Exclusive cineGLAAD Video: David Hyde Pierce at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Part 2 of 2
January 29, 2010
Yesterday we brought you part one of cineGLAAD’s exclusive interview with out actor David Hyde Pierce at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in which he discussed his role in the film The Perfect Host.
In part two below, Pierce discusses the positive change he has experienced in his personal life since coming out publicly in 2007. He also talks about his Grammy-nominated work on the audiobook for the classic children’s book The Phantom Tollbooth. Tune in to the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards this Sunday, January 31, on CBS at 8:00 PM to see if David Hyde Pierce goes home with yet another prestigious award for his mantel.
Related Posts:Exclusive cineGLAAD Video: David Hyde Pierce at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Part 1 of 2
January 28, 2010
Among the bevy of stars that have flocked to Park City, Utah this week for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival is Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor David Hyde Pierce, who is here promoting his new film, The Perfect Host.
Pierce came out publicly in 2007 in an interview with the Associated Press about his success on the Broadway stage. When he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for Curtains, Pierce thanked his partner, saying: “my partner, Brian, because it’s 24 years of listening to your damn notes — that’s why I’m up here tonight.” The pair married in California, just before the passage of Prop 8.
In The Perfect Host, Pierce veers far from his most well-known character, Dr. Niles Crane on the beloved NBC classic show Frasier. In this dark comedy, Pierce plays Warwick Wilson, a man who unintentionally invites a criminal to dinner. Yet as the film goes on, Wilson is revealed to not be who he first appears to be. Broadway and recording legend Helen Reddy co-stars as Warwick’s nosy neighbor.
In the video below, Pierce talks to GLAAD’s Director of Entertainment Media, Taj Paxton, about his new film, which will be playing at the Library Center Theatre at 11:30 pm on Friday, January 29 and 11:30 am on Saturday, January 30. To find out more, please visit the film’s page at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival website.
Related Posts:Cynthia Nixon Announces Engagement to Christine Marinoni
May 18, 2009
At the Love, Peace and Marriage Equality rally yesterday in New York City, Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon announced her engagement to girlfriend Christine Marinoni. GLAAD is thrilled for the happy couple and wishes them the best!
Congratulations Cynthia and Christine!
Via E! Online:
The couple have been together since late 2003, shortly after Nixon split from her longtime companion,Danny Mozes. The exes share custody of their two children, Samantha, 12, and Charles, 6.
Nixon revealed the news to an audience during the Love, Peace and Marriage Equality rally in New York City. The actress and Marinoni became engaged last month and are currently working to support a new bill for same-sex unions proposed by New York Gov. David Paterson.
The rally was organized by Broadway Impact and Gavin Creel, the out Tony-nominated star of Hair, and featured appearances by David Hyde Pierce and Cheyenne Jackson, among others.
