Mills drew inspiration both from the troubled history of many child actors and from a desire to subvert the conventions of the stereotypical coming out narrative .
Mills is a former child actor who appeared on the television series You Ca n't Do That on Television in the 1980s .
Mills , a former child actor who appeared on the television series You Ca n't Do That on Television in the 1980s , drew inspiration both from the troubled history of many child actors and from a desire to subvert the conventions of the stereotypical coming out narrative .