We’ve had a somewhat unsettling crush on David Hyde Pierce for decades, so we’re relieved that the actor has finally come clean about his dick loving ways. Pierce, who you may recognize from his work on the long-running sitcom, Frasier, has never made any secret of his sexuality, but he’s also never come forward to discuss it – a guilty silence that led Michael Musto to include Pierce in his infamous “Glass Closet” piece for Out.
Unlike some of the more recent celebrity outings (TR Knight, Lance Bass and Neil Patrick Harris), Pierce did not send out a press release. Nor did he make any personal statement. In fact, according to AfterElton, the outing came in the form of a routine Associated Press-provided description of Pierce’s ever-successful career (he’s currently appearing :
[Pierce] worked at Playwrights Horizons, the Public Theater, Shakespeare in the Park and a lot of regional theaters such as the Guthrie in Minneapolis, Chicago’s Goodman and Long Wharf in New Haven, Conn. Pierce got to Los Angeles in the early 1990s when his partner, actor-writer-producer Brian Hargrove, wanted to write for television.
Not a smoking gay gun, so AE did a little digging (read: called Pierce’s publicist) and received the confirmation that, yes, Pierce digs dude. Or, one dude: the aforementioned Hargrove.
Congrats on your sort of coming out, David Hyde Pierce! We’re just sorry it took so long. And that the AP did it for you…
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Paul Raposo
Yay! Years ago a friend had met Mr. Pierce at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and mentioned how David had introduced his girlfriend to everyone. I had never been so disappointed in finding out a celeb was straight.
So now I must ask, was David extremely closeted to the point of having a beard; or did my friend simply lie?
Anywho, I remember seeing a pic of David and Kelsey Grammer, after Mr. Grammer’s..uh..trouble with substances and his Viper. Kelsey was holding Eddie the dog and David was looking down at the dog scratching Eddie’s ear and I must say, David looked adorable! Husband material if I ever saw it 8^)
Good to hear about Brian Hargrove too. Although, “Wanda At Large” was the only program I ever enjoyed. “Titus” sucked big time and don’t get me started on “Caroline In the City.”
tat2boston
I thought for sure that DHP thanked his partner in one of his Emmy acceptance speeches, which is why it was common knowledge even outside the entertainment industry. Went searching for a link to verify but couldn’t find it quickly.
naprem
Really, I think David did it the right way – the way I thought we were all building towards. He never saw the need to make an announcement, he just lived his life as a gay man, took his partner with him to public events, answered questions honestly, and generally treated his being gay as the complete non-issue it should be. Just as Neil Patrick Harris did. Kudos to him for that, says I.
zack
I met a business partner of Pierce’s a few years ago who talked a lot about him and his partner. I just assumed he was out.