David Hyde Pierce: Sorta kinda out?

AfterElton Reports that David Hyde Pierce is officially out.

The site claims that the guy who played Niles for a billion years on Frasier has finally come out. I guess?! He didn't really come out. His publicist "confirmed" that he's got a life partner. Mr. Pierce, as far as I can tell, has not released a personal statement.

Well, David, apparently everyone in Hollywood knows you are gay. Of course, everyone in Hollywood knows everyone in Hollywood is gay, but that's another story for another day.

A publicist for David Hyde Pierce yesterday confirmed for AfterElton.com that Pierce is gay and in a long term relationship with Brian Hargrove, a writer/producer/director in Hollywood. Speculation had long swirled around the actor who found fame playing Niles Crane for twelve years on the long running sitcom Frasier.

Pierce had frequently been asked about his private life, but always declined to discuss it. In an interview in the fall of 1993, a reporter for Emmy Magazine asked Pierce about the issue and was told, "Basically, I don't talk about my personal life." That was the stance he continued to adhere to over the years.

Photograph by : TVtropolis.

Anyway, good for him. Another gay actor admits he's gay. Now all we have to do is convince the other 4,999,994 to come out.