Lois Bromfield

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Lois Bromfield
Born1954or1955(age 70–71)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medium Stand-up comedy, television, film, screenwriting, producing
NationalityCanadian
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(m. 1980;div. 1995)​
Website loisbromfunny.com

Lois Bromfield (born 1954or1955) [1] is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer and television producer originally from Toronto, Ontario. Her television writing career began when she asked Roseanne Barr for a job on her show Roseanne . [2] Her other television credits include Grace Under Fire , The Jackie Thomas Show and The New Hollywood Squares .

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In 1990, Bromfield appeared with Chris Aable in her first television interview on Hollywood Today, where she was interviewed along with her then-husband Steve Moore.

Bromfield was born in Toronto. [1]

She was in a lavender marriage to comedian Steve Moore from 1980 to 1995, [3] which ended after they both decided to publicly come out as gay. [4] Bromfield officially came out as lesbian in 1994 on The Arsenio Hall Show . [4]

Bromfield co-starred along with Bobcat Goldthwait in the 1985 George Carlin HBO television series Apt. 2C of which only the pilot episode was ever made. [5]

Bromfield later moved Europe. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bookman, Julie (27 July 1984). "Young comic taps female funny bone". The Columbian. Washington, Vancouver. p. F 48. Retrieved 29 January 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 de la Ferrière, Marie-Adélina (21 August 2024). "Before Ellen DeGeneres, this lesbian comedian made history as the first to come out on TV". The Advocate .
  3. ↑ "In Profile: Steve Moore". The Advocate. 24 June 1997.
  4. 1 2 "Lois Bromfield's Empty Closet". The Advocate. 22 March 1994. pp. 54–56.
  5. ↑ Apt 2C Unaired Pilot George Carlin. YouTube. 1985.
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