For decades, Richard Chamberlain was the quintessential romantic leading man as well as a star of action films. He was the first actor to portray secret agent Jason Bourne and he made women swoon with his leading role in The Thorne Birds. There had been rumors in the industry for many years that Chamberlain was secretly gay but it wasn't until he was in his sixties that he confirmed that fact in his autobiography. In a revealing interview with the gay-themed web site The Advocate, Chamberlain discusses how progress has been made in some areas in terms of actors being able to come out of the closet. Tellingly, however, he still advises that it probably is a poor career move in terms of getting meaningful roles as a leading man. And by the way, Chamberlain is still offering a reward to anyone who can prove that his boyish good looks are the result of plastic surgery! Click here to read.