Reminder: Wilson Cruz Has a Hot, Gay Brother

We are huge fans of Wilson Cruz. Such fans that he's one of our four Out100 cover stars this year -- and as such will be making an appearance at this evening's first-ever Out100 Virtual Honoree Induction Ceremony. Collectively, we've watched his trajectory on screen from the history-making turn as Rickie Vasquez of My So-Called Life, through his role in Noah's Arc, as well as offscreen in projects like RENT. That work continues through to today, helping to trace the representation of queerness onscreen in the Apple TV Plus series he executive produced, Visible, and appearing as Dr. Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery. Couple that with his unending activism, and penchant for a good shirtless selfie, and there's a lot to keep up with in the world of Wilson. But we seem to have missed something in all of that time: his gay brother.

"Join me in wishing my brother, Josh, MY FAVORITE HUMAN A HAPPY BIRTHDAY," Cruz wrote to Instagram yesterday. "and he's PRETTY and the best DAD!" Pretty indeed. The good genes run in the family.

The post caused us -- and when I say us, I mean me -- to spiral down a hole looking for more information. Come to find out, Josh is both a daddy and a father! Over the last two years, his Instagram has been dedicated a bit to photos of him and his son, who is named Cruz, that he is raising with his partner. From what we can tell, Cruz Pierre Eschevarria-Fantola was born October 11, 2018 -- Echevarria is Josh and Wilson's father's name but both use their mother's maiden name for surnames, while Fantola is the surname of Josh's husband Walther. But Josh is also quite the performer.

Trending stories

How climate disasters hurt mental health in young people

10 WLW who are making us believe in love again in 2025

All 6 rogue Mississippi cops got long prison sentences in 'Goon Squad' torture of 2 Black men

French Polynesia doesn’t need Pride flags to earn its place on every LGBTQ+ bucket list

Onya Nurve says she's the 'kryptonite' to JD Vance

Federal judge blocks Trump admin's gender-restrictive passport policy

K-pop star JUST B’s Bain comes out: 'Proud to be part of the LGBTQ+ community'

Discover the power of Wellness in your life

'The Boulet Brothers' Dragula' & 'Titans' are back — here's what else the diabolical duo announced

Broadway bound: The best hotels in NYC’s Theater District for every type of traveler

Gay asylum-seeker's lawyer worries for the makeup artist's safety in Salvadoran ‘hellhole’ prison

Gay man Nancy Mace cursed out in South Carolina Ulta says ‘a fire was lit’ from Republican's ‘meltdown’

Beyond Wonderland's accepting & unifying rave culture is needed more than ever

Elon Musk uses burner accounts on X, doesn’t fact-check: report

Joe Biden has tied the record for most LGBTQ+ judges confirmed in federal courts

Transgender teen can't legally change name until age 21, Mississippi Supreme Court rules

Pope Francis dead at 88: Looking back on his LGBTQ+ rights legacy

Turn your Easter into the colors of the rainbow with these Pride-themed shortbread treats

500,000 Children at Risk: PEPFAR Funding Crisis

Broadway's best raise over $1 million for LGBTQ+ and HIV causes

Season 4 of The Switch on resilience & radical self-love returns this spring

Gerald Garth is keeping people of color happy and healthy through trying times

Out and About with Karan Soni

'Drag Race All Stars' season 10 cast ru-vealed — why we're excited about the returning queens

France becomes world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

According to his IMDB, Joshua has appeared in Sex and the City 2, The Skinny, and even Master of None. He also played the role of Sebastian in 2009's The Big Gay Musical and appeared on three tracks in the film's soundtrack. And he's certainly got a voice on him.

Josh is eight years younger than Wilson apparently, and the pair has one other brother, Gilbert, who is three years younger than Wilson.

We don't want to try to make this seem like this is some crazy investigative piece or that we are uncovering something. Wilson has posted about his brother before and spoken about him. He mentioned him back in 2010 in an Out interview and has other times as well. But for anyone who has missed out on those mentions (like this writer) we just wanted to flag the tidbit for inquiring minds, in need of some wholesome daddy content for their Instagram feeds.

RELATED | Wilson Cruz is Going Where No Gay Man Has Gone Before