Hyde Pierce outed
in newspaper story

David Hyde Pierce, known for his role on the NBC sitcom Frasier and his Tony-nominated role in Curtains, was outed in a May 30 Associated Press interview about his career. The piece contained a brief mention of Hyde Pierce's partner, a television producer for Fox TV shows Titus and Wanda at Large.

"Pierce got to Los Angeles in the early 1990s when his partner, actor-writer-producer Brian Hargrove, wanted to write for television," the article said.

AfterElton.com's entertainment bloggers saw the AP article, noting that the reference to Hargrove was buried down in the piece.

"Although [Hyde Pierce's] sexuality has always been an open secret within the artistic community (much like Neil Patrick Harris), he has been reticent to speak to the topic publicly--as is his right," the blog says. "In fact, our own Brent Hartinger did the first interview with Pierce after Frasier debuted and was told, 'Basically, I don't talk about my personal life.' "

Calls to Hyde Pierce's representatives were not returned by press time. (The Advocate)