Alan sues gay

Openly gay actor Alan Sues, 85, best known for his work on Laugh-In, died on Dec. 1. Laugh-In was a pre-Stonewall, quick-paced comedy-sketch TV show that also featured another gay performer. Alan Grigsby Sues (March 7, – December 1, ) was an American actor and comedian best known as a cast member of the – television series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Sues's on-screen persona was campy and outrageous. One of TV's most flamboyantly campy actors, Alan Sues -- who was best known for his turn on the '60s smash hit, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In -- has died.

Sues, 85, died Thursday in his West. Alan Sues, 85, "died Thursday night [Dec. 1, ] while watching television at his home in West Hollywood, said Michael Gregg Michaud, a longtime friend," reports the Los Angeles Times. Sues was a flamboyant presence on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, and while it was alluded to that he was gay, it was never publicly acknowledged on the show.

In later years, Sues gave.

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Log in or Create account. We got it. Appendices include several never before seen scripts and television pilot proposals written by Alan. However, during a radio interview I did with Sues in the early 90s, he was open and talked freely about being gay. We knew — and believe me, we knew — that there were a LOT of gay performers. Alan seemed to be in every sketch I saw and he was very funny, especially in the takes that got too improvisationally silly and dirty to get on the air.

According to the LA Times , Sues was openly gay but not publicly, because he was afraid it would ruin his career. He was a nice guy as well. Search is currently unavailable. Thank you for your patience as we work towards bringing this back. For gay kids growing up in the 60s, Sues was the TV star who let us know there were others like us out there.

I can appreciate them now, however, was always afraid that this is how all people would assume gay people would be which is so far from the truth. I don't think a lot of those attempts made it onto NBC but they were awfully funny in a non-broadcast way. Pure Genius! His outrageous and campy characters became an inspiration for many gay viewers; he was one of the only actors who played gay-acting characters visible on television at the time.

In person, Sues was as joyously flaming as his Laugh In characters. Even for straight people, or hippies like myself, Alan was a landmark performer.

‘Laugh-In’ actor Alan Sues dies at 85

It came and went with little notice but in when Laugh-In became a smash hit, a lot of folks recalled The Nut House and said, "Same show but ahead of its time. Professor Moriarty in a Broadway revival of "Sherlock Holmes" , as well as his later failing health and final days. Among them was Big Al, a gay sportscaster see clip below.

This compelling page biography by longtime friend and colleague Michael Gregg Michaud uncovers the complicated man beneath Sues' manic persona, with the late comic actor who passed away in at the age of 85 providing funny, vivid and unflinching recollections about every imaginable aspect of his life and career, including horribly unsupportive parents, early showbiz ambitions, struggles with his homosexuality and an ill-fated marriage, a string of odd jobs and rat-trap crashpads, plus the people he met, friends he made and gay bars he frequented along the way.

Join the Conversation 12 Comments. Leave a comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. We still have a fondness, for Dan and Dick. Fewer people know that before and immediately after Laugh-In , he had a pretty decent career as a serious stage actor which included Shakespeare and dramatic work, including a well-reviewed Broadway debut in the original Tea and Sympathy , directed by Elia Kazan.

I would have loved to have interviewed him. You can follow Craig Takeuchi on Twitter at twitter. Sues family and friends.