HAL SPARKS QUEER AS FOLK SERIES

He chided critics who dismissed QAF as the “Gay Sex In The City. Seven years later, with Sparks now starring on the Disney XD Channel in “Lab Rats” and touring with progressive radio talk show host Stephanie Miller and her “Sexy Liberal Show,” Sparks still waxes poetic over QAF for tackling taboo topics and heavy issues. “They think that a straight actor playing gay is harder to do. “They are just playing themselves,” he said in explaining the prejudice applied to gay actors. He accused them of falling into the same trap as their heterosexual peers, who somehow believe that gay actors playing gay is easy to do.

“They couldn’t see past our characters,” he said. Gay casting directors even failed to give the QAF actors a fair chance at landing parts, Sparks said. “The good news is I’ve never had to work for a bigot again,” he said, laughing. QUEER AS FOLK Emmy ad Hal Sparks, Gale Harold & BULLSHIT Penn & Teller. It was the first time people had seen empowered gay characters on television.

HAL SPARKS QUEER AS FOLK SERIES

He is an actor and director, known for Queer as Folk (1999), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Dude, Where's My Car (2000). Starring Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Hal Sparks, Peter Paige, Scott Lowell, Thea Gill, and Michelle Clunie, the series revolved around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers, and friendships of a group of gay friends. “Everybody on the show has lost jobs over being on this show,” Sparks said, countering the perception that his career took off because of QAF. Mini Bio (1) Hal Sparks was born on Septemin Cincinnati, Ohio, USA as Hal Harry Magee Sparks III. In an exclusive interview with San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, Sparks is passionately focused on discussing politics, the Far Right agenda, and how the groundbreaking “ Queer As Folk” affected his career in unexpected ways. Known primarily for hosting Es Talk Soup, and the role of Michael Novotny on Queer as Folk, Hal Sparks will surprise you with his political acumen and.

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