David Hyde Pierce Is Official Gay

We all remember Niles on the hit sitcom show 'Fraiser' and we know that that 'Niles" guy must be gay.... well, it's official, he's so like out of the closet.

In a recent AP story on Pierce that hit CNN.com recently, among other places. The story notes:

"He worked at Playwrights Horizons, the Public Theater, Shakespeare in the Park and a lot of regional theaters such as the Guthrie in Minneapolis, Chicago's Goodman and Long Wharf in New Haven, Conn. Pierce got to Los Angeles in the early 1990s when his partner, actor-writer-producer Brian Hargrove, wanted to write for television."

AfterElton.com contacted Pierce's representation who confirmed that Hargrove is indeed Pierce's life partner.

Good for Pierce!!!!! Hope this will help other celebrities to come out of their closet soon......