| http://www.azcentral.com/ent/gifs3/0131fiance.jpg Steve Bailey, 32, is a married man and a professional actor from three generations. Steve studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater's Advanced Training Program in San Francisco. He's been around the block, working small bits and done everything from Shakespeare to dish-soap commercials in a long struggle to break through.
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Knight Ridder Newspapers by Tanya Barrientos - Jan. 30, 2004 01:55 PM
He's crude. He's crass. and he's America's newest favorite TV bachelor . As the hilariously oafish betrothed in Fox's hit show "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance," actor Steven Bailey has belched, scratched and rankled his way into millions of viewers' hearts.
Hired by the network to participate in the program that asks an unsuspecting young woman to compete for $500,000 by convincing her family that she's marrying a complete stranger, Bailey oozes frat-boy lewdness with glee. The Jan. 19 premiere drew 19 million viewers, landing the show in the ratings top 10 for the week. The second installment, broadcast Monday, attracted 13.4 million, Fox says.
For Bailey, a classically trained actor from Seattle, the show looks to be a ticket out of the obscurity of bit parts - his resume lists the TV roles of "cave demon" in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "phone guy" in "Becker" - and work in commercials. He is the man who gets blown off his locker-room bench by a hair dryer in the current Hungry-Man frozen-dinner spot.... "It's difficult," he said in a telephone interview Wednesday, "but I've been blessed that I've been able to at least work on a consistent scale." Still, he added, his acting jobs have been small and temporary.
Until now. The role of "Steve," the obnoxious fiance, has catapulted him into the public consciousness, where he said he'd like to stay. "I've actually been recognized on the street like crazy lately," he said. "People have been nice, saying I'm funny. One guy said he hadn't laughed so hard since 'Seinfeld's' first season."
Nobody will divulge how the big, fat faux wedding show turns out. But Bailey said he was pleased with the boost the goofy gig had given his career. If nothing else, his days of playing cave monsters in glowing-eye masks seem to be behind him . "I've been contacted by some other people," he said. "And I hope to have some meetings that might lead to other work." |
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