Personal Info
Birth date
1969-09-25 (55 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also known as
-Hal Sparks
Biography
Harry Magee 'Hal' Sparks III (born September 25, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, political commentator, and television personality. He is known for his contributions to VH1, hosting E!'s Talk Soup, and his roles as Michael Novotny on the American TV series Queer as Folk, Donald Davenport in Lab Rats, and as the voice of Tak in Tak and the Power of Juju television series and video games. After a successful run with Second City, he began performing at numerous comedy clubs including The Improv, The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory and at Comic Relief's American Comedy Festival. For five seasons, he co-starred as Michael on the hit series Queer as Folk. His numerous television appearances include VH1s hit pop culture series I Love the 70s/80s/90s, The Tonight Show, Larry King Live, Charlie Rose, Good Morning America, The View, Politically Incorrect, The Late, Late Show and Hollywood Squares.
Filmography
Grey's Anatomy
8.225
Overview:
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.64
Overview:
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.407
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
6.955
Overview:
A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
7.614
Overview:
Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.Frasier
7.674
Overview:
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.Las Vegas
7
Overview:
Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, becomes the Montecito's new President of Operations.Intimate Portrait
4.5
Overview:
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.The New Tom Green Show
4.5
Overview:
The Tom Green Show is a North American television show, created by and starring Canadian comedian Tom Green, that first aired in September 1994. The series aired on Rogers Television 22, a community channel in Ottawa, Ontario, until 1996, when it was picked up by The Comedy Network. The second season began airing on December 4, 1998. (In 1996, Tom Green also produced a pilot episode for CBC Television, although the CBC did not pick up the series.) In January 1999, the show moved to the United States and aired on MTV. The series stopped production in March 2000, due to Green's diagnosis of testicular cancer, but continued to appear on the channel via reruns and other promotional materials. In 2002, it was ranked #41 on TV Guide's 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time. In 2003, the show was revived as The New Tom Green Show. In 2006, Green launched Tom Green Live, a live call-in show for his website, which was later renamed Tom Green's House Tonight.One on One
8.1
Overview:
A sportscaster becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter, Breanna, moves in with him.Milo Murphy's Law
7.4
Overview:
Milo Murphy is the personification of Murphy’s Law where anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Suffering from Extreme Hereditary Murphy’s Law condition (EHML), Milo always looks to make the best of the cards he’s been dealt and his endless optimism and enthusiasm can turn any catastrophe into a wild adventure. Together, he and his friends will learn that it’s all about a positive attitude and not to sweat the big stuff… and it’s all big stuff.Queer As Folk
8.223
Overview:
Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the most critical health and political issues affecting the community. Sometimes racy, sometimes sensitive and always straight to the heart.Lab Rats
8.1
Overview:
Leo is an ordinary teenager who has moved into a high-tech "smart'' house with his mother, inventor stepfather and Eddy, the computer that runs the house. Leo's life becomes less ordinary when, one day, he discovers a secret underground lab that houses three experiments: superhuman teenagers. The trio -- Adam, the strong one, Bree, the fast one and Chase, the smart one -- convinces Leo and his parents to let them leave their lab and join Leo at school, where they try to fit in while having to manage their unpredictable bionic strengths. As Leo figures out a way to keep his new pals' bionic abilities a secret, they help him build self-confidence.Fuller House
7.421
Overview:
D.J. Tanner-Fuller is a widow and mother of three. Things become too much to handle, so she asks for help from her sister Stephanie and her best-friend Kimmy.Tak and the Power of Juju
7.5
Overview:
Tak is a preteen shaman tasked with protecting the Pupununu tribe from certain destruction with his newfound gift: the power of juju. With it, he can cast spells, explore new worlds, and summon powerful creatures at the wave of his magic staff. Unfortunately, however, Tak's magic has a habit of causing more trouble than it fixes.The Greg Behrendt Show
5
Overview:
The Greg Behrendt Show is a daytime talk show which premiered in syndication on September 12, 2006. The show was distributed by Sony Pictures Television Distribution and was taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. In addition to airing in syndication, the show was carried nationwide over Superstation WGN, which aired the show at 2 PM ET until its final weeks when they moved the show to 2 AM ET. The network replaced the show with The Steve Wilkos Show in the slot following its final episode. The show was also streamed on the Sony website.The Great Debate
NYR
Overview:
The Great Debate is a VH1 program that debates about pop culture. It premiered July 6, 2009 and is "emceed" by boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer.I Love the '70s: Volume 2
NYR
Overview:
I Love the '70s: Volume 2 is a television mini-series in the I Love the... series presented by VH1. The sequel to I Love the '70s, it premiered on VH1 July 10, 2006 until July 14, 2006, airing at 8pm and 9pm ET each night.I Love the '80s Strikes Back
8
Overview:
I Love the '80s Strikes Back is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1980s popular culture in a mostly humorous manner. The series premiered on October 20, 2003 and is a sequel to I Love the '80s. The sequel designation is in reference to The Empire Strikes Back.I Love the '70s
