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Career

Stickles was cast in ''Shortbus'' in 2003 from amongst some 400 actors who submitted audition tapes for the film, which was initially known as "Sex Film Project." No script had been written prior to casting and the story was built out of improvisational sessions once the cast was in place. The voyeuristic aspect of Caleb's character grew in part out of Stickles's own interests at the time. "I was exploring

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s at the time and not necessarily participating but watching from afar. I think

was attracted to the idea of this whole voyeuristic aspect of the character. ... How far would you go to touch somebody from afar?" Stickles, along with others in the cast, was nominated for the

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. Stickles stars in ''The Lair'', which premiered on here! in June 2007. His character, Damian, is the leader of a gay vampire cult. The series, although not critically well-reviewed, was renewed for a second season which premiered in late 2008. Stickles has appeared in a number of low-budget and direct-to-video horror films, including such titles as '' Meat Weed Madness'' (2006) and its sequel ''Meat Weed America'' (2007), and has four films slated for release in 2008. He also appeared in the exercise video ''The Bedroom Workout for Men: Better Sex Through Exercise''.

Personal life

Stickles is openly gay. He has been married to magician

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Filmography

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stickles, Peter 1976 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American gay actors Male actors from New York City