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Podcast: Allusions: LGBTQ Writing
Episode: Jason Stuart - Stand-up Comedian/Actor
Description: JASON STUARTĀ is a prolific character actor & stand-up comic. Born in the Bronx and raised in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles, and now residing in Palm Springs and lives next door to his 85 year old Jewish mother Gloria, but does not live with her! Stuart is a self-described insecure Jewish kid who turned to theatre and performing to mask his emerging sexual identity. He confesses,Ā āBarbra StreisandĀ inĀ āFunny GirlāĀ saved my lifeā. Streisand inspired him in such a deep way that was indescribable, and like many other gay men of a certain ageā¦ironically found himself attracted toĀ Omar Sharif. He...