Biography
of ANT
Lee and Maria are his parents names. He was raised
Greek Orthodox and has dabbled in many other religions including
Scientology. He attended Londonderry High School and the University of
New Hampshire. In 1994 he starred in a Fox Television pilot called,
"Howe High." From there he went on to a co-starring role on the WB
series, "Unhappily Ever After," from the creator of "Married with
Children," Ron Leavitt.
Throughout his career, he has appeared on many series and specials.
Including the remake of To Tell The Truth, Kathy Griffin: My
life on the D list, The Jamie Foxx Show, For Your Love,
Son of a Beach, Gene Simmons: Family Jewels, Sweet
Valley High, Queer as Folk, Weekends at the DL,
Nightstand, The Dennis Miller Show, But Can They Sing,
Steve Harvey's Big Time, The Tyra Banks show and many
others.
His Big opportunity came with NBC's Last Comic Standing. A
competition show for comedians to find the funniest person in America.
Over 10,000 comedians tried out. ANT advanced all the way to the
semi-finals in Las Vegas but did not make it into the house. The second
season, he made it into the house but did not win. He was the 6th runner
up. Then NBC order a spin off of sorts called Last Comic Standing:
Battle of the Best, where season 1 did battle with season 2 to see
which comics were the funniest. ANT's season (2) easily bested season
one and he went on to win the competition.
He parlayed that forward momentum into a hosting job on the VH1 series,
Celebrity Fit Club. He remains the shows host and is now entering
it's 7th season. That year he also released a DVD of a live sold out
stand-up performance called ANT: America's Ready.
Moving out of his comfort zone, he was a celebrity participant on
CelebraCadabra (magic with the stars). There he revealed a deep
rooted fear of clowns. He was eliminated 2nd when, dressed as a grocery
store candy aisle, he was mauled by 2nd graders all vying for something
sweet.
Over his career, ANT has appeared 7 times on the Tonight Show
with Jay
Leno, 5 times on The
Howard Stern
Radio show, and in his own television series on The Logo Channel
that bears his name: The U.S of ANT.
In movies, he has been in Twin Falls, Idaho, Circuit,
Angels Baby!, Another Gay Movie, National Lampoon's
Totally Baked, The Underground Comedy Movie (with Michael
Clarke Duncan), and Sister Mary.
He has 3 siblings, Andrea, Althea and Frank. In January of 2007 he
signed on the be a Spokesperson for diet company Nutrisystem after
losing 43 pounds with their program. He is a funny man, talented and
intelligent and has millions of fans worldwide. His career is going
great and we are sure it will continue thanks to his humor and
compassion for his fans.
Trivia :
- Height: 5'7
- He was among People Magazine's Sexy & Single Bachelor's of Summer in
2007.
- He has Greek origins.
- Morgan Fairchild and
Sandra Bullock are friends of his.
- He has a very popular blog called "The ANT colony"
- He and Margaret Cho once worked as Phone Sex operators together
- Jamie Kennedy and He are close friends.
- Johnny Depp and ANT are neighbors
living in the same Loft Building in Los Angeles.
Quotes :
- "You have infinite power and infinite potential.
Don't let anyone tell you differently. I can. Say it. Repeat."
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