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|  Hal Sparks mini-bio Harry "Hal" Magee Sparks III was born 25 September , 1969, in Ohio but grew up in Peak's Mill, Kentucky. His childhood revolved around Boy Scouts, karate, video games, movies, and coemdy albums as the nearest tv was a mile away. At fourteen he moved to Chicago and enrolled at New Trier High School and cultivated his natural talent and boundless energy. At fifteen he started doing stand-up and by seventeen he had won "Chicago's Funniest Teen" from the Chicago Sun-Times. As a teenager he also studied with Chicago's Second City as a teenager. While still in high school he became the host of a short-lived Saturday game show called Treasure Mall. After high school graduation he packed up and moved out to Los Angeles to become a professional stand-up comedian and actor. He debuted as an actor in the made for television movie Frog, opposite Shelley Duvall, Elliott Gould, and Scott Grimes in 1987. He worked as a comedian and taking television roles as early as 1994 before breaking through as the host of Talk Soup on E! in 1999. He is also very well known for appearing in VH1 specials, including I Love the 90's, 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs, and Black to the Future. He's also quite well known for his role in the Showtime series Queer as Folk as Michael Novotny for five seasons. Sparks is very well read and frequently airs hisown radio show, as well as guest hosts for the Stephanie Miller Radio Show. He also plays the ;ead guitar and sings vocals for the band ZERO 1. As of late he has appeared in his first Showtime special called Charmageddon, does voice work for primarily children's shows, and in 2010 saved a man at the Los Angeles International Airport for the third time in his life using CPR skills. In 2011 Sparks announced the birth of his son Camden Harrison Sparks, who he is raising with his son's mother, Shelley Alters.
| VITAL STATS | | Eye color: Dark Brown | | Height:5' 8" (173cm) | | Nickname(s): Hal | | Notable feature(s): Changing length dark brown hair. | | Education: New Trier High School | | Family: Has a son named Camden Harrison Sparks. Announced his birth in May of 2011. | | Resides in:North Hollywood | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: Liberal | | Personal interests/hobbies: Hal is a proud straight edge: no alcohol, pot, promiscuous sex, and vegan/vegetarian diet. He practices Pescetarianism. | | Charities/Causes: Outspoken activist who participates in charitable events for organizations like AIDS Walk, Farm Sanctuary, the Lilli Claire Foundation, Imagine a Cure, and the Marijuana Policy Project. | | Other: Has appeared in 14 VH1 series of specials. | | |
