{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fed239800-56c1-4ccf-9d54-34e4634b4f7d","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 097: Being an \u201cOut\u201d Gay Actor is no Mulligan of Life \u2013 Charlie David","description":"We\u2019ve all heard about Hollywood\u2019s dirty little secrets. Everything from who\u2019s screwing who, to the latest face lifts and boob jobs. But the really dirty little secret that is starting to come out of the closet is \u201cit\u2019s ok to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender\u201d in the entertainment business. But not all of Hollywood is closeted, and today\u2019s guest is one of those exceptions. From VH1, BBC, NBC, OutTV and LOGO to shows like Dante\u2019s Cove and Bump, and films like Mulligan\u2019s and I\u2019m a Porn Star: Gay4Pay, Charlie David has consciously been out of the closet in the entertainment industry, without remorse. But how to do you get this space within yourself to be unapologetic about who you are? That\u2019s what we\u2019re exploring today\u2026behind and in front of the camera on The Coming Out Lounge.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* Not everyone in Hollywood is stuck in the closet\u2026\r\n* Hear why Charlie says we have \u201cinternalized homophobia\u201d going on\r\n* A love of storytelling led this guest to\u00a0an amazing career in film\r\n* He jokes\u00a0he would need a great looking pool boy in order to\u00a0by married to a woman!\r\n* There is a new wave of acceptance in young people today around sexuality\r\n\r\nConnect with\u00a0Charlie David\r\nCharlie David has been a host for E! Television, NBC, OutTV, LOGO, here! TV, Pink TV, EGO, Fine Living and Slice Networks on such shows as FYE!, SpyTV, Crash Test Mommy and his travel series Bump which shot over 100 episodes around the world and garnered a Hugo Television award. He has appeared as musical guest on VH1, BBC, CBS\u2019s The Early Show, and dozens of radio shows.\r\nIn 2005 Out Magazine recognized Charlie in the \u2018Out 100\u2019 at their gala in New York. In 2007 the Philadelphia Film Society awarded Charlie with their Rising Star Award. In 2008 the Festival del Sol in Gran Canaria awarded their Best Male Actor Award to Charlie and the male cast of A Four Letter Word. Formerly in a rock band\u2026 okay, actually it was a boy band, Charlie opened for Destiny\u2019s Child, Pink, Snoop Dogg, Rick Springfield and Black Eyed Peas.\r\nA love of storytelling led Charlie to start Border2Border Entertainment Inc., a production company whose film and television credits include Mulligans, Judas Kiss, I\u2019m a Stripper (series), Studlebrity, Balls, I\u2019m a Porn Star, I\u2019m a Porn Star: Gay4Pay and Positive Youth. Border2Border Entertainment\u2019s films have been licensed to Showtime, Super Channel, HBO Canada, MTV/LOGO, Sundance Channel, Discovery Networks, The Movie Network, Movie Central, Hollywood Suite, hereTV, Encore Avenue, and OutTV in North America as well as finding a worldwide audience through international distribution partners.\r\nHe is a graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts and his current passions include travel, encounters with wildlife, SCUBA diving, mosaic tiling and podcasts. He resides in Toronto and Montr\u00e9al, Canada when he\u2019s not living out of a suitcase.\r\nWebsite\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n<a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}