LOS ANGELES— The Oscar-nominated star of “Juno” and “The Umbrella Academy,” formerly known as Ellen Page, on Tuesday said he was a transgender person and had changed his first name to Elliot.
“I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,” Page wrote on Instagram. “I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer.”
Page, 33, was nominated for an Academy Award for playing a pregnant teenager in 2007 film “Juno” and starred in other movies including 2010 sci-fi thriller “Inception.” The actor currently appears in Netflix superhero series “Umbrella Academy.”
In the Instagram post, Page said he would use he/…
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