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MASH’s David Ogden Stiers comes out

After remaining in the closet for most of his career, 66yo David Ogden-Stiers now sets the record straight...

davidogdenstiersActor David Ogden-Stiers, 66, told the Oklahoma City blog gossip-boy.com, “I am [gay]. Very proud to be so.”

Best known for his role as the arrogant but charming aristocrat Charles Emerson Winchester III in MASH, the actor said he kept his homosexuality under wraps for years because he feared coming out would hurt his career.

“I should say in regards to this that many of my fears were in modern times self-invented. I’ve been working internally on whether they were the problem, or if I just continued using them as an excuse,” he said.

He said he thought staying quiet about his sexuality would keep his income secure.

“I enjoy working, and even though many have this idealistic belief that the entertainment industry and studios like Walt Disney are gay friendly, they weren’t always,” he said.

“For the most part they are, but that doesn’t mean for them that business does not come first. It’s a matter of economics. … A lot of my income has been derived from voicing Disney and family programming.”

The actor now says he’s hoping to settle down with someone and make their romance public.

Source: ABC

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