Actor/comedian Jason Stuart stars in the short film “Hank”

Actor/comedian Jason Stuart stars in the short film “Hank” which will screen at the Palm Springs International Film Society ShortFest on June 19th, 2019. “Hank” won best LGBTQ short at The Los Angeles International Film Festival earlier this year.

Born in the Bronx and raised in LA, Stuart has been working as an actor and comedian for 30 years, ultimately making a name for himself when a personal decision – to finally publicly acknowledge his identity as a gay man – gave him some prominence in an era when many performers remained closeted. Nearly 25 years later, Stuart admits that being gay is only a small part of his identity, and he has transcended any sort of label through his increasingly impressive range of dramatic work far removed from his success as a stand-up comedian. Acting alongside Armie Hammer and Jackie Earle Haley as one of the brutal plantation owners in Nate Parker’s searing drama “The Birth of a Nation” showed the world that Stuart’s talent is formidable.

Stuart documents his career in his memoir, Shut Up, I’m Talking: Coming Out in Hollywood and Making it to the Middle from CCB Publishing. It’s part of a whirlwind year for him, which also includes a weekly radio gig with Dash Radio (“Riffing with Jason Stuart”); roles in indie dramas “Abducted” and “Immortal;” and his new web series “Smothered.”

For more information about Palm Springs International Film Society ShortFest 2019, visit:

https://www.psfilmfest.org/2019-shortfest