Gay Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp and his partner Ken Ithiphol have celebrated the birth of their first child, a baby boy.
The 51-year-old Star Trek: Discovery and Rent actor and his partner announced the happy news on social media.
The couple shared that son Rai arrived on December 2 with the help of an โincredibly generousโ surrogate mum. The pair shared the first photo of themselves with the newborn.
โKen & I are thrilled to share that our family has grown!โ Rapp wrote.
โOur son, Rai Larson Ithiphol, was brought into the world on Friday, December 2, 2022, by an incredibly generous surrogate, to whom weโre eternally grateful.
He clarified that Rai โis pronounced like โryeโ or โchai’โ and added, โWe love him very much.โ
โThere have been far too many messages from folks offering congratulations & loving kindness in the wake of yesterdayโs announcement for me to be able to respond to everyone. But thank you!!! Itโs already been an incredible journey, & itโs only the very beginning,โ Rapp added.
Anthony Rapp is known for roles on Broadway and on sci-fi series Star Trek: Discovery. He also originated the role of Mark Cohen in the first productions of iconic musical Rent. The two men started dating in 2016, after Ithipol saw Rapp perform on a Los Angeles stage. In 2019, Rapp proposed to his partner, before Ithipol proposed to Rapp again, sharing the stunning photo to social media.
โSo this happened. Yes, we are already engaged, but I had proposed to Ken,โ Rapp wrote at the time. โThis time, in the most incredible setting imaginable โ Boynton Canyon in Sedona โ he proposed to me. I was blown away and of course I said yes. I feel so lucky.โ
The gay couple havenโt shared if theyโve tied the knot just yet.
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