The Truth About Alex is a 1986 short made-for-television film. Based on the book Counterplay by Ann Snyder, The Truth About Alex tells the story of Alex Prager, a high school student who is inadvertently outed

Outing

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 as gay

Gay

Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....

 and the difficulty his best friend Brad has in coming to terms with it. The telefilm stars Scott Baio

Scott Baio

Scott Vincent James Baio is an American actor and television director, best known for his roles as Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off, Joanie Loves Chachi, and as the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge....

 as Brad and Peter Spence as Alex.

The film is a Canadian-American co-production, airing in the United States on HBO. The Truth About Alex received a 1987 Gemini Award

Gemini Award

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 for Best Short Drama and one for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series and was nominated for two additional awards. The film also received a CINE

CINE

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 Golden Eagle Award.

Cast

• Scott Baio
  Scott Baio
  Scott Vincent James Baio is an American actor and television director, best known for his roles as Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off, Joanie Loves Chachi, and as the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge....
  
   as Brad Stevens
• Peter Spence as Alex Prager
• Jessica Steen
  Jessica Steen
  Jessica Steen is a film and television actress, noted for her roles in Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, Homefront, Earth 2, Armageddon, Left Behind: World at War, NCIS, and Flashpoint....
  
   as Kay
• Ivan Beaulieu as Billy
• Tim Burd as Bartender
• Donald Burda as Robin
• J. Winston Carroll as Coach McAveely
• Barry Greene as Truck Driver
• Elva Mai Hoover as Mrs. Prager
• Polli Magaro as Marsha
• Peter Millard as Sheriff
• Jeremy Ratchford
  Jeremy Ratchford
  Jeremy Ratchford is a Canadian actor. He starred as Nick Vera on the TV series Cold Case.While in Canada, Ratchford played Marvel Comic book character Banshee in a live action version of Generation X TV movie...
  
   as Dutch
• Michael J. Reynolds
  Michael J. Reynolds
  Michael J. Reynolds , Garda Síochána 17673G and recipient of the Scott Medal, 1945-1975.-Incident at St. Anne's Park:A native of Kilconnell, Ballinasloe, Reynolds was one of a number of Gardaí who responded to an armed robbery at the Bank of Ireland, Killester, Dublin, on the afternoon of 11...
  
   as Major Stevens
• Kelly Rowan
  Kelly Rowan
  Kelly Rowan is a Canadian television and film actress and former fashion model. She is best known for portraying Kirsten Cohen on The O.C.-Early life:...
  
   as Ellie Sanders
• Robin Ward as Mr. Prager

External links

• The Truth About Alex at the Internet Movie Database
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