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<p dir="auto"><strong>saucytango</strong> — <em>16 years ago(January 02, 2010 05:08 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">I vote gay.  He is only cited as dating one playboy model for a short period of time during his entire life and she accused him of sexual harassment.  He turned down two major assignments to host the Johnny Carson Show and The Conan O'Brian show. This move is strikingly similar to that of Australian Swimmer, Ian Thorpe, one of the world's all-time greatest swimmers, but who quit swimming in his prime due to the overwhelming media attention he was getting.  I would bet everything I own that Ian was afraid he would eventually be outed as gay and if Australians knew that he was gay, it would be a continental embarassment.  My bet is that Garry Shandling is playing the same tactic.  He did not want his life to be put under the microscope either buy taking on major talk show roles AND he admittedly does not EVER discuss his private life.  I LOVE his humor and genious as a comedian.  I don't care if he's gay or not and his sexual preference wouldn't change my opinion of him as a person or as a comic wunderkind, but I do wonder if this question has ever crossed anyone's mind.  Has it?</p>
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<p dir="auto">When they secret gays die they dont put down the cause, just like jim henderson etc</p>
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<p dir="auto">He dated Calista Flockhart for several years in the late 90s I believe.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I can't really get past the he only dated one playboy model line.</p>
]]></description><link>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1197075</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1197075</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fgadmin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:48:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Gary Shandling:  Gay or Straight? on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:48:16 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>baran_erik</strong> — <em>10 years ago(March 24, 2016 10:38 PM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">"'Then' and 'than' are different words - stop confusing them."<br />
Sound as if you're loosing your mind</p>
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<li>Who knows</li>
<li>Who cares?<br />
If he wanted you to know about his preference, he'd have made it known. Try some respect.<br />
'Then' and 'than' are different words - stop confusing them.</li>
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<p dir="auto">You mad too brah?</p>
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<p dir="auto">That is thee lamest response on the internets. Is that you, Surrey Jack?</p>
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<p dir="auto">You mad bro?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Those are some dsl's he had. Not sure but with those lips I'd say gay. Either way i thought he was cute.</p>
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<p dir="auto">So now someone is "homophobic" if they THINK someone is straight?  Why would that make someone afraid of homos?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Dude is a queer,not that there's anything wrong with that;-)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Straight.  No doubt ever in my mind.  If he were gay, and didn't want anyone to know, ever, then he's been playing a dangerous game.  Much of his humor on The Larry Sanders Show was about his romantic and sexual life.  There was also, of course, the David Duchovny storyline.  That would be a very bold thing to do for a gay man who insisted on living in the closet.  And Linda Doucetb68t was obviously crushed when their relationship fell apart.  She was no beard for a gay man.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Actually, Linda Doucett, the "Playboy" bunny, who you mentioned, lived with and was engaged to Garry for 7 years; that is hardly "brief". (She played "Darlene" on the Larry Sanders show.) As far as being "outed" as being gay because turned down the offers of hosting 2 major late night TV talk shows, and because he leads a very private life, is a reach. He could very well, be gay but he also could very well be straight. His need to make his private life, "private", is not unusual or out of the ordinary. Celebrities, especially ones who reside in the LA area, are constantly being talked about, scrutinized and often, on the boarder of being stalked. Garry was also one of the victims of the completely baseless and ruthless, Anthony Pellicano. So, after being the subject of a sexual harassment suit, brought on by ex, Linda Doucett (likely, Doucett was fired as a result of she and Garry breaking up.), being prey to Anthony Pellicano's wire tab68ps, and a current resident of LA or near to LA, gay or not, I can understand why Garry is anxious to keep a VERY low profile.<br />
Also, the information about Garry being offered the spot on the "Late Night Show", has never been verified, and always been a constant rumor.<br />
Jack's not dead! Jack would never die without telling me, first!</p>
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<p dir="auto">He's very effiminate. That doesnt mean I think he's gay, but he's certainly not a manly man !</p>
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<p dir="auto">No, the question has never crossed my mind about him. But there is hardly a thread in imdb for any person or movie where people don't try to prove the person is gay.<br />
If you read the wiki on Gary Shandling, it's pretty clear he came into comedy from the creative side and that's from writing. He did stand-up because he got sick of formula of sitcoms. This isn't a surprise, the late George Carlin said he didn't want to be in a kitchen with a kid who is smarter than the parents. He had creative freedom and success with The Larry Sanders Show and to stop that to do what he would have found to be an uncreative talk show just isn't what Gary Shandling is about.</p>
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<p dir="auto">He is probably the same as most of us, sometimes I am gay and sometimes I am sad.<br />
I am broke, I spent my money on fast cars, guns, and ammo, they rest my money was wasted</p>
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<p dir="auto">he looks like a fudge packer and <em>beep</em></p>
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<p dir="auto">Unless you're gay.</p>
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<p dir="auto">That's not what I asked even though I do find him very attractive.  I love his huge lips and his empathatic eyes. He has got to be a world class kisser.  And if you took one look at me, you know in one second he'd date me.  You would too.</p>
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