Ant
Biography
Anthony Steven Kalloniatis (born August 23, 1967), known by his stage name Ant, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and TV show host.
Ant performed at comedy clubs across the US beginning in 1991. In 1995, he was a semi-regular cast member on the WB series Unhappily Ever After, spending four seasons on the sitcom. He appeared as a contestant on Last Comic Standing, competing in seasons two and three.
He hosted VH1’s reality series Celebrity Fit Club, and was a regular judge of talent on Steve Harvey's Big Time. His television series U.S. of Ant premiered on MTV's gay-targeted Logo cable channel in the summer of 2006. He frequently appeared as a commentator on shows such as VH1's Best Week Ever and CNBC's Dennis Miller, and was a regular guest on The Tyra Banks Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as well as The Howard Stern Show.
In 2007, he appeared along with Snoop Dogg as a guest star on MTV's sketch comedy show Short Circuit. He also appeared as a regular celebrity guest on the game show To Tell the Truth, alongside Jackée Harry, Meshach Taylor and John O'Hurley.
In 2008, he was a contestant on VH1's reality competition Celebracadabra, where celebrities trained with established magicians, and competed in an elimination-format contest.
He is a former host of the Second Chances podcast with comedian Greg Baldwin.
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Full filmography
- The Middle (2009) as Little Guy
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- America's Next Top Model (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self
- The Jamie Foxx Show (1996) as Flamboyant Man
- Bad Girls (1999)
- Unhappily Ever After (1995) as Barry
- Tosh.0 (2009)
- Best Week Ever (2004)
- Son of the Beach (2000)
- Last Comic Standing (2003) as Self
- Celebrity Fit Club (2005) as Self - Host
- Comedy.tv (2009) as Self
- The Great Debate (2009)
- Mind of Mencia (2005)
- Comics Unleashed (2006) as Self
- Another Gay Movie (2006) as Naughty Paramedic
- Make Me Laugh (1997) as Comedian
- I Am Comic (2010) as Self
- Midnight Money Madness (2006)
- I Love Toys (2006)
- Circuit (2001) as Video Circuit Man
- Celebracadabra (2008)
- Twin Falls Idaho (1999) as Tre