In this powerful and emotional interview, voice actor Cam Clarke (known for iconic roles in animation and video games) shares his deeply personal journey growing up in a famous Mormon-Hollywood family. From his early years navigating faith, family expectations, and same-sex attraction, to starring in Saturday’s Warrior and undergoing electroshock therapy at BYU, Cam opens up about the emotional toll of trying to reconcile his identity with his religion. He discusses coming out, surviving the AIDS crisis, finding healing through art, and ultimately resigning from the LDS Church. Cam’s story is raw, heartfelt, and inspiring—a testament to resilience, authenticity, and the power of self-love. Topics include: -Growing up Mormon in a showbiz family -Struggles with sexuality and faith -Saturday’s Warrior and mission life -Conversion therapy and coming out -Voice acting career and ComicCon life -Reflections on love, loss, and legacy Show Notes can be found on the Mormon Stories blog here: https://www.mormonstories.org/hollywood-voice-actor-cam-clarke-2/ Timecodes: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:12:34 Discussing his mother’s music career as one of The King Sisters 00:26:13 What was it like growing up Mormon in a “Hollywood” family? 00:32:25 Experiencing same-sex attraction as a child 00:41:36 Dating and sexuality in high school 00:49:32 Discussing Saturday’s Warrior and getting the role of Jimmy 01:04:55 He had a stalker after Saturday’s Warrior 01:23:45 Missing his family on his mission 01:25:55 Coming home from his mission, and dating women 01:30:20 Getting electroshock therapy at BYU to try and “cure” his homosexuality 01:35:55 Coming out to his family at dinner 01:47:08 Coming out to his bishop 01:56:33 Where does his story go after coming out? 01:57:13 Discussing the AIDS crisis 02:11:06 Discussion of emotional intimacy 02:17:20 Being diagnosed with HIV AIDS 02:33:08 Julie’s thoughts on Cam’s story so far 02:43:17 Internalized Homophobia 02:50:58 His career as a voice actor 03:17:00 Writing the book Now They're All Here: The King Family ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117