From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ANT (comedian)
ANT (comedian)
Ant The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as well as The Howard Stern
Show.
In 2007, he appeared along with Snoop Dogg as a
guest star on MTV’s sketch comedy show Short Circuitz.
Ant also appeared as a regular celebrity guest on the
game show, To Tell The Truth, alongside Jackée Harry, Me-
shach Taylor and John O’Hurley.
In 2008, he was a contestant on VH1’s reality compe-
tition Celebracadabra, where celebrities trained with es-
tablished magicians, and competed in an elimination-for-
mat contest. ANT has a fear of clowns (more commonly
Born Anthony Steven Kalloniatis known as Coulrophobia). This was revealed in the second
August 22, 1967 (1967-08-22) Episode while looking for a costume. Ant was eliminated
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
in episode 2 and brought back in episode 4, but did not go
Occupation Actor on to win.
Comedian Ant is "pro-the-death penalty" which he mentioned
Television host on his show, "U.S. of Ant episode 3 - North Carolina."
Years active 1991 – present He was a talent judge in NBC’s 5th season of Last Comic
Standing, along with Kathleen Madigan and Alonzo Bod-
Website
den.
ANTcomic.com On September 30, 2008, it was reported that Ant is su-
ing British presenters Ant & Dec for using his name in
Kalloniatis;
Ant (born Anthony Steven Kalloniatis August 23, the United States. The suit, among other things, alleges
1967)[1][2] is an American stand-up comedian and ac- trademark infringement and fraud. The case is still pend-
tor.[3] Ant prefers his name spelled in all capital let- ing in the District Court of Boston.[6]
ters.[citation needed] On November 18, 2008, Ant’s longtime friend and off
Ant performed at comedy clubs across the USA begin- and on again partner, Richard P. Scofield, died in his
ning in 1991. In 1995, he was a semi regular cast member arms.[7] Responding to the moving outcries of support
on the WB series Unhappily Ever After, spending 4 seasons from Richards friends as well as fans, Ant held an online
on the sitcom. memorial service for Richard and the netizens who knew
With the end of that show and looking for ways to him from his online life.
supplement his income, Ant recruited several men to be-
come internet models. His involvement in the voyeur
cam business is documented in the 2001 film WebCam
References
Boys, which he also co-produced and premiered at the [1] http://podcast.itm-1014.com/klsx1/520762.mp3
Toronto International Film Festival.[4] [2] "Ticket to Stardom: L.A.’s Traffic Schools for
Ant appeared as a contestant on Last Comic Standing, Offenders put Actors’ Careers in the Fast Lane".
and has appeared in six of that show’s seven seasons (sea- Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/
son 1,[5] 2 and 3 contestant, 4 guest and 5 a talent judge). article/0,,306044,00.html.
That same year, he released a comedy album on Come- [3] "ANT" (Blog). JustUsBoys.com Magazine.
dy Central Records, Follow My Ass. In 2005, he released the http://www.jubmag.com/issues/july-2007/
comedy DVD, "ANT: America’s Ready" worldwide. ant.html.
He was the host of VH1 reality series Celebrity Fit Club [4] "Shadows on the Wall: FILM FESTIVAL REVIEWS".
and was a regular judge of talent on Steve Harvey’s Big http://www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk/
Time. His television series, U.S. of ANT, premiered on MTV swfes02a.htm#webboy.
Network’s gay-targeted Logo cable channel in the sum- [5] "IMDB Online Resource". http://www.imdb.com/
mer of 2006. ANT also frequently appears as a commenta- title/tt1054282/. Retrieved March 27, 2003.
tor on such shows as VH1’s Best Week Ever and CNBC’s Den- [6] Smith, Emily (September 29, 2008). "UK Sun
nis Miller, and is a regular guest on The Tyra Banks Show, Newspaper". The Sun (London).
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/
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showbiz/tv/article1748617.ece. Retrieved • JoyHog! Inquisitor
September 29, 2008. • "The ANT rANT" - Video reviews of Season 6
[7] "ANTs Official Youtube Page". episodes, Last Comic Standing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xq0ZCIRJPs. Persondata
Retrieved November 22, 2008.
Name Ant
Alternative names
External links Short description
• Ant at the Internet Movie Database Date of birth August 22, 1967
• ANT at AllRovi
• Official website Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
• U.S. of ANT on Logo Date of death
• TV.com entry Place of death
• Home of the ANT Colony
• Profile on the LGBT social network Gays.com
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ANT_(comedian)&oldid=471929845"
Categories:
• 1967 births
• Living people
• American people of Greek descent
• American stand-up comedians
• American film actors
• American television actors
• American television personalities
• Celebrity Fit Club participants
• Gay actors
• LGBT comedians from the United States
• Actors from Boston, Massachusetts
• Reality television participants
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