Lois Bromfield

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Lois Bromfield is a Canadian-American comedic actor, writer, and television producer originally from Toronto, Ontario. Her credits include Roseanne , Grace Under Fire , The Jackie Thomas Show and The New Hollywood Squares . In 1990, Bromfield appeared with Chris Aable in her first television interview, along with her HBO comedy video on Aable's show, Hollywood Today where she was interviewed along with her then-husband Steve Moore .

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She was in a lavender marriage to comedian Steve Moore from 1980 to 1995, [1] which ended after they both decided to publicly come out as gay. [2] Bromfield officially came out as lesbian in 1994 on The Arsenio Hall Show . [2]

She gained American citizenship in the 1990s, and has been living with her partner near Nürnberg, Germany, since 2009. She is the sister of Valri Bromfield and film director Rex Bromfield.

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References

  1. "In profile: Steve Moore". The Advocate . 24 June 1997.
  2. 1 2 "Lois Bromfield's Empty Closet". The Advocate . 22 March 1994. pp. 54–56.
  3. Television Parts Show Reviews on TV.com Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine