Ant (comedian)

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Anthony Steven Kalloniatis (born August 22, 1967[1]), now known professionally and legally as Ant[2], is a Greek-American stand-up comedian and actor.[3]

Ant

Born August 22, 1967 (1967-08-22) (age 40)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation Stand-up Comedian, Television Show Host
Website
antcomic.com

Ant prefers his name spelled in all caps.[4]

A native of Londonderry, New Hampshire, Ant performed at comedy clubs across the nation. For four years starting in 1995, he was a semi regular cast member on the WB series Unhappily Ever After.

With the end of that show and looking for ways to supplement his income, Ant recruited several men to become internet models. His involvement in the voyeur cam business is documented in the 2001 film WebCam Boys, which he also co-produced.[5]

Ant appeared as a contestant on Last Comic Standing, and has appeared in four of that show's five seasons. That same year, he released a comedy album on Comedy Central Records, Follow My Ass. In 2005, he released the comedy DVD, "ANT: America's Ready."

He is the host of VH1 reality series Celebrity Fit Club and was a regular judge of talent on Steve Harvey's Big Time. His television series, U.S. of ANT, premiered on MTV Network's gay-targeted Logo cable channel in the summer of 2006. Ant also frequently appears as a commentator on such shows as VH1's Best Week Ever and CNBC's Dennis Miller, and is a regular guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

In 2007, he appeared along with Snoop Dogg as a guest star on MTV's sketch comedy show Short Circuitz.

Ant has appeared on the Howard Stern Show numerous times. In 2006 he admitted to having sex with a homeless person[6]. On May 1st, 2008, Ant celebrated his 6th appearance on The Howard Stern Show. On the show, he revealed he had broken up with his boyfriend of three years, Richard, and was considering having a relationship with a woman. Ant also admitted he had had sex with a 74-year-old man on a Rosie O'Donnell cruise trip a few months earlier. His biggest revelation was that he wears a weave, a partial wig to cover up a receding hairline.

He was a talent judge in NBC's 5th season of Last Comic Standing, along with Kathleen Madigan and Alonzo Bodden.

Ant is an avid poker player and also one of the "famous faces"[7], due to being a regular player on the online poker website Hollywood Poker which is run in conjunction with Ongame Network.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://podcast.itm-1014.com/klsx1/520762.mp3
  2. ^ TICKET TO STARDOM | Trends | News + Notes | Entertainment Weekly
  3. ^ JustUsBoys.com Magazine » Blog Archive » ANT
  4. ^ Celebrities
  5. ^ Shadows on the Wall: FILM FESTIVAL REVIEWS
  6. ^ MarksFriggin.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.
  7. ^ Ant Biography. Retrieved on September 7, 2007.

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