Di Pace speaking his truth (Image via video still)

Juan Pablo Di Pace, known for his work on Fuller House and in Mamma Mia!, gave an inspiring, emotional Tedx Talk in March that went public at the end of Pride Month in which he came out as gay.

“The moment the world tells you you are not enough and you believe it, your life becomes a movie,” he begins, leading up to what becomes an affirmation more powerful than the crowd expected.

Movingly, he said:

Acceptance was my fuel, and when that is the case, like an addict, you do whatever it takes to get a fix. I figured if I changed my f***** self, I could be in.

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