Jason Stuart (born Stuart Ted Greif; January 13, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. Born in the Bronx, New York, Stuart was raised in Los Angeles, California. He is openly gay, and is the chair of the Screen Actors Guild National LGBT Actors Committee.Stuart has performed at top comedy clubs and comedy festivals and hundreds of gay events and prides, colleges and universities, and even on Broadway. Since Stuart makes such a strong connection with his audience, he is in high demand by corporate programs with his lecture, "Coming Out In Hollywood", on being openly gay in the workplace. He has appeared in Logo’s new comedy series, One Night Stand-Up.Although his semi-celebrity came via stand-up, Stuart is also well known for his work as an actor playing gay and straight roles on over forty popular television shows. Stuart has had guest roles in hits such shows as The Closer, Will & Grace, George Lopez, Everybody Hates Chris, House, M.D., It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Charmed, to name a few. He is best known playing “Dr. Thomas”, the gay family therapist on My Wife and Kids.He has worked with George Clooney, Faye Dunaway, Angelina Jolie, Damon Wayans, Drew Carey, George Lopez, David Spade and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stuart was featured in the comedy hit A Day Without a Mexican and the HBO award-winning drama Gia as well as big studio pictures such as Kindergarten Cop and Vegas Vacation.Stuart has been nominated for a Gay International Film Award for best supporting actor in the independent film Coffee Date. He also produced and starred in his own totally improvised independent film, 10 Attitudes, an award-winning romantic comedy that was successful both in the U.S. and abroad. Stuart also acted in a remake of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum, playing the villain.Stuart has used his talents as an openly gay actor and comedian to support the community by performing at countless benefits for issues from AIDS to the homeless. He is the chairman of the first ever Screen Actors Guild LGBT Committee, and also chairs the comedy shows for Lifeworks Mentoring Program.Stuart released his stand-up comedy CD, Jason Stuart: Gay Comedy Without A Dress. In addition to that, his stand-up comedy special, Jason Stuart: Making It To The Middle for Here! was also released on DVD.
Jason Stuart won a night on Star Search and then lost a night to Martin Lawrence in the 1985-86 season as a comedian by a quarter of a point. He stamped his foot and walked off the show as a dare. Many of Lawrence's fans did not understand the joke as many also did.
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Jason is also a nominee for Best Actor and Best Producer for the LA Web Fest Award in 2016. for his web series Mentor.
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Jason Stuart is a Chlortrudis Film Society's Independent Film Award Winner for Best Ensemble for Tangerine in 2016.
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Jason Stuart directed himself and Paul Elia in "Mentor". Both are nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy series for the L.A. Web Fest Awards. In addition to Alexandra Paul for Best Supporting Actress in Comedy 2016.
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Won The 2015 Golden Strands Award for the cast: Tangerine.
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Jason Stuart was given the 2015 Jose Julio Sarria International Civil Rights Award.
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Jason Stuart is BFF's with Last Comic Standing's Aida Rodriguez.
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Jason Stuart was nominated for the 2015 Indie Series Awards with (co-writer) Paul Elia for Best Writing in a Comedy, for his series "Mentor".
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Jason has been to Sundance Film Festival 3 years in a row with the films he acted in. All the films were picked up distribution - Love Is Strange with Sony Classics, Tangerine with Magnolia Pictures and The Birth Of A Nation with Fox Searchlight.
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Jason Stuart is the National Co-Chair of Sag Aftra Lgbt Committee.
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Jason has played a "manager" of some sort in close to 20 roles in film & TV.
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Jason won the L.A. Webfest Award for Best Supporting Actor in the web-series "Bitter Bartender" 2012.
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Jason Stuart originated the role of "Jeremy Fisher" in the play "Above The Line" by Susan Rubin.
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Jason Stuart was nominated for The Gay International Film Award aka Glitter Award in 2007, for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Coffee Date (2006) as "Clayton".
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