Frasier actor David Hyde Pierce turns 55 today, so we take a look at his love life to mark the occasion.
David Hyde Pierce
There was a lot a media attention over Pierce's sexuality and he eventually came out in 1997 and announced through his publicist that he was dating TV write, director and producer Brian Hargrove and had been since the early 1980s.
When he went on stage to collect his Tony Award for Curtains he thanked "my partner, Brian, because it's 24 years of listening to your damn notes-that's why I'm up here tonight.". (Wikipedia)
They got married on 24th October 2008 only days before Proposition 8 was made law which banned same sex marriages in the state.
On 28th May 2009 he was a guest on The View and confirmed his marriage to Hargrove and talked about his anger over Proposition 8.
I've been going [to marriage-equality rallies] because I had the experience of...having this private thing [marriage] suddenly dragged out into the public and having people I don't know take a vote--I mean, can you imagine? If you're married, the people in your state getting together and saying, "well, you know what, you're not." It's a very odd thing. And I understand all the religious and emotional issues that are involved, but I don't...it was a very angry-making feeling, both in November when it was taken away from me and this past Tuesday, sitting in front of my television wondering, "gee, I hope the Supreme Court thinks it's okay for us to be married." Excuse me--it's none of your business. (IMDB)
The pair now live in Los Angeles together.
Happy Birthday David!
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