famous Israeli singer Shai Gabso, an Orthodox religious Jew, who started his career in the Israeli version of ‘American Idol,’ came out as bisexual in Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronot.

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