8.5
Overview:
I Love the '70s is a decade nostalgia television mini-series produced by VH-1. The series is based on a BBC series of the same name. It examines the pop culture of the 1970s, using footage from the era, along with "Where Are They Now?" interviews with celebrities from the decade. Additionally, the show features comedians poking fun at the kitchiness of what was popular. The first episode of the series, I Love 1970, premiered on August 18, 2003. A sequel, I Love the '70s: Volume 2, appeared in the United States on VH-1 beginning on 10 July 2006.I Love the New Millennium
NYR
Overview:
I Love the New Millennium, the latest entry into the I Love the... series, is a nostalgia show focusing on the 2000s and premiered on VH1 Monday, June 23, 2008. Each night, from Monday to Thursday, two of the eight episodes premiered, corresponding to the years from 2000 to 2007. As the series aired in 2008, it did not include episodes for the years 2008 or 2009. Episodes for those years never came to fruition, as the series has since been abandoned.Banzai
7.2
Overview:
Banzai was a British comedy gambling gameshow spoofing Japanese gameshows and general television style. It was produced by Radar, part of RDF Media. Each segment of the show was a silly or bizarre contest. Members of the viewing audience were encouraged to bet with each other on the outcome of each segment. The pseudo-Japanese characters seen on screen during the programme are meaningless.Spider-Man 2
7.294
Overview:
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...Celebracadabra
NYR
Overview:
Celebracadabra is an American reality television series on VH1 that premiered on April 27, 2008. The series involves celebrities attempting to learn and perform magic. Magician/actor Jonathan Levit serves as the host. On Thursday June 12, 2008 C. Thomas Howell was named Greatest Celebrity Magician.Survival of the Richest
0.5
Overview:
Survival of the Richest is an American reality television show with the WB Television Network that first aired on March 31, 2006, in which seven "rich kids" who had a combined net worth of over $3 billion were forced to work together with 7 "poor kids" who had a combined debt of $150,000, through a series of challenges to win the grand prize of USD $200,000. It was hosted by Hal Sparks.20Q
NYR
Overview:
20Q is an American game show based on the online artificial intelligence and handheld computer game of the same name. Licensed to and produced by Endemol USA, it premiered on June 13, 2009 during Big Saturday Night airing on GSN, and is hosted by Cat Deeley of So You Think You Can Dance with the voice of the computer provided by Hal Sparks. In Argentina, the name of the show is Flor de palabra; it is hosted by Florencia Pena and Richard Rubin of Beauty and the Geek.Dude, Where's My Car?
5.547
Overview:
Two stoners wake up after a night of partying and cannot remember where they parked their car.Dr. Dolittle 2
5.312
Overview:
A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce. Undaunted, Dolittle persuades a circus bear to help out, but he has to teach him not just the ways of the wild, but the wiles of lady bears too.Video Game Vixens
6.5
Overview:
Video Game Vixens was a special four-part TV show hosted by Hal Sparks on G4 that featured what the network considered to be "the sexiest female video game characters of the year." The show had three judges: Seanbaby, Joy Giovanni, and Jake Bronstein. The show and awards were not continued in subsequent years.Extract
5.832
Overview:
The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie. Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby clearing the way for Joel to have an affair with Cindy, an employee. But what Joel doesn't know is that Cindy is a sociopathic con artist, and a freak workplace accident clears the way for her to ruin Joel forever.Acting
2025Schoolboy Dreams Cum True as Unknown
2018Bachelor Lions as Lance Barber
2016Milo Murphy's Law (1 Episode) as Chaffe (voice)
2016Fuller House (1 Episode) as Nelson Burkhard
2015The A-List as Brad Schultz
2012Lab Rats (96 Episodes) as Donald Davenport
2011Slip Away as Seth
2010Marijuana: A Chronic History as Himself
2010Hal Sparks: Charmageddon as Self
2009Extract as Guitar Salesman #1
2009The Great Debate (6 Episodes) as Unknown
200920Q (2 Episodes) as Mr. Q
2009The Face is Familiar as Unknown
2008Dead Space: Downfall as Ramirez (voice)
2008I Love the New Millennium (8 Episodes) as Self
2008Celebracadabra (9 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Tak and the Power of Juju (49 Episodes) as Tak (voice)
2006Celebrity Paranormal Project (1 Episode) as Self
2006The Greg Behrendt Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Celebrity Duets (9 Episodes) as Unknown
2006I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (10 Episodes) as Self
2006The Science of Superman as Himself
2006Survival of the Richest (6 Episodes) as Self - Host
2005Video Game Vixens (4 Episodes) as Unknown
2005The Search for the Funniest Mom in America (13 Episodes) as Unknown
2005Grey's Anatomy (1 Episode) as Scott Hanson
2004Spider-Man 2 as Elevator Passenger
2004Lightning Bug as Deputy Dale
2003I Love the '80s Strikes Back (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2003Las Vegas (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star as Publisher
2003I Love the '70s (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2003The New Tom Green Show (1 Episode) as Self
2001Bleacher Bums as Richie
2001One on One (2 Episodes) as Danny Davis Jr.
2001Dr. Dolittle 2 as School Fish #1 (voice)
2001Banzai (1 Episode) as Unknown
2000Dude, Where's My Car? as Zoltan
2000Queer As Folk (83 Episodes) as Michael Novotny
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Digger James
1999Lost & Found as DJ
1993Intimate Portrait (1 Episode) as Self
1993Frasier (1 Episode) as Receptionist
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1 Episode) as Gentle Horse
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989Chopper Chicks in Zombietown as Lance
1987Frog as Jim
Directing
2012Lab Rats (1 Episode) ... Director
Writing
2010Hal Sparks: Charmageddon ... Writer