{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F0ebd78d1-dc2d-44ac-a593-3426246dff33","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 106: He Might Be Queer As Folk, But He\u2019s So Much More \u2013 Hal Sparks","description":"His character, and the rest of the cast may have caused a few hearts to throb and a few \u201cTo the rights\u201d to want to send them to hell, but the truth is, Queer As Folk, changed the face of life as you thought you saw it for the LGBTQ community\u2026even though the \u201cQ\u201d was just starting to make a comeback.\r\nBut, was the show a real depiction of gay life? Did it tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Doesn\u2019t really matter! The fact remains, it launched an era of \u201cjust ask and we\u2019ll tell you how gay life can look!\u201d Yet that\u2019s not all it did. It brought Hal Sparks out of hiding and showed us the human side of this man who is an Ally and Advocate extraordinaire.\r\nHe\u2019s dishing out the real stuff about life, Hollywood, and taking a stand to do what\u2019s right, and he\u2019s sharing himself fully on.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* Coming out isn\u2019t just \u201cflipping a switch\u201d\u2026it\u2019s a journey you\u2019ll invest lots into\r\n* If Queer As Folk was just starting now,\u00a0Hal thinks it would deal with more transgender & race issues\r\n* The LGBTQ community needs to build bridges with each other, as well as those on the outside\r\n* What famous band inspired Hal to be who he is?\r\n* Coming out gives people a perspective to become even more successful!\r\n\r\nConnect with\u00a0Hal Sparks\r\nHal Sparks currently stars as \u2018Donald Davenport\u2019, on the hit Disney XD live-action comedy series \u201cLab Rats.\u201d Since the show\u2019s premiere in 2012, \u2018Lab Rats\u201d has been the network\u2019s most watched program. The show has been added to the Disney Channel\u2019s regular line-up garnering more fans and ratings than ever projected.\r\nSparks, who was born and raised in Kentucky, began his career in comedy as a member of the famed Second City Troupe in Chicago, where he was named \u201cFunniest Teenager in Chicago\u201d by the Chicago Sun Times. It wasn\u2019t long before he was selected as to host E!\u2019s Emmy Award-winning \u201cTalk Soup\u201d which led to his starring role as Michael Novotny on the groundbreaking Showtime series \u201cQueer as Folk\u201d (2000-2005).\r\nHal\u2019s feature film credits include \u201cThe A-List,\u201d \u201cExtract,\u201d \u201cSpiderman 2\u201d and \u201cDude, Where\u2019s My Car?\u201d In addition to TV, Hal\u2019s popular \u201cPolitishock\u201d radio program airs weekly on Sirius/XM. In addition to acting Hal tours the country headlining local comedy clubs and performing with his rock band Zero 1.\r\nWebsite\r\nInstagram\r\nTwitter\r\nFacebook\r\nIMDb\r\n<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-106-he-might-be-queer-as-folk-but-hes-so-much-more%2F&title=Episode%20106%3A%20He%20Might%20Be%20Queer%20As%20Folk%2C%20But%20He%E2%80%99s%20So%20Much%20More%20%E2%80%93%20Hal%20Sparks" d...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}